At Canadian Natural Resources Limited, we are proud of the achievements of our people. Our efforts have led us to become a leading senior oil and gas exploration and production company.

Horizon Oil Sands, north of Fort McMurray, is an exciting part of our growth. Horizon Oil Sands operations started in February 2005 and after years of planning and construction, the Horizon Oil Sands successfully and sustainably produced its first barrels of high quality, sweet synthetic crude oil (SCO) in early 2009. First production of SCO was a major milestone for Canadian Natural and we are very pleased with the success of the project. With Phase 1 production capacity of 110,00 bpd, this is just the first step in value creation.  Looking to the future, our assets support 232,000 – 250,000 barrels per day of light, sweet, crude oil production for over 40 years, with no production declines.

This position will be based in Calgary, Alberta to support the growth of Canadian Natural's Horizon Oil Sands.  As part of the Horizon Projects team, this position may be assigned to various contractor workplaces during project phases for extended periods.  In addition to Calgary, domestic locations may include Edmonton, Alberta and Vancouver, British Columbia.  International locations may include Italy and the United States.

At Canadian Natural, we believe all employees should share in the company’s success. 

We offer a competitive compensation package comprised of the following:
 •  Base salary, stock options upon hire, stock savings  plan
 •  Annual compensation review
  •  Company benefits

Corporate Relocation Assistance provided and includes:
 •  Movement of household goods, temporary accommodations
 •  Legal and real estate fees on sale and purchase
 •  And more

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd - CNRL - is a publicly traded company on the TSX and NYSE as CNQ.

SCOPE:
• Reporting to the Engineering Instrumentation Lead this position will play a key role in the maintainability of our Utilities & Services and Upgrading facility. 
• By leading reliability and maintenance engineering initiatives, the Instrumentation Engineer will have the opportunity to make a significant contribution within Utilities & Services and the Upgrading.

KEY AREA OF CONTRIBUTION:
• Provide technical support as a maintenance engineer to troubleshoot instrumentation and electrical systems.
• Lead reliability initiatives such as reliability-centered- maintenance, root cause failure analysis, bad actor reviews and maintenance improvement projects.
• Contribute to the maintainability of our Utilities & Services and Upgrading facility.
• Generate scope of work for maintenance to install, repair and/or modify plant equipment
• Participate actively with contractor(s) in the development of all engineering deliverables on time and on budget
• Ensure that all Canadian Natural applicable standards, best practices, specifications and regulations are met

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
• Support Maintenance and Operations during routine operations, plant outages, and turnarounds
• Assist Integrity Engineers, Inspectors, Process engineers, and Maintenance Leads to develop equipment integrity programs using risk based inspection initiatives
• Implement Management of Change initiatives, indentify small projects and develop scope of work for execution
• Initiate and lead small plant replacement, improvement and modification projects
• Provide deliverance for small capital projects including budget and cost estimation preparation
• Foster a productive and open communication and act as a technical link with other project teams and other Horizon business units that may influence or may be influenced by our activities

MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Perform Inspections, generate reports and recommendations in conjunction with maintenance specialists and inspectors to ensure equipment condition assessments are completed and follow up completed
• Generation of work scopes for maintenance, repairs and modification of plant equipment
• Development and review of project design standards and specifications, equipment data sheets as well as plant layouts to ensure maintenance and reliability requirements have been addressed for repairs, plant changes and major equipment purchases
• Develop efficient and effective alternative plans, jointly with maintenance personnel, to comply with demands for low cost and timely repair/modifications of process equipment

QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE POSITION:
Education & Experience:
• The ideal candidate will have at least 10 years experience in an instrumentation engineering and/or supervisory role in a maintenance or operating environment working in an oil sands facility
• Engineering Degree in Electrical Engineering is preferred
• Registration or eligibility for registration as a Professional engineer in Alberta is required
• Diverse instrument engineering knowledge obtained through hands on in experience in an operating facility

Personal Qualities:
• Superior communication skills that allow for transfer of technical knowledge and at all with other teams and disciplines
• Proven analytical and problem solving skills with the ability to consider details and complexities of issues
• Results driven with a focus on quality

HEALTH, SAFETY & ENVIRONMENT:
• Comply with all Health and Safety Requirements established by Canadian Natural Resources Limited
• Know and comply with all regulations and legislative requirements of the Occupational Health and Safety Act for the Province of Alberta and environmental standards
• Follow safe work procedures and ensure all personnel comply;
• Report any injury or illness immediately;
• Report unsafe acts and conditions;
• Ensure Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is available and is worn where and when required.

Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.