Sr. Emergency Response Advisor

Worker Type: EmployeeJob Post End Date: 11/05/2025

About this opportunity:

Reporting to the Manager, H&S the Sr. Advisor, H&S is responsible for advancing the organizations' goal of eliminating injuries and delivering top quartile performance across the business. In addition, this position will facilitate the implementation of leading practice H&S programs throughout field operations. The Sr. Advisor will thrive in a collaborative, solutions focused setting to ensure excellence is achieved.

While this vacancy is currently at Christina Lake, this posting could be used to fill vacancies at any of the three Oil Sands Operations sites (Christina Lake, Foster Creek, or Sunrise, based on business need).

Work Environment:

Foster Creek & Christina Lake

- This is a full-time employee position working a shift rotation

- Foster Creek and Christina Lake has full-service camp facilities

- Depending on your place of residence and your shift rotation, bus and/or air transportation to/from site is offered from designated departure points in select locations

- Foster Creek is serviced by flight Hubs in Calgary and Edmonton

- Christina Lake is serviced by flight Hubs in Calgary and Edmonton as well as bus transportation to site from La Corey, AB. and Lac La Biche, AB

What you’ll do:

- Demonstrate strong leadership and decision-making while mentoring a blended workforce of emergency responders, ensuring cohesion and consistent performance.

- Serve as Incident Commander during emergencies, formulating Incident Action Plans, directing tactical operations, and prioritizing safety.

- Enforce organizational standards and support OH&S compliance, investigations, and continuous improvement initiatives.

- Coordinate training, mentoring, and skill development for response personnel.

- Oversee operational readiness, including maintenance of Cenovus-owned vehicles, apparatus, and specialized equipment.

- Represent Emergency Services at on-site meetings and collaborate with internal teams and external agencies.

Who you are:

Our ideal candidate will have the following minimum requirements:

- Legally authorized to work in Canada.

- Skilled communicator with the ability to engage diverse teams and partners.

- Mentor and coach, fostering accountability and professional growth.

- Collaborative and adaptable, ensuring cohesion within a blended workforce.

- Minimum 8 years of experience in the Oil and Gas industry, specializing in Emergency Response with at least three years in a supervisory position.

- Extensive technical, strong leadership and decision making abilities.

Certifications (Required):

- EMR in good standing with the Alberta College of Paramedics.

- NFPA 1001 – Firefighter Level I & II.

- NFPA 1002 – Fire Apparatus Driver/Operator.

- NFPA 1002 – Pump Operator.

- NFPA 1072 (472) – Hazardous Materials Awareness, Operations, and Technician.

- NFPA 1006 – Technical Rope Rescue Awareness, Operations, and Technician.

- NFPA 1140 (1051) – Wildland Fire Protection.

- NFPA 1041 – Fire Instructor Level I & II.

- NFPA 1021 – Fire Officer Level I & II.

- ICS 100 & 200.

- NFPA Requirements NFPA 1001, 1002, 1072(472), 1006, 1140 (1051), 1041 Level 1 & 2, 1021 Level 1 & 2.

- ICS 100 & 200.

- Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) in good standing with the Alberta College of Paramedics.

- Driver's License Class 3/4 with Q Endorsement.

Certifications (Preferred):

- PCP, or ACP in good standing with the Alberta College of Paramedics.

- NFPA 1006 – Confined Space Rescue.

- NFPA 1031 – Fire Inspector.

- NFPA 1033 – Fire Investigator.

- NFPA 1521 – Incident Safety Officer.

- NFPA 1003 – Airport Firefighter or CARS (Air Crash Rescue and Firefighting).

- Blue Card Command Certification.

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

As this position has been identified as safety sensitive, employment of a final candidate selected for this position will be conditional upon successful completion of required pre-employment medical and alcohol/drug assessments.

For this position you will be required to maintain a satisfactory driving record, and adhere to the appropriate Company policies and guidelines. A driver's abstract will be one of the background checks requested in the pre-employment screening for the final candidate.

Note: The application deadline for this position is 11:59 PM MT November 4, 2025.

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:

Ranked as one of Canada’s Best Employers in 2025, 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 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. Cenovus’s downstream operations include upgrading, refining and marketing operations in Canada and the United States.

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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:

- Paid vacation (including a flex day program for eligible staff)

- Health & dental benefits

- Substantial mental health coverage

- Life insurance

- Disability benefits

- Employee family assistance

- Virtual healthcare coverage

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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