Staff Business Opportunity Manager Engineer/Geologist
Top Benefits
About the role
Worker Type: Employee
Job Post End Date: 07/25/2025
About this opportunity: The primary responsibility of the Business Opportunity Manager (BOM) role is to work across Oil Sands functions to develop, manage, and deliver strategies & projects that maximize the value of the asset. BOM functions include articulating business cases for opportunities, collaborating with a variety of subject areas, progressing projects through the stage gate approval process and capital management of the project portfolio.
Success in this role requires collaborating and building alignment with functional teams that include Subsurface Development, Asset Development, Well Delivery, Major Projects, and Operations while driving consistency of the BOM functions across projects and the CTCHO assets. Demonstrating technical expertise and knowledge of CVE processes (resource development, stage gates, capital management, long range planning, etc.) to provide mentorship and build robust business cases will be essential to success in this role.
What you’ll do:
- Accountable for the business case (qualitative and quantitative) through the project lifecycle, from initiation to benefits realization
- Lead integrated project teams to advance opportunities pre-Gate 2B, including defining objectives and stewarding projects through the capital governance and stage gate processes; support Project Manager post-Gate 2B
- Manage asset and/or project capital by working with Project Managers to ensure spend aligns to project & budget approvals
- Provide monthly capital forecast updates in collaboration with Planning and Project Managers, continuously identifying and communicating levers for capital optimization
- Maintain objective and comprehensive view of the asset scope and capital for the budget and business plan
- Collaborate with development and execution teams to define and advance the overarching asset strategy, ensuring it increases asset value while balancing other drivers
- Lead the business interfaces for assigned asset and projects by maintaining close communication with Project and Scoping managers to ensure changes, risks, and interdependencies are understood throughout the project life cycle
- Support complex regulatory applications and communicate schedule risks as required
Who you are: Our ideal candidate will have the following minimum requirements:
- Legally authorized to work in Canada
- Licensed Professional Engineer or Geoscientist registered with APEGA
- 12+ years in an upstream technical, asset development or project management role(s); Conventional or SAGD subsurface technical experience is preferred
- Experience with capital management and optimizing project value is considered an asset
- Demonstrates a passion for continuous improvement and shares their expertise to further develop their technical skills, support peers, investigate opportunities and deliver results
- Collaborative, hardworking, and versatile with a desire to pull people together to increase the value of projects
- Skilled in all facets of communication and effectively adjusts the level of detail and tone to the audience
- Track record of working with a team in a fast-paced environment, where priorities change frequently, to solve complex or ambiguous problems with innovative solutions
- Models Our Cenovus Purpose and Values in all interactions and activities
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, July 24th, 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 determining 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.
If you require accessibility assistance to complete the on-line application or otherwise apply for an open position with Cenovus, its subsidiaries and affiliates, please email careeropportunities@cenovus.com
Who we are: We’re an integrated energy company headquartered in Calgary with oil and natural gas production operations in Canada and the Asia Pacific region, and upgrading, refining and marketing operations in Canada and the United States. We’re committed to maximizing value by sustainably developing our assets in a safe, innovative and cost-efficient manner, integrating environmental, social and governance considerations into our business plans.
Find Cenovus on Facebook, X , LinkedIn, YouTube and Instagram.
We strive for a collaborative, physically and psychologically safe environment where you can be yourself, feel a sense of belonging and thrive. For more information, including details on our inclusion and diversity targets and networks, 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.
Interested in this opportunity? Click the Apply link.
If you are a CURRENT EMPLOYEE please apply by going to our Internal Career Site
About Cenovus Energy
Cenovus Energy Inc. is an integrated energy company headquartered in Calgary. We are committed to responsibly developing our assets in a safe, innovative and cost-efficient manner, integrating environmental, social and governance considerations into our business plans.
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.
Our shares trade under the symbol CVE and are listed on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges.
For more information, visit our website.
𝘈𝘵 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘶𝘴, 𝘸𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘸𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘨𝘰𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘴. 𝘈𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩, 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 (𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘨𝘰𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘴).
