Student, Chemical Engineering Lab Technician, Saskatoon (May 2025)

Start Date: May 2025

Location: Saskatoon, SK

Length of Term: 4 Months | 12 Months

About this opportunity

Are you looking for an exciting internship opportunity full of meaningful, diverse, and challenging assignments working alongside industry leading professionals? You will be part of a driven, and collaborative team completing important projects while receiving the mentorship, knowledge, and experience to develop the skills you need to build an exciting career.

Within the Technical Services & Innovation Function, you could be placed in one of the following positions:

• Student, Lab Technician

• Student, Chemical Engineering Student

Note: The application deadline for this position is Sunday, November 3, 2024, 11:59 p.m. MDT

What you’ll do

• Work with Senior Technical Services Engineers, supporting North American Asphalt and Industrial.

• Report and support for customers and operations.

• Support the construction season with Quality Control & Lab Work (90% lab-based).

• Perform lab evaluations, process improvements, and analyses.

• Office-based work on a quality control dashboard.

• Support in manual labor and perform daily routine tests.

• Collaborate with technical engineers to work with resources for several different departments and groups.

Who you are

• Our ideal candidate will have the following minimum qualifications:

• Legally authorized to work in Canada full-time for the duration of your work term and able to produce documentation upon application (e.g., work visa).

• Available to begin work in May 2025.

• Comfortable with MS Suite, specifically Excel.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

• Adaptable to changing priorities.

• Experience in an asphalt research lab is considered an asset.

We acknowledge the value of transferrable skills and may consider equivalent combinations of experience and education should you not meet a specific requirement.

Education

• Must be enrolled in a Chemical Engineering Undergraduate Program at an accredited post-secondary institution at the time of intended work term and returning to full-time studies after the work term OR registered in an accredited post-secondary co-op or internship program for the duration of the work term.

• Student enrolled in a Civil Engineering Undergraduate Program may also be considered.

• Candidates currently enrolled in either a Masters or Ph.D. program at an accredited post-secondary institution may also be considered.

• New graduates are not eligible for student opportunities.

• Preference will be given to 4th Year students.

Working Conditions

• May include frequency of travel, sitting, standing, computer work, lifting, driving, working at site, etc.

Safety Sensitive

• This may be a safety-sensitive role, and you will also be required to wear all Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) during required work hours. Furthermore, you will also be required to pass the pre-employment medical and drug/alcohol assessment requirements.

• Some safety sensitive positions require the operation of a motor vehicle. Applicants may be asked to provide a recent (i.e., issued within the previous 4 weeks) original driver’s abstract, for the preceding 5-year period, if offered the position. If you are asked to provide a driver’s abstract, please ensure you meet the requirement of a valid Canadian Class 5 Driver’s License with no restrictions (i.e., non-GDL).

Submission

Please submit a resume and transcript in one (1) PDF document.

Note: Applications without a recent transcript will not be considered.

If you require accessibility assistance to complete the on-line application or otherwise apply for an open position with Cenovus, its subsidiaries and affiliates, please email campusrelations@cenovus.com.

Student Program Benefits:

• A multi-discipline program with meaningful, hands-on work experience

• Networking events coordinated by the New Grad Committee including group mentoring from senior/executive leaders, lunch ‘n learns, guest speakers, technical presentations, and holiday celebrations.

• Wide support network including direct leaders, program leads, human resource, peers, mentor(s), New Grad Committee, and buddy.

• Structured goal setting and performance evaluations.

• Opportunity to present work-term learnings to the Cenovus Leadership team.

• Students moving for their work term may be eligible to receive a lump sum relocation payment to assist with relocation expenses.

• Candidates must have their own means of transportation as there is no public transportation in field locations.

Additional Information

• New graduates are not eligible for student opportunities.

• Please note that only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

• Learn more about our Student and New Grad program!

• Interested in some of our past student experiences? Read their stories here.

Who we are

We’re an integrated energy company headquartered in Calgary with oil and natural gas production operations in Canada and the Asia Pacific region, and upgrading, refining and marketing operations in Canada and the United States. We’re committed to maximizing value by developing our assets in a safe, responsible and cost-efficient manner, integrating environmental, social and governance considerations into our business plans.

We've been named a Top Alberta Employer for 2024, a designation recognizing organizations leading their industries in offering exceptional places to work.

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The requirements of this posting may be modified to support business needs. Title and compensation administration will be based on the skills and capabilities of the successful incumbent.

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