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About this opportunity:

Join Cenovus as a Manager, Environmental Engineering at our Lima Refinery! You'll be an integral part of our Site's Health, Safety and Environmental Leadership Team, driving outstanding environmental standards and compliance programs. In this role, you will divide your time providing direct environmental engineering support and leading a dedicated team of engineers, environmental scientists, and regulatory compliance professionals to uphold flawless environmental practices.

What you'll do:

• Provide technical environmental engineering support for day-to-day operations, environmental water/air studies, expense and capital projects, etc.

• Develop and implement environmental engineering solutions and plans for improvements for meeting air emission regulatory compliance.

• Analyze environmental performance metrics and compliance data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for improvement, and communicate findings and recommendations to refinery leadership.

• Utilize emissions modeling, mass balance calculations, and engineering assessments to quantify emissions, evaluate compliance scenarios, and support permitting applications and regulatory submissions.

• Provide technical leadership for greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting, emissions reduction initiatives, energy efficiency projects, and sustainability-related engineering programs.

• Conduct root cause investigations and engineering analyses related to environmental incidents, permit deviations, upset conditions, and exceedance events, developing sustainable corrective actions.

• Support wastewater treatment operations through monitoring, troubleshooting, and optimization of treatment systems, including API separators, dissolved air flotation (DAF), biological treatment units, and stormwater infrastructure.

• Interpret and apply complex environmental regulations including Clean Air Act (CAA), Title V permitting, NSPS, NESHAP/MACT, RCRA, SPCC, and Clean Water Act requirements to refinery operations and projects.

• Lead environmental due diligence and technical reviews for remediation activities, groundwater monitoring, soil management, and waste characterization projects.

• Lead and mentor a multidisciplinary environmental team of engineers/scientists, fostering professional development and departmental effectiveness.

• Oversee environmental compliance programs across air, water, waste, wetlands, and remediation to meet regulatory and company standards.

• Manage departmental budgets (OPEX/CAPEX) and ensure alignment with operational and environmental goals.

• Serve as the primary liaison with regulatory agencies, legal counsel, and internal stakeholders regarding environmental issues and enforcement actions.

• Develop, implement, and continuously improve the refinery's Environmental Management Systems and compliance strategies.

• Review and influence proposed environmental regulations, forecasting operational impacts and advising senior leadership on cost-effective compliance solutions.

• Ensure accurate reporting, recordkeeping, and timely implementation of corrective actions to maintain or improve compliance.

Who you are:

• Legally authorized to work in the US

• Bachelor of Science in Environmental or Chemical Engineering

• 10+ years of environmental, health, and safety experience

• 5+ years of direct enforcement experience with regulators

• Proven leadership and management skills

• Experience with Federal and State environmental regulations

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 JUNE 15, 2026.

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:

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 downstream operations include upgrading, refining and marketing operations in Canada and the United States. 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.

Other 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.

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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:

• Generous paid vacation

• Annual bonus

• Retirement savings plan matching

• Long-term incentives*

• Medical & dental coverage

• Life insurance

• Disability benefits

• Employee assistance program

• Virtual healthcare coverage

• Generous leave of absence programs

• Fitness membership reimbursement

*Eligibility for Total Rewards varies by position. This role may not be eligible for all Total Rewards offerings.

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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