Exploitation Engineer

Canadian Natural; Calgary; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Relocation assistance

Health benefits

Wellness account

Volunteer opportunities

Employee assistance program

Online learning access

Paid vacation

Job summary

Canadian Natural in Calgary is seeking an Exploitation Engineer to maximize asset value across Western Canada. You will work with a multi-disciplinary team to evaluate reservoirs, develop strategies, and support field development plans.

The role requires 5–20 years of petroleum engineering and registration with APEGA; proficiency with Mosaic, Harmony, Accumap, Excel; and strong economic analysis, budgeting and reporting skills. This is a safety-conscious, performance-driven environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Engineering.
• Registration or eligibility for registration with APEGA.
• 5–20 years of petroleum engineering experience.

Responsibilities

• Identify opportunities to maximize asset value and evaluate wells to generate type-well curves by play type.
• Monitor and optimize reservoir depletion and recovery strategies in conventional formations.
• Provide economic evaluations for completions, recompletions, re-drills, and new locations; support field development plan strategies.
• Evaluate potential acquisitions and divestitures within your geographic area; understand asset performance and strategic fit.
• Maintain and update monthly and annual production forecasts; contribute to budgets and 10-year plans; ensure reserves data integrity.
• Ensure regulatory and environmental requirements are adhered to and provide regular reports to senior management.

Skills

Petroleum engineering

Reservoir evaluation

Economic analysis

Project management

Budgeting

Reporting

Analytical thinking

Team collaboration

Technical communication

Education

Bachelor of Engineering

APEGA registration

Tools

MS Excel

Mosaic

Harmony Reservoir and Forecast

Accumap

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

At Canadian Natural, we are proud to be a leader in Canada’s energy industry. Join us and help drive innovation and long-term value through integrity, teamwork, and a passion for doing things right.

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 Western Canada. Working with a multi-disciplinary, geographically focused team of production, exploration, land negotiators 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 corporate targets.

• Job location: Calgary, Alberta
• Safety sensitive position: No

Key Accountabilities:

• Work within a multi-discipline team to identify opportunities to maximize asset value, while evaluating the performance of company and competitor wells to generate type-well curves by play type
• Monitor and optimize reservoir depletion and recovery strategies for the Company’s wells, ensuring alignment with field development plans in conventional play-type formations
• Provide recommendations and economic evaluations for completions, recompletions, re-drills, and new locations, and support the delineation and ongoing updates of field development plan strategies
• Evaluate potential acquisitions and divestitures within your geographic area, maintaining an understanding of asset performance and strategic fit
• Maintain and update monthly and annual production forecasts using various technical and analytical methods, including input into budget and 10-year plan forecasts, while ensuring the accuracy and integrity of corporate reserves
• Ensure all relevant regulatory and environmental requirements are adhered to, and provide regular project updates and technical evaluation reports to senior management

What You Bring to the Role:

• 5-20 years of petroleum engineering experience with Bachelor of Engineering
• Registration or eligibility for registration with APEGA
• Previous experience in Mannville Stack is an asset
• Proficient in 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

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.

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.