Worker Type: Employee
Job Post End Date: 07/30/2026
About this opportunity:
The Senior Advisor, Incident Management operates across multiple business areas and functions to support the consistent application of the organization’s Incident Management process at a company-wide level. This role leads and supports complex, high-risk, and non-routine incident investigations, playing a critical part in enhancing incident quality, strengthening organizational learning, and enabling effective reporting and decision-making.
Reporting to the Manager, Learning and Data Analytics, this role requires a senior professional who can lead through influence, as well as coach and train stakeholders, including consultants, to drive alignment and continuous improvement across the organization.
What you’ll do:
Support the end-to-end Incident Management lifecycle, including reporting, notification, classification, investigation initiation, action management, and organizational learning
Provide expert judgment on incident classification and reclassification to ensure accuracy and consistency
Lead or support high-severity and complex incident investigations, ensuring thorough analysis and appropriate outcomes
Facilitate root cause analysis (RCA) or coach stakeholders in its use to build organizational capability and enable consistent, high-quality investigations.
C oach and influence stakeholders across the organization to improve process consistency, quality, and adherence to standards
Contribute to the success of the Incident Management Network by helping shape agendas, presenting as needed, and ensuring alignment with network objectives.
Drive alignment and consistency across business units and functions while identifying trends and systemic issues
Contribute to the achievement of annual strategic goals and objectives outlined in the business plan
Translate complex incident management requirements into clear, practical guidance and training for stakeholders
Promote continuous improvement by strengthening organizational learning and enhancing incident management practices across the lifecycle
Who you are:
Our ideal candidate will have the following minimum requirements:
Legal authorization to work in Canada.
Post-secondary education in Occupational Health and Safety or equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience.
CRSP accreditation considered an asset
8+ years of experience working in a Health and Safety role in the oil and gas industry required.
5+ years of experience performing Incident Investigations, Cause Analysis, is required.
For this position you will be required to maintain a Class 5 driver's license, a satisfactory driving record, and adhere to the appropriate Company policies and guidelines. A driver's abstract will be one of the background checks requested in the pre-employment screening for the final candidate.
We acknowledge the value of transferable 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 July 29, 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:
Ranked as one of Canada’s Best Employers in 2025, 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 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. Cenovus’s downstream operations include upgrading, refining and marketing operations in Canada and the United States.
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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:
Paid vacation (including a flex day program for eligible staff)
Health & dental benefits
Substantial mental health coverage
Life insurance
Disability benefits
Employee family assistance
Virtual healthcare coverage
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
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.
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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