Project Controls Student

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.

Job location: Calgary, Alberta – Head Office

Work schedule: 5 days on, 2 days off, 8 hours per day (Monday - Friday)

Term start & length: January 12 months or May 8 months

Safety sensitive position: Yes

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

Currently enrolled in Bachelor of Construction Management preferred. Engineering disciplines may also 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

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.