Joint Ventures Student

The Opportunity:

Are you a student looking for an exciting opportunity that is full of meaningful, diverse, and ambitious assignments working alongside industry leading professionals? Join Canadian Natural, where we strive to provide opportunities based on your abilities, helping you to contribute in a meaningful way and apply your academic experience to challenging and rewarding projects!

Do you have strong attention to detail and a drive to find ways of becoming more efficient in your role? If so, we may have the opportunity for you! As a student working as a part of the Joint Venture or Road Use Team, you will provide critical administrative support within Canadian Natural’s Commercial Operations group. You will have the chance to showcase your excellent customer service skills by communicating and interacting with numerous areas of the business (i.e. Land, Accounting, and Operations). You will develop skills and add value while also having the chance to meet other students and partake in initiatives such as the Intern Social Committee!

- Job location: Calgary, AB – Head Office

- Shift schedule: 5 days on, 2 days off, 8 hours/day (Monday – Friday)

- Term length: 8 months

- Term start: January or May 2026

- Safety sensitive position: No

Key Accountabilities:

As a Joint Venture Student:

- Assist the team with contract review and validation

- Co-ordinate internal and external Joint Venture Agreements approvals

- Prepare and track mail ballots and 30-day letters

- Support the resolution of disputes with joint venture partners by focusing on root cause analysis

- Assist Team with review and validation of external Assignment Agreements.

- Support the Joint Venture team in continuous improvement initiatives through data analysis and visualization

- Support Joint Venture Representatives and Joint Venture Analysts in both identifying and executing business development and value creation opportunities

As a Road Use Student:

- Draft, review and maintain road use agreements and addendums within an assigned area, while ensuring that all business procedures and contractual obligations are met

- Input and maintain agreement information stored in QBLM (Qbyte Land Management) and ensure that data is accurately represented for decision and analysis purposes

- Conduct fee and/or area reviews to assist in asset utilization and cost optimization initiatives

- Work with the Road Supervisor, Joint Venture Representatives and the ‘asset’ team in the pursuit of commercial opportunities (reroutes, third party initiatives, fee negotiations, etc.)

- Support the resolution of disputes with third parties (focus on root cause analysis)

What You Bring to The Role:

- Currently enrolled in your 2nd, 3rd, or 4th year of an undergraduate degree in Business, Accounting, Finance or a Land Administration certificate or a related post-secondary education program such as Energy Asset Management (EAM)

- Proficient in Word processing and spreadsheet applications (Excel)

- Key competences required:

- Business mindset with a daily focus on continuous improvements

- Highly organized and detail oriented

- Effective with time management (high volume of Joint Venture Agreements)

- Comfortable working in a fast-paced operations environment

- Utilizes a structured approach for problem solving

- An understanding of basic accounting principles is an asset

What We Offer:

- Competitive salary

- Paid time off during Christmas week and summer Fridays in July and August

- Students may be eligible for relocation assistance pursuant to Canadian Natural’s Student Relocation Policy (Students will be responsible for finding their own accommodations during the work term)

- Multiple volunteer opportunities within the community

- Opportunities to partake in initiatives such as the Intern Social Committee

Check out our COMPENSATION & BENEFITS overview to learn more about what we have to offer!

If you are interested in this exciting student work term opportunity, please include your resume, cover letter and unofficial transcripts as part of your online application.

All candidates applying to Canadian Natural must have legal authorization to work in Canada with no restrictions.

We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for the position; however, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. This posting will close once a successful candidate has been selected.