Job Specifications
Worker Type: Student
Job Post End Date: 02/17/2026
Start Date: May 2026
Location: Christina Lake, AB
Length of Term: 4 months
About This Opportunity
Are you looking for an exciting internship opportunity full of meaningful, diverse, and challenging assignments working alongside industry leading professionals? You will be part of a driven, and collaborative team completing important projects while receiving the mentorship, knowledge, and experience to develop the skills you need to build an exciting career.
The successful candidate will be working directly with the site maintenance planning/scheduling team. You will be exposed to what it takes upfront for maintenance work to be executed in a SAGD oilsands facility. Overall, this role offers a comprehensive learning experience, bridging theoretical knowledge with practical application, and equipping you with the skills and expertise needed to excel in your academic and professional careers. This role also allows you to see a different side of the business outside of the traditional engineering roles which is a huge added bonus.
This role is based at a camp facility and involves a rotational shift schedule with fly-in, fly-out arrangements. The primary flight hubs for this position are in Calgary and Edmonton.
Note: The application deadline for this position is 11:59 pm (MST) on Monday, February 16th, 2026.
What You’ll Do
Assist in the planning of work orders and getting valuable plant exposure through field verifications, data gathering, and walk-downs
Perform field validations to ensure the accuracy of technical documents
Assist in building maintenance schedules, gaining an understanding of the process in getting work done in a large oilsands facility
Generate work packages for maintenance execution so work can be executed safely and efficiently
Exposure to the Master Data teams and procurement teams while doing material verifications ensuring data accuracy
Assist in creating and tracking Material Master Request and management of Bill of Materials.
Assist in the development of the asset hierarchy for our NPI (Non-process Infrastructure) team
Assist in the development of re-usable job plans for repetitive work for future planning/scheduling efficiency
Exposure to various site teams including facility engineering, operations, maintenance execution, warehousing, procurement and facility integrity
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 May 2026
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Adaptable in fast-paced environments.
Sufficient organization and task-management skills.
Excellent Microsoft Suite skills is considered an asset.
Experience with Bluebeam and SAP is considered an asset.
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 Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Program 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.
Working Conditions
May include frequency of travel, sitting, standing, computer work, lifting, driving, working at site, etc.
Safety Sensitive
This may be a safety-sensitive role, and you will also be required to wear all Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) during required work hours. Furthermore, you will also be required to pass the pre-employment medical and drug/alcohol assessment requirements.
Safety sensitive positions require the operation of a motor vehicle, applicants are asked to provide a recent (i.e., issued within the previous 4 weeks) original driver’s abstract, for the preceding 5-year period, if offered the position. A valid Canadian class 5 Driver's License with no restrictions (i.e., non GDL) is a requirement for this role
Submission
Please submit a resume in PDF document.
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 campusrelations@cenovus.com.
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), N
About the Company
Cenovus Energy Inc. is an integrated energy company headquartered in Calgary. We are committed to responsibly developing our assets in a safe, innovative and cost-efficient manner, integrating environmental, social and governance considerations into our business plans. 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 an...
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