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!
Become part of a dynamic team working on a large-scale, cutting-edge CO2 transportation, distribution and sequestration project that is shaping the future of sustainable energy! As an Environmental Student, you'll collaborate with environmental and regulatory experts to coordinate field studies, prepare submissions, analyze data for reports, and ensure our projects align with community and regulatory standards. You'll also play a key role in Indigenous consultation and stakeholder engagement efforts, keep an eye on regulatory developments, and support project management tasks. This is your chance to contribute to something big while gaining invaluable experience!
- Job location: Calgary, AB with occasional field visits as required
- Shift schedule: 5 days on, 2 days off, 8 hours/day (Monday – Friday)
- Term lengths: 8 or 12 months
- Term starts: January or May 2026
- Safety sensitive position: No
Key Accountabilities:
- Collaborate with regulatory and environmental professionals to prepare submissions for amendments, authorizations, and notifications
- Compile, analyze, and contribute to reports that drive major projects forward
- Play a key role in Indigenous consultation and engagement efforts - ensuring our projects align with community needs and regulatory requirements
- Keep your finger on the pulse by monitoring regulatory publications and reviewing project decisions, helping the team stay ahead of the curve
- Support Project Engineers by managing requests from partners and external stakeholders and help track team member hours
What You Bring to The Role:
- Currently enrolled in bachelor’s degree program in Environmental Science or related program
- Motivated and positive attitude
- Familiarity with Microsoft suite of products is considered an asset (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PowerBI)
- Required to be physically and mentally fit for work
- Possess a valid Class 5 Alberta driver’s license or equivalent out of province license with a reasonably clean driver abstract
- A pre-employment drug screening test must be successfully completed
What We Offer:
- Competitive salary
- Paid time off during Christmas week and summer Fridays in July and August
- Students may be eligible for relocation assistance pursuant to Canadian Natural’s Student Relocation Policy (Students will be responsible for finding their own accommodations during the work term)
- Multiple volunteer opportunities within the community
- Opportunities to partake in initiatives such as the Intern Social Committee
Check out our COMPENSATION & BENEFITS overview to see what we have to offer!
If you are interested in this exciting student work term opportunity, please include your resume, cover letter and unofficial transcripts as part of your online application.
All candidates applying to Canadian Natural must have legal authorization to work in Canada with no restrictions.
We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for the position; however, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. This posting will close once a successful candidate has been selected.
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 by Canada's Future Workforce and also one of Forbes' Canada's Best Employers in 2025.
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.
Compensation and Benefits: We strive to share Company success with all employees through a comprehensive total compensation package.
Our People, Our Stories: Our stories demonstrate the strong culture that exists at Canadian Natural – one that focuses on developing people, working together and doing it right, with fun and integrity.
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