Senior Engineer, Refining Growth Capital LP Evaluation

Worker Type: Employee

Group: Network Optimization Department

Job Post End Date: 12/13/2024

About this opportunity:

Cenovus is seeking a Senior Engineer for Refining Growth Capital LP Evaluation based in our Dublin, OH office (with consideration for the individuals to be located at the Lima or Toledo site.) Reporting to the Director of Planning Tools & Mid/Long-Term Planning, this position will require strong leadership through influence, collaborating with multi-functional teams across various disciplines. The primary focus will be on refining growth capital, using LP modeling and evaluation to support key strategic and operational initiatives within the Downstream Capital Management process.

This role is integral to providing a transparent, credible, and disciplined assessment of projects across the downstream portfolio, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities and effective portfolio-level decision-making. By partnering with Downstream Capital Management, asset teams, project leaders, commercial units, and corporate stakeholders, this individual will play a vital role in empowering the team to drive value and achieve world-class capital efficiency across both annual and long-range planning cycles.

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What you’ll do:

• Provide sophisticated LP model run evaluations and assessments of downstream growth capital opportunities / projects and perform analysis in collaboration with decision analysis engineers, site business leads, projects planning & delivery teams, Downstream Technical Services, and North American Manufacturing Performance Improvement Teams
• Conduct thorough evaluations of potential capital growth investments, including market analysis, financial modeling, and risk assessment.
• Lead due diligence processes for new investment opportunities, collaborating with cross-functional teams to gather and analyze relevant data.
• Prepare detailed reports and presentations summarizing findings and recommendations for senior management and stakeholders.
  
  

Who you are:

• Legally authorized to work in the US
• 12+ years’ experience in Refining, Downstream Supply or Production business environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering
• Experience with planning tools such as ASPEN PIMS, AVEVA Spiral, PETRO, etc.
• Understanding of refinery unit processes
  
  

Preferred:

• Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering
• Experience considering refinery and supply constraints to determine economic incentives and develop solutions.
• Previous work experience in Project Management, Process Engineering, Economics, Scheduling, or Supply/trading
• Broad commercial experience both within a refinery and marketing environment
• Understanding of crude supply logistics and trading, product marketing and logistics, and deep understanding of refinery economics.
• Expertise in both running and interpreting results from an LP. Ability to understand the commercial complexity of a refinery network.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office software package (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access).
• Experience with AVEVA Spiral software
• Able to analyze data and use, to positively influence business decisions
• Understanding of refining economics, with preference for experience running LP software and analyzing output reports.
• Proficiency in economic modeling techniques and methodologies
• Ability to work in ambiguous situations, remain flexible, and to successfully adapt to a variety of working environments.
• Experience in a fast-paced work environment with dynamically shifting priorities and deadlines.
  
  

What we offer:

• Company-provided medical and dental benefits
• Time-off
• Retirement Savings Plan
• Tuition & Professional Development Assistance
  
  

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

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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 Energy is an affirmative action employer, and we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to qualified applicants without regard to age, disability, genetic information, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, veteran status, national origin, or personal or physical characteristics protected by law.

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 developing our assets in a safe, responsible and cost-efficient manner, integrating environmental, social and governance considerations into our business plans.

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.

We've been named a Top Alberta Employer for 2024, a designation recognizing organizations leading their industries in offering exceptional places to work.

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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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