Drilling Engineer

The Opportunity JOB DESCRIPTION

We are looking for Drilling Engineer to join our Drilling team at Canadian Natural! As the successful candidate, you will be involved in Canadian drilling and completion activities with a focus on delivering safe, low cost operations with strong pre-spud planning. You will have the opportunity to participate in design, assurance and execution phases of projects across a wide range of areas.

Key Accountabilities

+ Prepare accurate programs, along with detailed and accurate cost estimates + Complete detailed area reviews, analyze offset well data and new technologies to develop optimized drilling techniques and liner designs + Prepare and present peer reviews on area development and well designs

+ Manage timing and scheduling of drilling projects and communicate information to management, asset teams, vendors and all disciplines involved throughout the project

+ Stay current with drilling and completion production liner technology to ensure timely and effective application of technology

What You Bring To The Role

What We Offer

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We are proud to be ranked as one of Forbes' Canada's Best Employers in 2025.

We invest in your career through offering a culture that focuses on developing people, working together and doing it right with fun and integrity.

We commenced business in 1989 with a handful of employees and modest production, but today we employ more than 10,000 people and produce over 1 million BOE/d.

Social responsibility is a critical element of our commitment to responsible operations and part of our success and pride as a Company. We are committed to investing in the communities where we live and work, creating shared value along the way.

We strive to share Company success with all employees through a comprehensive total compensation package.

Our stories demonstrate the strong culture that exists at Canadian Natural – one that focuses on developing people, working together and doing it right, with fun and integrity.

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