Engineering Student - Field Operator and Calgary Office (16 Months)

The Opportunity:

Are you a student looking for an exciting opportunity that is full of meaningful, diverse, and ambitious assignments working alongside industry leading professionals? Join Canadian Natural where we strive to provide opportunities based on your abilities, helping you to contribute in a meaningful way and apply your academic experience to challenging and rewarding projects!

Join a company culture that fosters a fun working environment, develops meaningful relationships, and continuous learning! Gain valuable hands-on oil & gas field experience by working as a Field Operator at one of Canadian Natural’s field locations during the summer and then as a Student Engineer in the Calgary Office with either our Conventional, Thermal, or Facilities team. This student opportunity is a 16-month term beginning in May. You will have the chance to contribute to challenging projects that will develop your expertise and prepare you for full-time employment. You will develop skills and add value while also having the chance to meet other students and partake in initiatives such as the Intern Social Committee!

• Term length: 16 months (4 months as a Field Operator beginning in May and the following 12 months as an Engineering Student in Calgary)
• Term start: May 2025
  • Mandatory safety training: First week of May 2025
• Job location: One of our various field locations throughout Alberta, Northern BC, or Saskatchewan
  • The Engineering portion of this position is in Calgary at our Head Office
• Shift schedule: 
  • Field - 8 x 6, 10 hours/shift or 7 x 7, 12 hours/shift (the schedule may include night rotations)
    • Must be prepared to remain on-call during off-hours
  • Calgary - 5 x 2, 8 hours/shift 
• Safety sensitive position: Yes

Key Accountabilities:

As a Field Operator:

• Utilize your hands on mechanical aptitude and experience to solve daily problems to increase and maintain production volumes
• Be responsible for light oil, heavy oil, gas, gas plants, thermal facilities, and/or oil batteries
• Work with water floods, EOR, pump jacks, and PC pumps
• Perform well testing techniques and production reporting

As a Production or Exploitation Engineering Student:

• Obtain baseline engineering experience and exposure in our Thermal or Conventional Assets
• Participate in inactive/active well file reviews
• Review completions, recompletions, well drilling, and historical information for understanding well performance
• Perform optimization research for increased production
• Provide technical support of data analysis and assistance for the preparation of various applications
• Execute small projects related to Production and Exploitation
• Research, recommend and evaluate completions/work overs to maximize the Company’s oil and natural gas production

As Facilities Engineering Student:

• Apply engineering principles to develop solutions for the business
• Work with various teams on reliability and operating cost improvements and initiatives through the application of Lean Six Sigma principles
• Obtain experience in the design, construction, modification, operation, and optimization of oil and gas facilities
• Gain exposure to different types of equipment and process designs used in Canadian Natural’s Western Canada business

What You Bring to The Role:

• Currently enrolled in your 2nd, 3rd, or 4th year of an engineering degree program - Chemical, Mechanical, Energy, and Petroleum/Oil & Gas disciplines preferred
• Possess a valid Class 5 Alberta driver’s license or equivalent out of province license and feel comfortable driving a half ton work truck in a safe manner
• Strong mechanical aptitude is an asset
• Motivated, problem solver, takes initiative, collaborative, resourceful, and able to manage multiple priorities

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary
• Students may be eligible for relocation assistance pursuant to Canadian Natural’s Student Relocation Policy (Students will be responsible for finding their own accommodations during the work term) 
• Safety boot allowance 
• Safety training certifications and PPE covered 
• Multiple volunteer opportunities within the community

If you are interested in this exciting student work term opportunity, please include your resume, cover letter and unofficial transcripts as part of your online application.

Check out our Compensation & Benefits overview to learn more about what we have to offer!

Note: This may be BC based position; the hourly range is estimated to be between $28.61 - $33.65.