Exploitation Engineer
About The Position
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.
Requirements
- 5-20 years of petroleum engineering experience with Bachelor of Engineering
- Registration or eligibility for registration with APEGA
- 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
Nice To Haves
- Previous experience in Mannville Stack is an asset
Responsibilities
- 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
Benefits
- 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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
