Engineering Student, Electrical - Projects

at  Canadian Natural

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 an Electrical Engineering Student within our Major Projects team, you will have the opportunity to develop your knowledge of Electrical engineering principals and gain valuable hands-on experience by solving engineering and design problems for our world-class mining operations. You will be assisting Engineering team members in the Major Projects group in either Ore Processing, Tailings, or Froth Treatment. This opportunity will allow you to gain insight into how the Oil and Gas industry operates. At Canadian Natural, “developing people” and “creating value” are part of our mission statement.

• Term length: 8 months
• Term start: January or May 2025
• Job location: Calgary, Alberta – Head Office. Please note, depending on business needs, the work location may change. This would require the successful candidate to work at one of our Oil Sands sites north of Fort McMurray, AB – flights and accommodations would be provided.
• Shift schedule: Calgary: 5 x 2 – 8 hours (Monday to Friday) or Oil Sands: 4 x 3 – 10 hours (Monday to Thursday)
• Safety sensitive position: Yes

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Work with the instrumentation & controls discipline lead engineers to support the engineering and design of new projects
• Utilize your hands-on electrical engineering aptitude and experience to solve engineering and design problems
• Complete calculations and drawings
• Become familiar with and utilize instrumentation and control and/or electrical standards and specifications
• Assist with review of vendor drawings and documents
• Perform site inspections and information gathering as required

• Currently enrolled in a Bachelor Degree Program in Electrical Engineering or within one year of graduation
• Strong electrical/instrumentation & controls aptitude is an asset
• Solid computer/IT skills, particularly Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word
• This position may require frequent site visits for extended periods of time. Must be prepared to work in the field and work shifts (which may include night shifts) and to remain on-call during off hours
• Possess a valid Class 5 Alberta driver’s license or equivalent out of province license with a reasonably clean driver abstract