Senior Geologist

About this opportunity:

The Foster Creek Geological Development team is looking for a motivated, curious Senior Geologist to join our team. Reporting to the Manager, Foster Creek Geological Development, the selected individual will be accountable to work in a multi-disciplinary team to ensure reservoir development plans are optimized to meet Cenovus business needs, enable the successful execution of our development plans, and support our long-term strategy.

What you'll do:

• Collaborate with integrated subsurface, development, and well delivery teams to plan annual resource delineation and appraisal of drilling programs

• Apply geological data such as wireline logs, image logs, core descriptions, and petrophysical information to support resource and reserves evaluations

• Work closely with geomodellers and geophysicists to build and refine geomodels and geological maps

• Support the integration of surface and subsurface development to ensure optimal development layouts

• Contribute to appraising and delineating potential resources for future thermal development projects, along with updating future pad layouts and resource estimates annually to support the Long-Range Outlook process

• Collaborate with reservoir development engineering and asset development teams to guide new well pads through the stage gate process and provide inputs into engineering design and development decisions

• Ensure consistency in development practices and foster effective communication across multidisciplinary teams

• Support workflow optimization projects aimed at improving geoscience and reservoir engineering workflows and outputs, as well as prepare documentation and presentations for technical reviews, lookbacks, and knowledge sharing sessions

Who you are:

Our ideal candidate will have the following minimum requirements:

• Legally authorized to work in Canada

• Professional Geoscientist with APEGA accreditation and eligibility for APEGS accreditation

• 8+ years of geoscience experience, with preference for candidates with SAGD (Steam-Assisted Gravity Drainage) thermal development experience

• Strong experience in project management and/or asset development

• Experience using Petrel software is considered an asset

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, as well as consistently demonstrating the values of Cenovus 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 October 22nd, 2024.

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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.

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'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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