Senior Turnaround Planner
External
Cenovus Energy · Ab-lloydminster, CanadaPrepare for this interview
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About the role
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. Find Cenovus on LinkedIn , Facebook and Instagram . The Cenovus experience
Responsibilities
- Review approved scope and confirm all required documentation is complete.
- Develop execution plans including P&IDs markups, inspection drawings/tabs, plot plan updates, and BOMs.
- Create the step out plans in SAP to allow for safe and efficient execution of work.
- Participation in the contractor validation reviews, field walks, schedule quality reviews and optimization sessions.
- Support responses to contractor RFIs as designated by the Lead Planner which includes AWRs submitted during the planning phase.
- Assist schedulers with labor levelling in each unit.
- Lead scope review/job plan index reviews and scope challenge sessions.
- Lead detailed schedule reviews.
- Coordinate with projects, procurement, and engineering to ensure materials readiness and approved work packages.
- Develop contract strategies and review RFPs during contractor selection phases.
- Monitor progress, costs, and performance; manage added work, maintain BOMs/material masters, and drive continuous improvement.
Requirements
- Our ideal candidate will have the following minimum requirements:
- Legally authorized to work in Canada.
- Minimum 8 years of relevant experience.
- Minimum Red Seal journeyman, technical diploma, or process operations background.
- Experience supporting major maintenance or turnaround planning, acting as an operations liaison with projects, and working with scheduling software such as P6 or CMMS/GWAS are all considered assets.
- 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 Class 5 driver's license, 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, July 8, 2026.
- 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 .
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Additional Information
Worker Type: Employee Job Post End Date: 07/09/2026 About this opportunity: Reporting to the Senior Supervisor, Turnaround Planning, the Senior Turnaround Planner plays a critical role in supporting turnaround planning and execution. This position ensures all assigned tasks are completed within established TAR milestones and the Plan-to-Plan process, while driving continuous improvement in turnaround and outage management practices. Interested in working in Lloydminster? Learn more! Work Environment: This position is located in Lloydminster and requires the successful candidate to live in the area.
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