St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Onsite
Worker Type: Student
Start Date: January 2027
Location: St. John’s
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.
This posting is for all Engineering student positions in St. John’s.
Positions Available:
Subsurface Reservoir Engineering
Collaborate with the Reservoir Engineering team to:
Optimize existing well and field performance at White Rose. Monitor production, analyze well data, identify optimization opportunities, and provide performance updates to support value maximization.
Refine development plans, forecasts and well plans for new wells in support of maximizing recovery and value for the White Rose asset. Perform reservoir simulation, analytic pressure and fluid analysis. Classical reservoir engineering methods and reservoir simulation are considered an asset.
Develop advanced analytics, visualizations and machine learning models to help understand existing reservoir performance and optimize further development wells. Background in advanced analytics is considered an asset.
Operation Controls
Support operational and maintenance activities through planning, budgeting, and contract administration initiatives. Responsibilities include supporting turnaround planning, SAP-related activities such as purchase requisition creation and revisions, assisting with budget development and cost tracking, and contributing to ongoing operational support and contract performance improvement initiatives. The role offers exposure to project coordination, financial stewardship, and operational planning within a dynamic environment.
Implementation Engineering
Support the West White Rose Maintenance and Planning team in the planning, coordination, and execution of maintenance work scopes. Responsibilities include developing work plans, coordinating materials and resources, supporting procurement activities, tracking work scope progress to completion, and facilitating engineering and contractor work pack reviews. Working closely with internal stakeholders and external contractors, the candidate will help ensure maintenance activities are effectively planned, documented, and executed to support safe and reliable offshore operations.
Atlantic Health and Safety Deployed:
Support the Atlantic Region Health, Safety, Environment and Quality (HSEQ) team in promoting safe and compliant operations across the organization. Responsibilities include assisting with assurance and verification activities, supporting incident investigations, managing and analyzing safety data, participating in hazard and risk assessments, maintaining HSE documentation and reporting systems, and helping to communicate and reinforce safety standards. Working closely with operational and functional teams, the candidate will contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and the achievement of HSEQ performance objectives.
Digital Transformation
This student position supports the Digital Transformation team in designing and delivering data-driven solutions that create value and support growth across the Atlantic Region. The role involves working with operational data to define workflows and requirements, prepare and transform data, and develop data models and integrations from multiple sources. The successful candidate will help build analytical tools, dashboards, visualizations, and reports that support operational and performance management decisions. Responsibilities also include supporting data governance activities and maintaining high-quality, reliable data solutions. This position offers valuable hands-on experience in data analytics, digital technologies, and business transformation within the offshore energy industry.
Operational Excellence
This student position supports the Operational Excellence team in maintaining and improving training and competency processes across the business. The role assists with planning, reporting, communications, process documentation, and the coordination of improvement initiatives. Key responsibilities include tracking training and competency compliance, maintaining records and databases, supporting eLearning updates, and preparing reports, presentations, and training materials. The successful candidate will also help organize competency assessment documentation and provide general administrative and project support to the team. This position offers valuable exposure to operational excellence practices and Training and Competency programs within the offshore oil and gas industry.
Note: The application deadline for this position is 11:59 PM MT on September 17, 2026.
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 January 2027.
Ability to work well in a team environment.
Solid analytical and Microsoft Suite skills, specifically Excel.
Excellent interpersonal, judgement, and decision-making skills.
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 an 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.
Submission
Please submit a resume.
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.
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.
Candidates must have their own means of transportation as there is no public transportation in field locations.
Additional Information
New graduates are not eligible for student opportunities.
Please note that only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
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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:
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:
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
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.
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