Student, Geology/Geophysics Subsurface Developments, May 2026 (St. John's) at Cenovus Energy

Start Date: May 2026

Location:  St. John’s, NL

Length of Term:  4 Months 

About this opportunity  

Cenovus Energy is currently recruiting for a geology or geophysics summer student to join our Atlantic Region Subsurface Developments Teams in St. John’s!

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Subsurface Developments, Atlantic Region, the student will be a member of and support a G&G team within the multi-discipline Developments department. The team is responsible for Cenovus’ interests in exploration and discovered resources offshore NL that are not yet at a project sanction stage.

Note: The application deadline for this position is Sunday, September 21, 2025, at 11:59 pm MST.

What you’ll do: 

• Example student projects include evaluating exploration prospects using available seismic and regional well data, or curating a summary of known, unknown/potential offshore gas resources, or any other scopes that may become priority work as business need evolves at the time of placement.

Who you are: 

Our ideal candidate will have the following minimum qualifications:  

• Available to begin work in May 2026

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a high attention to detail

• Strong technical skills (MS Excel, digital databases)

• Experience with Petrel software not required but may be an asset

• Critical thinker and ability to work independently with limited supervision

• Innovative, with a strong desire to learn and the ability to encourage new ways of looking at problems, processes or solutions

• Demonstrates collaboration by actively seeking out diverse people and organizations to collectively achieve business goals

Education:  

• Must be enrolled in a Geology or Geophysics Program at an accredited post-secondary institution at the time of intended work term and returning to full-time studies after 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. 

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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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

• Our purpose: We energize the world to make people’s lives better.

• Our values:

  • Protect what matters

  • Do it right

  • Make it better

  • Do it together

• 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.

For more information about working at Cenovus, visit cenovus.com.

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