Tailings Process 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! 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.
Requirements
- 8+ years of related industry experience, previous experience in oil sands tailings is preferred
- Bachelor’s degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering or related engineering discipline
- Registered with APEGA (P.Eng. preferred)
- A working knowledge of applicable codes, standards, and engineering best practices
- Experience with: Full pipe and open channel flow hydraulics using Newtonian and non-Newtonian with slurries
- Experience with: Process engineering modeling software AFT Fathom and SRC Turbulent and Bingham fluid models
- Experience with: Vacuum breaker, pressure relief sizing and piping design with HDPE piping
- Experience with: Design documentation (eg P&IDs, PFDs, LDTs, datasheets, functional descriptions or control philosophies, plan and profiles etc)
Nice To Haves
- Transient analysis is considered an asset
- Excel script or VBA macro programming experience is considered an asset
Responsibilities
- 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
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
