Reliability Inspector

About the role

Cenovus Energy is seeking a Reliability Inspector to join our Lima Refinery. This role supports refinery asset reliability by coordinating inspection activities, evaluating equipment condition, and ensuring compliance with applicable industry and company requirements. This position partners with operations, engineering, and contractor teams to assess risk, communicate inspection findings, and drive effective resolution of integrity-related concerns. This role provides technical support for turnaround events and maintains accurate documentation to support safe, efficient, and reliable refinery operations.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage the Mechanical Integrity (MI) program for an assigned refinery area, ensuring the integrity of piping systems, pressure vessels, and pressure relief devices while maintaining accurate inspection records and documentation
• Conduct equipment and piping inspections as a Certified API Inspector, performing assessments safely in diverse operating and environmental conditions and identifying potential reliability or safety concerns
• Prepare detailed inspection reports, document findings, and provide corrective action recommendations to maintain compliance, asset integrity, and operational reliability
• Coverage and oversight of inspection contractors, ensuring inspection activities are executed effectively and support the site's Mechanical Integrity objectives and regulatory requirements
• Evaluate asset condition and risk to make informed integrity decisions, maintain up-to-date inspection records, and leverage industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies to improve refinery reliability
• Support turnaround planning and execution activities while collaborating with operations, engineering, and business teams to ensure inspection programs comply with applicable codes, standards, and company procedures

Requirements

• Legally authorized to work in the US
• High school diploma or GED equivalent required
• 4+ years of direct refinery experience related to piping and equipment inspection required
• American Petroleum Institute (API) 510 Pressure Vessel Inspector Certificate required & American Petroleum Institute (API) 570 Piping Inspector Certificate required
• Previous experience in Refinery Turnaround(s)
• Strong working knowledge of oil and gas industry codes, standards, and jurisdictional regulations
• American petroleum Institute (API) 580 Risk Based Inspection Certification & American Petroleum Institute (API) 653 Tank Inspector Certification considered an asset

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 in our industry by offering a competitive total rewards package and employee programs and rewarding career development opportunities. Learn more.

Pay

Note: The application deadline for this position is 11:59 PM MT JULY 10, 2026. Cenovus was ranked one of Canada’s Best Employers in 2025.

Schedule

We are 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.

About Cenovus

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. Find Cenovus on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.

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.