Control Systems Engineer

The Opportunity:

Join our team at Albian! As a valuable member of the Control Systems Team, you will report to the Control Systems Lead and be responsible to provide regular support in the area of advanced process control, process modelling and operator training simulators.

Key Accountabilities:

• Identify opportunities to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of your assigned upgrading process control areas using advanced process control techniques
• Implement and maintain basic, intermediate and advanced level process control strategies and controllers
• Assist in the simulation, modeling and optimization studies of the units
• Work closely with end-users and train on the effective use of systems
• Generate ideas for improvement projects, including measurement of benefits and development of project cost/benefit analysis
• Maintain existing Operator Training simulator using UniSim Operations/UniSim Design

Other Details:

• Job location: Fort McMurray, Alberta – Albian site
• Shift schedule: 4×3, M-Th, 10Hr
• Eligible for relocation pursuant to Canadian Natural’s relocation policy
• Competitive salary, stock options, stock savings plan and benefits
• This is a safety sensitive position

Skills & Qualifications:

• An Electrical/Instrumentation/Controls Engineering degree or Engineering Technology Diploma in related disciplines (Process Control, Instrumentation, Electrical/Computer, Petroleum, Chemical)
• 10+ years related industry experience (DCS, SIS, SCADA, PLC, Process Control)
• 5+ years of hands on experience with RMPTCT/DMC/PACE is essential
• Registered or eligible for registration as Professional Engineer with APEGA
• Full lifecycle experience in implementing APC projects from concept, design, commissioning and providing training is essential
• Hands on experience with distributed control systems (Honeywell, Foxboro) is essential
• Experience in developing advanced analyzer model and maintaining them

Why Canadian Natural?

CANADIAN NATURAL is a senior independent crude oil and natural gas exploration, development and production company based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Our strong, diversified asset base is comprised of a balanced portfolio of light, synthetic, and heavy crude oil and natural gas.  Canadian Natural operates in Canada, the United Kingdom and Offshore Africa.

At Canadian Natural, we strive to live through our mission statement: ”To develop people to work together to create value for the Company’s shareholders by doing it right with fun and integrity.” We are committed to a long-term presence in the communities where we operate. Our activities create value by providing employment, business development opportunities, revenues to governments that contribute to spending on goods and services, and essential resources for public services, including health, safety, education and training. 

Over the last 30 years, we have grown from a Company with nine employees to over 10,000 employees.  We have increased our production from approximately 400 BOE/d in 1989 to more than one million BOE/d today.

Safety is a core value at Canadian Natural.  We conduct all of our operations in a way that identifies, minimizes and mitigates harm to the health and safety of employees, contractors, the public and the environment.

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

Application deadline is June 6, 2023. Apply now!

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