Engineering Student - Piping

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!

Our Horizon and Albian Oil Sands sites are world-class assets offering countless opportunities to advance your career. Comprised of surface oil sands mining and bitumen processing and upgrading facilities, this vast project offers challenging opportunities in an environment where teamwork, innovation, and your expertise are valued. Apply your abilities using industry-leading technologies and contribute to the success of our Horizon and Albian Oil Sands operations.

• Job location: Fort McMurray, Alberta – Horizon Oil Sands Site
• Shift schedule: 4 days on, 3 days off, 10 hours/day (Monday – Thursday) 
• Term length: 12 Months 
• Term starts: January or May 2026
• Safety sensitive position: Yes

Key Accountabilities:

• Perform inspections and provide field technical support directly to operation for emergency failure of a piping, leakage situation, pipe strain, pipe overstress and troubleshoot piping problems
• Perform piping static analysis using CAESER II for new design, existing design and modification of existing design for B31.3, B31.1, ASME SEC VIII, API 610 piping and perform finite eliminate analysis for piping and connecting equipment using FE pipe, Nozzle Pro
• Generate construction work packages (CWP) for engineering work orders and sustaining capital WO’s from scoping to completion includes field visit, work scheduling, MOC process, support drafting, PID mark-up, generating /reviewing piping isometric/ layout/ plan/ bill of materials (BOM), LDT, Stress analysis based on Canadian Natural standards and National and International codes and standards including ASME, ANSI, API and more specifically ABSA requirements
• Collaborate and work with team of engineers and designers to complete scoping, asset integrity assessments, as built documentation, feasibilities studies, and detail engineering of turnaround and sustaining capital projects
• Create, specify and maintain data sheets for Specialty Piping (SP) items, such that the items can be purchased
• Take ownership of all matters related to piping, support structures, stress analysis and testing requirements and liaise regularly with other engineering disciplines: Process, Instruments, Electrical and Static Equipment
• Provide support to Maintenance (Planning, Procurement, and Execution and Fabrication team) for day-to-day query, for troubleshooting in order to maintain steady production
• Resolve issues through RFI’s and emails in time

What You Bring to The Role:

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor’s degree program in Mechanical Engineering or within one year of graduation
• Previous engineering experience is considered an asset
• Possess a valid Class 5 Alberta driver’s license or equivalent out of province license with a reasonably clean driver abstract and comfortable driving work trucks in a safe manner

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary
• Quality camp facilities with multiple amenities available 
• Company Sponsored Fly-In/Fly-Out from Calgary or Edmonton, Alberta
• May be eligible for relocation to Calgary, Edmonton or Fort McMurray pursuant to Canadian Natural’s Relocation Policy
• 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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