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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!
We are hiring for Electrical Engineering Students within our Major Projects team, where you will have the opportunity to develop your knowledge of Electrical engineering principles 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. This opportunity will allow you to gain insight into how the Oil and Gas industry operates.
Job location: Calgary, Alberta – Head Office or Fort McMurray, Alberta at our Albian or Horizon Oil Sands site *
Shift schedule: Calgary-based: 5 days on, 2 days off, 8 hours per day (Monday - Friday) Oil Sands-based: 4 days on, 3 days off, 10 hours per day (Monday - Thursday)
Calgary-based: 5 days on, 2 days off, 8 hours per day (Monday - Friday)
Oil Sands-based: 4 days on, 3 days off, 10 hours per day (Monday - Thursday)
Term lengths: 8 months
Term starts: January 2027
Safety sensitive position: Yes
* 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.
Work with the instrumentation & controls or electrical discipline lead engineers and teams to support the engineering and design of new projects
Utilize your hands-on electrical engineering aptitude and experience to solve engineering and design problems
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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’s abstract
Canadian Natural operates one of the largest Campus Recruitment programs in the country, hiring over 400 students every year. Students hired on with us are made to feel a part of the team, gaining high level experience, knowledge, and training that introduces and prepares them for full-time employment.
We are proud to share that Canadian Natural has been ranked as a Top Employer for 2023, 2024 and 2025 by Canada's Future Workforce and also one of Forbes' Canada's Best Employers in 2025 and 2026.
Industry Leader: We commenced business in 1989 with a handful of employees and modest production, but today we employ more than 10,000 people and produce over 1 million BOE/d.
Community Investment: Social responsibility is a critical element of our commitment to responsible operations and part of our success and pride as a Company. We are committed to investing in the communities where we live and work, creating shared value along the way.
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