Technicien Méthodes Energies F/H

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.
Are you passionate about engineering in a world‑class mining facility and thrive in a highly dynamic environment? We’re seeking a Tailings Process Engineer to join our Albian Tailings Engineering team. This role is ideal for someone with experience in a mining environment who enjoys delivering safe, reliable, operable, and fit‑for‑purpose solutions through strong collaboration with technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
You will apply technical capability in fluid transport, including Newtonian and non‑Newtonian slurry systems, on‑shore and on‑pond pumping, dredging, and tailings/water management. You must be comfortable maintaining a strong field presence, validating system conditions, and ensuring that engineering solutions work in the field.
Shift schedule: 5 x 2, 8-hour shifts (Monday – Friday)
Apply engineering principles to assess, design, monitor and optimize fluid transport systems, improving safety, and efficiency
Conduct and review hydraulic analyses, mass balance assessments, and process calculations for slurry and water systems, producing technical reports and recommendations that consideration of risk, economic factors, operability and maintainability
Work closely with various engineering disciplines, vendors, EPC’s, operations, maintenance, and project teams to address engineering challenges and drive continuous improvement
Conduct field reviews including walk-downs and validation and as-building of existing systems
Ensure compliance with regulatory bodies and apply relevant industry codes and standards aligned with the risk of the design
8+ years of related industry experience, previous experience in oil sands tailings is preferred
Degree in Chemical Engineering
A working knowledge of applicable codes, standards, and engineering best practices
Full pipe and open channel flow hydraulics using Newtonian and non-Newtonian with slurries
Process engineering modeling software AFT Fathom and SRC Turbulent and Bingham fluid models
Vacuum breaker, pressure relief sizing and piping design with HDPE piping
Design documentation (eg P&IDs, PFDs, LDTs, datasheets, functional descriptions or control philosophies, plan and profiles etc)
Transient analysis is considered an asset
Excel script or VBA macro programming experience is considered an asset

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
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.
All candidates applying to Canadian Natural must have legal authorization to work in Canada with no restrictions.