Staff Business Opportunity Manager Engineer/Geologist
Top Benefits
About the role
Worker Type: Employee
Job Post End Date: 07/25/2025
About this opportunity: The primary responsibility of the Business Opportunity Manager (BOM) role is to work across Oil Sands functions to develop, manage, and deliver strategies & projects that maximize the value of the asset. BOM functions include articulating business cases for opportunities, collaborating with a variety of subject areas, progressing projects through the stage gate approval process and capital management of the project portfolio.
Success in this role requires collaborating and building alignment with functional teams that include Subsurface Development, Asset Development, Well Delivery, Major Projects, and Operations while driving consistency of the BOM functions across projects and the CTCHO assets. Demonstrating technical expertise and knowledge of CVE processes (resource development, stage gates, capital management, long range planning, etc.) to provide mentorship and build robust business cases will be essential to success in this role.
What you’ll do:
- Accountable for the business case (qualitative and quantitative) through the project lifecycle, from initiation to benefits realization
- Lead integrated project teams to advance opportunities pre-Gate 2B, including defining objectives and stewarding projects through the capital governance and stage gate processes; support Project Manager post-Gate 2B
- Manage asset and/or project capital by working with Project Managers to ensure spend aligns to project & budget approvals
- Provide monthly capital forecast updates in collaboration with Planning and Project Managers, continuously identifying and communicating levers for capital optimization
- Maintain objective and comprehensive view of the asset scope and capital for the budget and business plan
- Collaborate with development and execution teams to define and advance the overarching asset strategy, ensuring it increases asset value while balancing other drivers
- Lead the business interfaces for assigned asset and projects by maintaining close communication with Project and Scoping managers to ensure changes, risks, and interdependencies are understood throughout the project life cycle
- Support complex regulatory applications and communicate schedule risks as required
Who you are: Our ideal candidate will have the following minimum requirements:
- Legally authorized to work in Canada
- Licensed Professional Engineer or Geoscientist registered with APEGA
- 12+ years in an upstream technical, asset development or project management role(s); Conventional or SAGD subsurface technical experience is preferred
- Experience with capital management and optimizing project value is considered an asset
- Demonstrates a passion for continuous improvement and shares their expertise to further develop their technical skills, support peers, investigate opportunities and deliver results
- Collaborative, hardworking, and versatile with a desire to pull people together to increase the value of projects
- Skilled in all facets of communication and effectively adjusts the level of detail and tone to the audience
- Track record of working with a team in a fast-paced environment, where priorities change frequently, to solve complex or ambiguous problems with innovative solutions
- Models Our Cenovus Purpose and Values in all interactions and activities
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, July 24th, 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 determining 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.
If you require accessibility assistance to complete the on-line application or otherwise apply for an open position with Cenovus, its subsidiaries and affiliates, please email careeropportunities@cenovus.com
Who we are: We’re an integrated energy company headquartered in Calgary with oil and natural gas production operations in Canada and the Asia Pacific region, and upgrading, refining and marketing operations in Canada and the United States. We’re committed to maximizing value by sustainably developing our assets in a safe, innovative and cost-efficient manner, integrating environmental, social and governance considerations into our business plans.
Find Cenovus on Facebook, X , LinkedIn, YouTube and Instagram.
We strive for a collaborative, physically and psychologically safe environment where you can be yourself, feel a sense of belonging and thrive. For more information, including details on our inclusion and diversity targets and networks, 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.
Interested in this opportunity? Click the Apply link.
If you are a CURRENT EMPLOYEE please apply by going to our Internal Career Site
About Cenovus Energy
Cenovus Energy Inc. is an integrated energy company headquartered in Calgary. We are committed to responsibly developing our assets in a safe, innovative and cost-efficient manner, integrating environmental, social and governance considerations into our business plans.
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.
Our shares trade under the symbol CVE and are listed on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges.
For more information, visit our website.
𝘈𝘵 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘶𝘴, 𝘸𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘸𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘨𝘰𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘴. 𝘈𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩, 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 (𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘨𝘰𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘴).