Country
Canada
Location
Calgary
Employment Type
Contingent Worker
Requisition Number
CAN02738
Closing date
Jul-22-2026
Welcome to CNOOC International. We are a global energy company and subsidiary of CNOOC Limited with a vision of delivering safe, sustainable energy for all.
CNOOC International, the international division of CNOOC Limited, is a global energy company with operations in Asia, Africa, the Americas, the Middle East and Europe. Our successful growth as an upstream oil and gas producer has been achieved by consistently finding and developing world-class assets.
Our business is focused on safely exploring and producing from conventional offshore, unconventional and oil sands assets. As part of the CNOOC Group of companies, which span the entire energy supply chain, our size and capability create a competitive advantage that ensures we deliver long-term value.
In Canada, CNOOC International has oil sands assets in Long Lake, located in northern Alberta just south of Fort McMurray, which is a SAGD and partial Upgrader operation with production capacity of 85,000 barrels of bitumen a day. We also have interest in several other oil sands projects, including Hangingstone, operated by Greenfire Resources Operating Corporation and Syncrude’s oil sands mining upgrading facility. In addition to our oil sands business, we have shale gas land in Northeast British Columbia, a power station in Balzac, Alberta, and interest in a wind farm in southern Alberta. Calgary is our regional corporate office for all North America.
This position is an 12 months contractor role in Calgary, Alberta; the successful candidate will be onboarded through a third party contracting agency.
- Post-Secondary Engineering Degree along with 10 to 15 years of Project Management experience related to the oil and gas industry;
- Registration or eligibility for registration with APEGA;
- Certification in Project Management is an asset;
- Self-motivated, pro-active individual who is able to work independently as well as in a team environment;
- Excellent organizational skills;
- Ability to overcome obstacles through building successful stakeholder relationships;
- Strong technical problem solving skills. Demonstrates initiative and assertiveness to gather stakeholder support when required;
- Familiarity with directing Contractors/EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) firms;
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
- Excellent presentation skills to subordinate and senior management audiences;
- Ability to clearly establish and articulate objectives and expectations;
- Past Field Experience is a strong asset.
- Assume full accountability of all phases of the project and be prepared to apply the technical expertise and professional experience to achieve the desired results;
- Ensure that all internal and external stakeholders have adequate opportunity to provide input, comments, endorsements and approvals;
- Lead development of and stewardship to Project Execution Plans and supporting documents;
- Ensure that the project execution plan for the work and documentation aligns at the end of the project towards an efficient and seamless completion / turnover to Operations;
- Ensure planned activities and deliverables are executed in accordance with the execution plans across the Engineering and Procurement phases of the project;
- Assure that project deliverables from the EP Stage are complete and of high quality for use during the Fabricating, Module Assembly, Constructing and Operating Stages of the Project;
- Lead and supervise the design, procurement and turnover activities for the assigned projects;
- Accommodate and coordinate expert OSPDE input to the EP Contractors’ designs at the appropriate times;
- Minimize risks through early identification, planning, and selection of best possible contracting strategies and proactive Project Management practices which focus on prevention of problems;
- Monitor the progressive cost of the project against approved budgets. Identify potential problems and make mitigating recommendations;
- Control change to Project Deliverables during the life of the project such that only beneficial changes are presented to Project Manager for approval;
- Analyze problems, identify and approve alternative solutions, project consequences of proposed actions and implement recommendations in support of project goals and objectives in all stages of OSPDE’s project;
- Coordinate assigned activities with those of other projects and organizations as required;
- Lead bidding processes, ensuring adequately prepared bid packages, maintaining a transparent and competitive process and protecting CPNA’s image and reputation;
- Lead the lessons-learned program by supervising the implementation of approved learnings, as well as recording those lessons learned during the execution of projects;
- Demonstrate a personal commitment to Health, Safety and the Environment;
- Stewardship of the CPNA Integrity Management Policy for self and direct reports including contractors.
All positions require background checks which could include:
- Criminal police record check
- Education verification
- Credential verification
