Electrical Engineer

About the role

The Electrical Reliability Engineer is responsible for ensuring the reliability and performance of electrical equipment at the Superior Refinery. This role supports preventive maintenance development, project execution, equipment troubleshooting and repair, and root cause failure analysis to eliminate defects, prevent repeat failures, and continuously improve equipment reliability.

What you’ll do

• Drive electrical equipment availability and reliability improvements across assigned units.
• Perform root cause failure analysis (RCFA) for electrical equipment failures that meet defined thresholds and implement corrective actions.
• Lead unit vulnerability studies and develop reliability roadmaps, including long-term reliability plans and performance goals.
• Develop obsolescence strategies and long-range mitigation plans for bad actors and underperforming electrical equipment.
• Maintain ETAP electrical distribution and arc flash models, and develop protective device settings to ensure system accuracy and safety.
• Serve as the utility provider interface and ensure compliance with electrical area classification, NEC, local/state codes, and Cenovus electrical construction standards.
• Provide technical support for maintenance planning and capital projects, including design package development, drawing reviews, specification verification, and support through FEL, MOC, PSSR, and design review phases.

Who you are

• Licenced to work in the US
• Bachelor of science in electrical engineering
• 8+ years of experience in operating a refinery or chemical plant with similar responsibilities

Qualifications

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

Benefits

We are committed to being an employer of choice through competitive compensation and our comprehensive total rewards package, including:

• Generous paid vacation
• Annual bonus
• Retail 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

Pay

Note: The application deadline for this position is 11:59 PM MT May 13, 2026. 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.

Schedule

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