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At Canadian Natural, we are proud of the achievements of our people.
Our goal has always been to run our business and run it well, executing on our projects and creating value for our shareholders. That is what we have focused on for the past twenty years, and it is what we continue to focus on. Today the efforts of over 5000 employees have helped us become a leading senior oil and gas exploration and production company.

Horizon Oil Sands
Horizon Oil Sands is an exciting part of our growth. Full production capacity for Phase 1 is 110,000 bbl/d of fully upgraded, light, sweet synthetic crude oil. We will see incremental production gains throughout the completion of future expansion and debottlenecking, with targeted full facility capacity of approximately 250,000 bbl/d. Further phases of expansion will bring the ultimate capacity to 500,000 bbl/d.

COMPETITIVE SALARY - STOCK OPTIONS - STOCK SAVINGS PLAN - ANNUAL BONUSES - BENEFITS - LOCATION PREMIUMS - RELOCATION - FLY IN/FLY OUT AND CAMP PROGRAM!
Please select the WHAT WE OFFER tab on http://careers.cnrl.com/Horizon to learn more about our competitive compensation plan!

This position is based in Fort McMurray, Alberta and is eligible for:
• Relocation to Calgary or Fort McMurray
• Company Sponsored Fly In/Fly Out and Camp Accommodation Program with charter flights available from Calgary or Edmonton

THE OPPORTUNITY:
The Process Engineer will play a critical role providing support within a multi-disciplinary engineering environment for the successful commissioning and start-up of our Horizon Oil Sands plant expansion.

The key focus for this role is to provide core engineering support to existing operations and process support to:
• Engineering
• Regulatory
• Environmental
• Major Projects
• Production Planning

Contribute your expertise working with the following:
Design and Operation support experience in Diluent recovery unit (DRU), Delayed Coker unit (DCU), and Vacuum distillation units (VDU)

HOW WILL YOU MAKE YOUR MARK?
The successful candidate will utilize their previous hands on experience and analytical abilities to assist in establishing the foundation for forthcoming Horizon phases.
• Utilize your solid background in process engineering to work with the Upgrading Process Engineering team
• Continuously use your technical expertise and practical experience to troubleshoot, improve efficiencies, and provide advice
• Predict, identify and resolve processing issues
• Provide process support to operations, provide day to day operating guidelines and oversee optimized operations, engineering development of “in house” capital projects
• Provide key guidance for commissioning, startup and ongoing plant operation
• Stay up-to-date with latest Regulatory /Environmental requirements and strive for operational excellence in these areas
• Support the development of operating guides and manuals, training manuals and operating procedures
• Support factory and site acceptance testing of control equipment, construction, pre-commissioning, start-up and operation activities
• Review contractor deliverables for accuracy, suitability and compliance with the engineering design specification and applicable standards
• Foster a productive and open communication with other groups including the EPC contractor, other Upgrading project teams and other business units.
• Assist in safety, environmental and quality audits

QUALIFICATIONS:
• Chemical Engineering degree and registration or eligibility for registration as a Professional Engineer in Alberta
• 10+ years experience in a process engineering role on large refining, chemical or, preferably, oil sands facilities
• Substantial experience with Delayed Coking and Diluent Recovery operations
• Experience working on both mega-projects and within operating units is desirable
• Skilled in the use of processing engineering tools such as process simulation models and heat exchanger sizing programs

HEALTH AND SAFETY:
At Canadian Natural, safety is a core value. 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.

Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

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