Staff Innovation Engineer, Operational Innovation
Cenovus • Calgary, Alberta • Posted June 29, 2026
Position Overview
About this opportunity:
Reporting to the Senior Manager, Operational Innovation, the Staff Innovation Engineer is responsible for identifying, evaluating, and executing high-impact innovation opportunities across Cenovus producing assets.
This role operates at the interface of facilities, reservoir, and field operations - translating complex technical challenges into structured innovation scopes, and derisking activities. These can include engineering studies, laboratory testing programs, and field pilots. The successful candidate supports a portfolio of innovation initiatives, driving concepts from early-stage screening through pilot execution and scale-up recommendations that have a line of sight to commercial scale value propositions.
The position requires deep technical expertise, disciplined project execution, and the ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders and external partners. Success is de...