Job Post End Date: 06/23/2026
Start Date: September 2026
Location: Calgary
Length of Term: 12 Months
About this opportunity
This role sits within the Strategy and Business Performance team, which supports business planning, performance reporting, and business improvement across the Downstream organization. As a student, you will contribute to meaningful work that helps connect strategy, planning, and performance insights, while gaining exposure to cross-functional collaboration, analytical tools, and real business priorities in a supportive team environment.
Note: The application deadline for this position is June 22, 2026.
What you’ll do
Responsibilities may include:
Support weekly, monthly, and quarterly strategy, planning and business performance processes/reporting by validating data, preparing inputs, and helping deliver timely communications and dashboards.
Develop, maintain and enhance reporting tools, dashboards and visualizations in Power BI and similar tools to improve usability and insight generation.
Assist in improving report performance, usability, and data accuracy
Work with datasets, relationships, and data models to support report generation
Perform QA/QC validation of data before and after report development to ensure data integrity
Support development of Databricks views and pipelines, including querying data for reporting use cases
Collaborate with team members to troubleshoot data or reporting issues
Assist with day-to-day operational and analytical tasks as required
Apply AI and digital tools to streamline workflows, improve reporting efficiency, and enhance the quality of work outputs.
Who you are
Our ideal candidate will have the following minimum qualifications:
Legally authorized to work in Canada full-time for the duration of your work term and able to produce documentation upon application (e.g., work visa).
Available to begin work in September 2026.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and data visualization skills, with the ability to leverage AI, work effectively with large data sets, and identify trends or discrepancies.
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and the Microsoft 365 suite; experience with Power BI, Power Automate, SQL, or similar tools is considered an asset.
Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work well in a team environment and present insights clearly to different audiences.
Curious self-starter with sound judgement and the ability to manage competing priorities in a dynamic work environment.
We acknowledge the value of transferrable skills and may consider equivalent combinations of experience and education should you not meet a specific requirement.
Education
Must be enrolled in a Business Undergraduate Program (Computer Science, Finance, Commerce, Accounting areas preferred) at an accredited post-secondary institution at the time of intended work term and returning to full-time studies after the work term OR registered in an accredited post-secondary co-op or internship program for the duration of the work term.
Candidates currently enrolled in either a Masters or Ph.D. program at an accredited post-secondary institution may also be considered.
New graduates are not eligible for student opportunities.
Submission
Please submit your resume as a PDF document.
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Student Program Benefits:
A multi-discipline program with meaningful, hands-on work experience.
Networking events coordinated by the New Grad Committee including group mentoring from senior/executive leaders, lunch ‘n learns, guest speakers, technical presentations, and holiday celebrations.
Wide support network including direct leaders, program leads, human resource, peers, mentor(s), New Grad Committee, and buddy.
Structured goal setting and performance evaluations.
Opportunity to present work-term learnings to the Cenovus Leadership team.
Students moving for their work term may be eligible to receive a lump sum relocation payment to assist with relocation expenses.
Additional Information
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.
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 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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Student Program
Through our Student Program, you’ll have access to some of the best engineers, geologists and business professionals in the industry. In the office you’ll work alongside these experts using cutting-edge technology, data, analytics and modelling tools to continuously improve the innovative operating techniques we use in the field. In the field, you’ll be a part of providing Canada, the United States and the world with the energy we need to fuel communities and economies.
What we offer:
Competitive pay
Real-world development: Take ownership of meaningful projects and day-to-day accountabilities
Mentorship & peer support: Technical mentorship and buddy programs
Engaging events: career development sessions, networking opportunities and volunteer initiatives
Relocation support: relocation assistance may be available
The Cenovus experience
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 .
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