Manager, Instrument & Electrical Execution

Worker Type: EmployeeJob Post End Date: 10/11/2025

About this opportunity:

Cenovus Energy is seeking a Manager of Instrument & Electrical (I&E) Execution to lead the Toledo Refinery Instrument and Electrical Execution team in delivery of safe, environmentally sound, cost-effective, and reliable unit operations.

The role manages all aspects of the maintenance-related Instrumentation and Electrical execution, Supervision and Craft, including direction-setting, personnel development, oversight of work quality, establishment of standards, development and implementation of improvements, and measurement of results. In addition to managing the I&E maintenance operations, the position will guide the Instrument and Electrical strategy with a primary emphasis on proactive maintenance.

This role will develop and implement standard processes, lead diverse teams to fix and improve plant performance/processes, support unit outages/Turnarounds, and support the overall refinery initiatives. Overall scope includes execution in all process units at the refinery.

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What you’ll do:

- Provide leadership to effectively manage the I&E Execution team, enhance team effectiveness, and deliver high performance

- Oversee the development and implementation of training and career development programs to ensure that they align with operational requirements and Cenovus's strategic objectives

- Assures proper supervision of Maintenance Craft employees, including Cenovus and/or contract Instrument Technicians, Instrument-Analyzer Technicians and Electricians

- Support Production Centric model by ensuring adequate I&E execution support to meet Asset Teams Safety, Availability, Production and Financial goals for both short and long term time frames, including working with Asset leaders to ensure adequate support

- Administers the union - company labor agreement fairly and consistently, with an understanding and consideration for the company’s position on issues. Coordinates' actions and responses with other members of management. Investigates grievances thoroughly and responds at first step. Participates in arbitration hearings as required

- Acts as champion of the Instrument and Electrical Reliability strategy and work practices in support of the business goals. Provides the primary focus for proactive maintenance and reliability-related activities in these fields and supports the refinery’s reliability processes and programs

- Assures and optimizes Maintenance execution practices and procedures in assigned area to achieve cost-effective results, including efficient scheduling of resources, proper training and performance of Craft personnel, and high-quality execution of work with a focus on Safety and Availability

- Drives the implementation, reporting and use of high-quality Reliability Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) in Instrument and Electrical and supports the use of other Maintenance KPI’s along with other input to drive performance and implementation of improvements as appropriate

- Supports critical refinery activities like Turnaround support, planned and unplanned outages, and preparation for and support of potential work stoppages through the Plant Emergency Operating Procedures (EOP) Team

Who you are:

- Legally authorized to work in the US

- High School Diploma or GED equivalent required

- 12+ years experience working in refining or relevant industry required

- Background in maintenance and/or capital project execution, contractor relations, and exposure to plant/refinery operation. Breadth of experience including some commercial, project, turnaround or similar non-technical experience

- Experience or knowledge of safety systems

We acknowledge the value of transferrable skills and may consider equivalent combinations of experience and education should you not meet a specific requirement.

Note: The application deadline for this position is 11:59 PM MT October 10, 2025.

Internal candidates that are currently in a lower grade will be assessed based on their sustained job performance, how they demonstrate the expected organizational competency behaviors and values and in discussions with their current leader prior to resolving next steps.

Cenovus was ranked one of Canada’s Best Employers in 2025. We’re committed to being an employer of choice in our industry by offering a competitive total rewards package and employee programs and rewarding career development opportunities. Learn more.

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Who we are:

Cenovus is an integrated energy company headquartered in Calgary. We’re committed to maximizing value by developing our assets in a safe, responsible and cost-efficient manner.

We operate in Canada, the United States and the Asia Pacific region. Our downstream operations include upgrading, refining and marketing operations in Canada and the United States. We are currently the largest refiner in Ohio and transport products from our refineries in Lima and Toledo, Ohio and Superior, Wisconsin via pipelines, rail cars and trucks to customers throughout the United States.

Other operations include oil sands projects in northern Alberta, thermal and conventional crude oil and natural gas projects across Western Canada, crude oil production offshore Newfoundland and Labrador and natural gas and liquids production offshore China and Indonesia.

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The Cenovus experience

Total rewards

We’re committed to being an employer of choice through competitive compensation and our comprehensive total rewards package, including:

- Generous paid vacation

- Annual bonus

- Retirement savings plan matching

- Long-term incentives

- Medical & dental coverage

- Life insurance

- Disability benefits

- Employee assistance program

- Virtual healthcare coverage

- Generous leave of absence programs

- Fitness membership reimbursement

Our development philosophy

We foster a culture of continuous learning and development to support employees as they build meaningful careers. We offer a variety of employee development initiatives, including:

- Internal course offerings

- Education assistance for additional development

- Opportunities to work on special projects

- Leadership development programs for emerging and established leaders

We actively promote internal job movement, recognizing the value of gaining new perspectives, building connections across teams, and applying expertise in new ways. As a fully integrated energy company, we believe that sharing knowledge across our business and operations creates stronger outcomes—for employees and for the company as a whole.

Our culture

- Our purpose: We energize the world to make people’s lives better.

- Our values:

- Protect what matters

- Do it right

- Make it better

- Do it together

- Cenovus Cares: We believe in the power of purpose-driven work. Our Employee Giving and Volunteering Program, Cenovus Cares , connects our people to our purpose, inspiring action and elevating impact year-round.

- Support causes you care about with volunteer opportunities in and outside of work.

- Earn donation grants while volunteering (up to $1,000 per event).

- Receive donation matching up to $25,000 annually.

- Staff resource groups: We have various staff resource groups to help ensure our people feel a sense of belonging and can grow and do their best work. These voluntary groups are employee-led and all groups are open to all staff in all locations.

Equal opportunity employer

We believe a workplace where everyone has merit-based opportunities to grow, achieve career aspirations and feel a sense of belonging benefits our people, our company and the regions where we live and work. We embrace and encourage different perspectives and approaches, which help us make better business decisions. We believe that through this approach, we can solve challenges, seize opportunities and unlock innovative solutions.

To achieve an unbiased and respectful workplace, individuals are evaluated based on qualifications, merit and abilities, and we encourage applications from all qualified candidates. We also acknowledge the value of transferrable skills and may consider equivalent combinations of experience and education should you not meet a specific requirement.

For more information about working at Cenovus, visit cenovus.com .

The requirements of this posting may be modified to support business needs. Title and compensation administration will be based on the skills and capabilities of the successful incumbent.

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