Well Integrity & Compliance Engineer

Country
Canada
Location
Calgary
Employment Type
Employee
Requisition Number
CAN02772
Closing date
Nov-25-2026

Company Overview

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.

CNOOC and You

Your career at CNOOC is about moving forward – learning new skills, broadening experiences, and making meaningful contributions. From personal career development that enables you to fulfill your potential, to employee programs that help you make the most of work life balance.

We encourage and promote work-life balance by allowing you to participate in our Compressed Work Schedule (CWS) that will give you two Fridays off per month and flexible work hours.

In exchange for your dedicated work is a total rewards package that not only recognizes your contribution, but also provides for your family. We offer competitive Company-paid benefits that support your mental, physical and financial well-being! Including an annual Wellness Account, a generous paramedical allowance, and access to a team of Virtual Health Care professionals to guide you to the right medical resource. Save for your future by participating in our Pension plan and join our Savings Plan with Company-matching. We encourage you to further step up for your community by giving you two paid volunteer days, volunteer rewards and sports grants to support causes you are passionate about.

Bold ideas, diverse perspectives, and the determination to fuel our success are what set us apart. Therefore, we are seeking a Well Integrity & Compliance Engineer to join our growing team in Calgary, Alberta. This dynamic role will be instrumental in safeguarding wellbore integrity, managing operating risk, and ensuring strict adherence to all provincial and federal regulatory mandates (including AER and BCER Directives) including scopes on engineering, operations and project management.

Your Background

Bachelor’s degree in Petroleum Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related discipline.
Professional designation (P.Eng or eligibility with APEGA).
Minimum 8+ years of experience in well servicing, completions, workover, or well integrity operations in the oil and gas industry. Familiar with well integrity or completions engineering within SAGD / thermal operations.
Comprehensive, up-to-date knowledge of AER regulations and industry standards (such as API guidelines) governing well integrity and compliance.
Strong knowledge of well servicing operations, completions, workover, SAGD wells, and well integrity management.
Experience managing CAPEX and OPEX projects, including budgeting, cost tracking, and financial reporting.
Familiarity with contract management, service agreements, and vendor coordination.
Good understanding of HSE requirements, regulatory compliance, and industry standards.
Ability to work independently and act as project lead / first call engineer for field operations related to well integrity topics.
Strong analytical problem-solving skills, excellent technical report-writing abilities, and the capacity to collaborate effectively across multidisciplinary teams (Drilling, Subsurface, Operations).
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, PowerBI, Visual Basic and project tracking tools.
Experience with SAGD, thermal, or heavy oil operations is preferred.

Your Role with Our Team

Act as the primary point of contact for all well integrity management, regulatory compliance and reporting.
Conduct routine well integrity risk assessments and evaluations for all SAGD production, injection, and disposal wells, ensuring mitigation plans are in place for high-risk assets.
Analyze well performance data, casing inspection logs (CILs), cement bond logs (CBLs), and temperature/pressure data, etc., to detect and diagnose potential wellbore anomalies, thermal casing deformation, or cement degradation.
Lead and participate in root cause failure analysis (RCFA) for well integrity incidents (e.g., casing leaks, thermal liner collapses) and implement corrective actions.
Prepare, review, and execute detailed well integrity and wellbore intervention programs, including technical designs, risk assessments, and step-by-step operational procedures.
Participate in leading the preparation, submission, and tracking of regulatory applications and required documentation for the AER and relevant governing bodies when needed. Ensure 100% compliance with Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) regulations.
Prepare, review, and submit mandatory regulatory compliance reports, well integrity disclosures, and applications for well modifications or standard deviations to regulatory bodies.
Act as the primary technical point of contact for internal and external regulatory audits, maintaining complete, audit-ready operational and regulatory records and all well barrier verification activities.
Ensure all well intervention, suspension, and abandonment activities comply with applicable directives.
Develop, update, and enforce CPNA’s internal Well Integrity Management Procedures and thermal well operating limits.
Evaluate well history, diagnostic logs, and pressure data to formulate cost-effective abandonment strategies.
Identify and drive opportunities to improve operational efficiency, minimize rig/service unit time, and reduce abandonment liability.
Partner with Production Operations, HSE (Health, Safety, and Environment), and Asset Integrity teams to foster a culture of compliance and process safety.
Develop, review, and secure approvals for Service Requests, Change Orders, and formal work programs.
Act as SRD proponent, ensuring operational scope justification, technical/cost accuracy, and alignment with corporate strategic objectives.
Prepare Work Program & Budget, supply accurate cost estimates for integrity and abandonment projects.
Issue Work Orders and maintain detailed cost-tracking sheets to monitor real-time project expenditures against baselines.
Manage service providers, including contract execution, rate verification, scope definition, performance monitoring, and invoice validation.
Support team members on projects as the company needs.

Your Career Development

The opportunities are limitless when you join our team. Our employees are encouraged to drive their development, enhancing their career through experiences, exposure, and education. A mentoring program, on-demand e-Learning courses, and formal training opportunities are all ways in which CNOOC International supports your career growth.

Closing Statement

All positions require background checks which could include:

Criminal police record check
Education verification
Credential verification