Geotechnical Instrumentation Lead

The Opportunity:

Reporting to the Geotechnical Operations Support team, the Shift Team Lead (STL) – Instrumentation Monitoring ensures that instrumentation data is collected from mine earth structures at Albian Sands in a safe, compliant, and effective manner.

Key Accountabilities:

• Direct supervision and training of the instrumentation monitoring team
• Ensure that all team members receive safe work practice training and that they follow safe work practices
• Maintain alignment with Geotechnical Engineering, Mine Planning, and Mine Operations stakeholders
• Ensure compliance with instrumentation monitoring schedule and adjust staffing requirements to meet needs of stakeholders
• Assess competencies and conduct performance
• Ensure that instrument stations, equipment, and hardware are maintained, repaired, or replaced in a timely manner
• Manage deployment of new automated instrumentation and equipment according to schedule
• Maintain awareness of new instrumentation technology and relevant products
• Train staff to diagnose, maintain, troubleshoot, assemble, and repair automated and non-automated instrumentation
• Support  budget forecasting and track spending
• Promote a proactive, front-line driven safety culture as a core value, through communication and continuous improvement

Other Details:

• Job location: Fort McMurray, Alberta – Albian Oil Sands Site
• Shift schedule: 7×7, 12 hours a day (schedule may change as per discretion of Management)
• Company sponsored Fly-in/Fly-out program with charter flights from Calgary or Edmonton, or need to relocate to Fort McMurray to take advantage of Company Sponsored bussing
• Eligible for relocation pursuant to Canadian Natural’s Relocation Regular Policy
• This is a safety sensitive position 

Skills & Qualifications:

• Possess a valid class 5 Drivers’ License with limited to no demerits
• Proficient in off-road driving and pass a defensive driving course
• Able to carry 50 lbs 100 m over rough terrain on a regular basis
• Complete a pre-placement medical assessment of fitness for duty including a drug and alcohol screening test
• Highly motivated with strong leadership and verbal communication skills
• Technical diploma in a field related to mining (Civil Technologist, Geological Technologist, Geomatics Technologist, or a Mining Technologist)
• 3-5 years of experience in geotechnical instrumentation and automation
• Experience with mentoring and leading a team, including being able to confidently provide feedback and encourage development in team members
• Able to receive accreditation with ASET as a C.E.T. or C.Tech.

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 May 31, 2023. Apply now!

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