Engineering Student - Project Engineering / Project Controls

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!

As a Project Controls Engineering Student, you will be a part of the Oil Sands Estimating team and will assist in the support of asset life cycle cost data management. You will have the opportunity to develop your knowledge of cost estimation, database, and benchmarking development. Reporting to the Manager of Estimating, you will be working with cost data of Downstream and Upstream Oil Sand Major Facilities.

• Term length: 8 months
• Term start: May 2025
• Job location: Calgary, Alberta - Head Office or Fort McMurray, Alberta at our Horizon Oil Sands site - flights and accommodations would be provided
• Shift schedule: 5 x 2 - 8 hours (Calgary) or 4 x 3 - 10 hours (Oil Sands)
• Safety sensitive position: Yes

Key Accountabilities:

• Data analysis and normalization
• Database development and organization
• Probability and statistical analysis
• Develop key metrics for use in conceptual estimating and benchmarking
• Labor productivity analysis
• Maintenance of estimating tools and templates

What You Bring to The Role:

• Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's Degree Program in Engineering or within one year of graduation (All disciplines will be considered)
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Good knowledge of the basics of statistics and analytical skills
• Good understanding of cost data analysis
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary
• Paid time off during Christmas week and summer Fridays in July and August (Calgary)
• Quality camp facilities with multiple amenities available (Oil Sands)
• Company Sponsored Fly-In/Fly-Out from Calgary or Edmonton, Alberta
• Bus In/Bus Out to & from Fort McMurray
• 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)
• Multiple volunteer opportunities within the community
• Opportunities to partake in initiatives such as the Intern Social Committee

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 see what we have to offer!