petroleum engineer

engineer

geologist

order administrator

operations coordinator

Ovintiv

Encana was once a great company to work for, don't be fooled it is no longer that company. Nearly all of the skilled, knowledgeable senior employees fled the company prior to the petroleum industry downturn leaving only junior level employees and those nearing retirement. The management put into place is a result of corporate cronyism rather than by merit or actual skill and demonstrated success in managing people. There is little to no advancement opportunity at this company unless you are in the crony group of employees that have been riding each others coat tails around for years. There are still good employees there, with much more ability and experience than most if not all of the senior level to management level employees. They are overlooked time and time again, they are underpaid with respect to competitors by large margins (think >20%). Corporate culture has taken over common sense and treating the employees as humans. There are incessant corporate slogans and mottoes created to try to rally the troops to be a part of the team that could care less about them as individuals with something to offer. They constantly reorganize teams and add more and more management positions for the cronys to pat each other on the back. They need to purge at least 60% of the management that is completely unnecessary. During each round of layoffs that encana has had over the past several years virtually no management jobs have been cut. Instead they suggest they have been thinned out but instead they change titles and shift them around and cut more and more employees. The company would run more effectively and efficiently without the layers of managers that truly don't have a clue. Once could run a great company with the awesome level of talent that Encana has let go over the past few years in favor of keeping the cronies and marijuana addicts that still work there. Encana still has a good benefits package, the vacation plan is still great although, it has reduced since I worked there, and you get two Fridays off per month (not a true 9/80 plan). There are still some great people that work there but it is a defeating, depressing place to work where it seems as though only the jerks and teacher's pets ever get ahead. Encana is a placeholder job at best, not a career company that I once thought it was. Good luck and beware.

I am posting this review to make a statement. I was interviewed for a Lease Analyst role. I had over 10 years of experience as a Lease Analyst. I also had the expertise in the geographical area for this position as well. And I will add that I had all the job description requirements including the years of expertise in Encana's land database system. I paid for my own travel expenses to fly from Houston, Texas to Denver to interview with their team. I presented myself in a professional manner and detailed my skills and experience. However, a lot of emphasis was based on and how long I have been in the industry and the numbers presented on my resume revealed my age as I was not of a young age as was the panel of ladies I was interviewing with. So I was not offered the position. My overall conclusion based on the interview questions was that I was too old! I was passed over. As I will never hear the underlining reason why I was not offered a position my professional opinion is that I was not "young" enough.

I worked at EnCana for a number of years and it was a really great place to get experience.  The benefits are out of this world better than any company out there (9/80 schedule plus up to 8 weeks vacation; good pay). There are lots of great folks to work with brilliant minds. 

Unfortunately, corruption spread throughout the company with bad decision making that ultimately cost people their jobs.  Being all natural gas will not allow a company to survive the long term. There are a lot of office politics and it is hard for many folks to get ahead unless you are a favorite. 

Maybe with the new organization things will turn around for the better. I do hope so for the folks who stayed the course there.

The company worked on a 9/80 work schedule so 8.5 hours every day which provided for two 4 day work weeks per month (every other Friday off).  The health benefits and 401k matching were the best I've experienced in my career.  Unfortunately being tied to the oil and gas markets provided for a volatile work environment with several rounds of layoffs while I worked there.  Post layoffs resulted in a brain drain, chaotic management, and overall confusion in the workplace on the best ways to move forward.  Regardless, the company did its best at offering continuing education/professional development classes and I took advantage of as many of these as possible.

This was a new technique developed from the off-shore drilling technique to land drilling in where a drilling rig would drill 4 holes going in different directions (a quad,) once the fourth hole was completed the massive drilling rig would move over 28 feet and begin another set of quads at the same time the fracking crew would start the fracking process on placing plugs every few hundred feet where fissure would open up to allow the natural gas to flow. These holes that were drilled reached depths of 10,500 feet and as an EH&S Supervisor, you had many hazardous situations going all at once so you had to be vigilant to ensure safe operations at all times.

Coordinate deployment of equipment, materials and personnel to the job site at optimum utilization and minimum costs.  Track and submit all costs daily to ensure projects stay within budget.  Constantly review safe work practices and safety concerns.

Compile and convey job-specific information to Field Service Technicians, other Service Managers and/or Senior Manager. 

Coordinate, schedule and oversee field construction and maintenance projects involving heavy equipment, pressurized piping, H2S and hazardous situations with both contract and company personnel.

Operate, optimize and perform repairs to electric, pneumatic and hydraulic systems, as needed, to continually increase production of oil and gas wells in various stages of operation.

The best part of working at Ovintiv is the people—everyone is approachable and helpful, making collaboration enjoyable. However, a downside is that while management emphasizes safety, this message doesn’t always reach the field. The compensation and benefits are excellent, but some managers see employees as stepping stones to their own success. That said, not all managers are like that; there are some who genuinely want to see their team succeed. Unfortunately, bad managers often don't take input from below, only seeking validation for their own decisions.

Company only loyal to its management, everyone else is just a number and treated as such.  Benefits are good but what good is vacation time when you are constantly contacted while on vacation about work stuff?  Work/Life balance doesn't exist.  Jobs cut of people who were busting their rears to do right by the company while other people who just came to work to collect a paycheck and to socialize were kept.  Potential employees, BEWARE.

Checked the mail daily for paper invoices. Set up new vendors by requesting W-9s. Scanned the financial reports into JDE.
•	Ensured accurate invoice payments by scanning the paper invoices into the KOFAX system, validating invoices in the ADP electronic invoicing system, and submitting them for processing. 
•	Converted paper invoices to electronic and ensured the realization of early pay discounts by creating a monitoring spreadsheet to track the conversion.    
•	Supported Accounts Payable department with a focus on vendor and invoice management

10 hours normally doing site inspections making minor repairs.
how to recognize failures in surface equipment and make repairs. also to plan major repairs and coordinate contractors with proper equipment to make repairs such as forklifts, backhoes, and personnel. Management was very supportive of us being our own boss. You could plan your own work. Co-workers helped each other according to abilities. We had a great team. Hardest part of the job was planning where to eat lunch. Most enjoyable part of the job was our team.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
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Operations coordinator 1 salary reported	$86,721 per year

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