About the role#
This is a 12-month internship for an Electrical & Instrumentation Engineering student. You will work at the Albian Oil Sands site in Fort McMurray. This is a safety-sensitive position with a shift schedule of 4 days on and 3 days off, working 10 hours per day from Monday to Thursday. The term begins in January 2027.
What you'll do#
- Assist the Instrumentation Engineering Team with operations, maintenance, and construction support.
- Collaborate with project and operations teams to align work with site requirements.
- Review asset data to identify opportunities for improved maintenance frequency and equipment uptime.
- Help engineers produce engineering and construction work packages.
- Gather field measurements and data to support engineering tasks.
- Work with the E&I maintenance team to troubleshoot field instrumentation and automated valve performance.
- Assist construction and maintenance teams with field installation and commissioning queries.
- Check designs created by engineering contractors and help evaluate equipment purchase specifications.
- Coordinate with various departments to resolve engineering issues.
- Create and maintain project deliverables such as lessons learned logs, requests for information, and technical deviation requests.
- Develop engineering drawings.
What you'll need#
- Current enrollment in a bachelor’s degree program in Electrical Engineering or graduation within the last year.
- A valid Class 5 Alberta driver's license or equivalent out-of-province license.
- A reasonably clean driver's abstract.
- Ability to safely operate work trucks.
- Previous engineering or field experience is considered an asset.
Location & details#
- Location: Albian Oil Sands Site, Fort McMurray, Alberta.
- Term: 12 months, starting January 2027.
- Work Modality: On-site.
- Employment Type: Full-time paid internship.
About Canadian Natural Resources Limited (CNRL)
Canadian Natural Resources Limited is an independent producer of crude oil and natural gas. Founded in 1989, the company maintains operations in North America, the North Sea, and Offshore Africa. It focuses on a mix of light and heavy oil, natural gas, and oil sands production. The firm is based in Calgary, Alberta, and employs nearly 10,000 people.
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