Top Benefits
About the role
The Opportunity JOB DESCRIPTION Make your mark while you grow your career! As an Exploitation Engineer, you will have the opportunity to be a key player in a dynamic team of professionals focused on maximizing the value of our vast assets in the Western Canada. Working with a multi-disciplinary, geographic area team of production, exploration, land negotiator and other company professionals, you will use your proven reservoir and exploitation engineering experience to provide technical and economic analysis. Working closely with office and field staff, you will be required to drive and support the team by evaluating, recommending and implementing development strategies aligned with the corporation targets.
- Job location: Calgary, Alberta
- Shift schedule: 5 x 2, 8-hour shifts
- Safety sensitive position: No
- Application deadline: September 15, 2025
Key Accountabilities
- Work within a multi-disciplinary team to identify opportunities to maximize the value of the assets
- Responsible for monitoring and optimization of the reservoir depletion and recovery strategies for the Canadian Natural’s wells, providing the recommendations and economic evaluation for completions, recompletions, re-drills and new locations
- Accountable for delineating and updating field development plan strategies in conventional and un-conventional play type formations
- Evaluate performance of company and competitor wells to generate Type-wells Curves by play type
- Analyze area competitor activity to benchmark best practices and identifying potential correlation between completion strategies, fluid and rock parameters with EUR
- Responsible of addressing any potential situation of competitive drainage and evaluating potential acquisitions and divestitures in your geographic area
- Maintain and update monthly and annual production forecasts wells using various technical and analytical methods, including input into budget and 10-year plan forecasts
- Calculate, maintain and ensure the accuracy and integrity of the corporate reserves
What You Bring To The Role
- 2-15 years of petroleum engineering experience with Bachelor of Engineering
- Registration or eligibility for registration with APEGA
- Proficient at: reservoir performance evaluations, economic analysis and valuations, project management, scheduling, budgeting and reporting
- Software experience: MS Excel, Mosaic, Harmony Reservoir and Forecast, and Accumap
- Familiarity with analytics visualization using Tableau and/or Power BI
What We Offer
- Competitive salary, stock options, company matched stock savings plan, annual bonuses
- May be eligible for relocation pursuant to Canadian Natural’s Relocation Policy
- 100% Employer paid extended Health, Dental and Vision Benefits
- Health & Wellness Spending Account
- Multiple volunteer opportunities within the community
- Employee & Family Assistance Program
- Access to online learning platforms for continuous learning and development
- Paid vacation and time off during Christmas week and summer Fridays
Check out our COMPENSATION & BENEFITS to learn more about what we have to offer!
About Us We are proud to be ranked as one of Forbes' Canada's Best Employers in 2025.
We invest in your career through offering a culture that focuses on developing people, working together and doing it right with fun and integrity.
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.
Check out some of our Employee Testimonials !
All candidates applying to Canadian Natural must have legal authorization to work in Canada with no restrictions. While we appreciate all applications we receive, kindly note only candidates under consideration will be contacted.
About Canadian Natural
Experience challenging and empowering opportunities with Canada’s largest independent crude oil and natural gas producer. Become part of an organization that continually strives for safe, effective, efficient and environmentally responsible operations while contributing to the Canadian economy and giving back to the community.
Top Benefits
About the role
The Opportunity JOB DESCRIPTION Make your mark while you grow your career! As an Exploitation Engineer, you will have the opportunity to be a key player in a dynamic team of professionals focused on maximizing the value of our vast assets in the Western Canada. Working with a multi-disciplinary, geographic area team of production, exploration, land negotiator and other company professionals, you will use your proven reservoir and exploitation engineering experience to provide technical and economic analysis. Working closely with office and field staff, you will be required to drive and support the team by evaluating, recommending and implementing development strategies aligned with the corporation targets.
- Job location: Calgary, Alberta
- Shift schedule: 5 x 2, 8-hour shifts
- Safety sensitive position: No
- Application deadline: September 15, 2025
Key Accountabilities
- Work within a multi-disciplinary team to identify opportunities to maximize the value of the assets
- Responsible for monitoring and optimization of the reservoir depletion and recovery strategies for the Canadian Natural’s wells, providing the recommendations and economic evaluation for completions, recompletions, re-drills and new locations
- Accountable for delineating and updating field development plan strategies in conventional and un-conventional play type formations
- Evaluate performance of company and competitor wells to generate Type-wells Curves by play type
- Analyze area competitor activity to benchmark best practices and identifying potential correlation between completion strategies, fluid and rock parameters with EUR
- Responsible of addressing any potential situation of competitive drainage and evaluating potential acquisitions and divestitures in your geographic area
- Maintain and update monthly and annual production forecasts wells using various technical and analytical methods, including input into budget and 10-year plan forecasts
- Calculate, maintain and ensure the accuracy and integrity of the corporate reserves
What You Bring To The Role
- 2-15 years of petroleum engineering experience with Bachelor of Engineering
- Registration or eligibility for registration with APEGA
- Proficient at: reservoir performance evaluations, economic analysis and valuations, project management, scheduling, budgeting and reporting
- Software experience: MS Excel, Mosaic, Harmony Reservoir and Forecast, and Accumap
- Familiarity with analytics visualization using Tableau and/or Power BI
What We Offer
- Competitive salary, stock options, company matched stock savings plan, annual bonuses
- May be eligible for relocation pursuant to Canadian Natural’s Relocation Policy
- 100% Employer paid extended Health, Dental and Vision Benefits
- Health & Wellness Spending Account
- Multiple volunteer opportunities within the community
- Employee & Family Assistance Program
- Access to online learning platforms for continuous learning and development
- Paid vacation and time off during Christmas week and summer Fridays
Check out our COMPENSATION & BENEFITS to learn more about what we have to offer!
About Us We are proud to be ranked as one of Forbes' Canada's Best Employers in 2025.
We invest in your career through offering a culture that focuses on developing people, working together and doing it right with fun and integrity.
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.
Check out some of our Employee Testimonials !
All candidates applying to Canadian Natural must have legal authorization to work in Canada with no restrictions. While we appreciate all applications we receive, kindly note only candidates under consideration will be contacted.
About Canadian Natural
Experience challenging and empowering opportunities with Canada’s largest independent crude oil and natural gas producer. Become part of an organization that continually strives for safe, effective, efficient and environmentally responsible operations while contributing to the Canadian economy and giving back to the community.