Mine Planning Engineer

The Opportunity JOB DESCRIPTION

Make Your Mark While You Grow Your Career! We Are Currently Looking For a Passionate Engineer To Join Our Albian Mine Technical Team. The Team Consists Of The Following Areas

- Mine Planning – Develop, optimize, communicate and execute integrated mine plans on a short, mid, or long-range basis

- Mine Projects – Support infrastructure and mining projects such as water treatment, haul roads, river crossings, and creek diversions

- Mine Costing – Evaluate, develop, and execute mine budgets including forecasting and stewardship

- Mine Technology – Manage mine communications infrastructure and fleet management systems to optimize mine operations performance

In these roles, you will have the opportunity to showcase your expertise by supporting the evaluation, development, and execution of mine plans and projects through collaboration with Canadian Natural Mine Operations, Geotechnical Engineering, Maintenance, Process Engineering and Mine Technical Services groups. Your contributions will help support the safe, reliable and cost-effective operations of a world class mining facility, guided by Canadian Natural’s Core Value of Safety Excellence.

- Job location: Albian Site - Fort McMurray, AB OR Calgary, AB

- Shift schedule:

- Albian: 7x7, 12-hour shift OR 4x3, 10-hour shift

- Calgary: 5x2, 8-hour shift

- Safety sensitive position: Yes

- Application deadline: Ongoing

Key Accountabilities

- Develop and communicate detailed mine plans and schedules in support of the safe, reliable and cost-effective operation of Albian oil sands

- Monitor the stewardship of mine plans and Canadian Natural’s regulatory reporting requirements of those plans

- Collaborate design work and project scopes with mine operations and technical teams to ensure optimized feasible mine plans

- Develop planning and execution packages for mining projects

- Responsible for maintaining and optimizing mining planning and budgeting models

- Mine performance reporting of key performance indicators

What You Bring To The Role

- Degree in Mining Engineering

- Registered with APEGA, or eligible to register

- 5+ years of open pit mining experience; previous experience in oil sands mining preferred

- Proven experience with mine design and scheduling software (e.g. Vulcan, Deswick, CAD)

- Class 5 driver’s license or equivalent without mine drive restrictions

What We Offer

- Competitive salary, stock options, company matched stock savings plan, annual bonuses

- 100% Employer paid extended Health, Dental and Vision Benefits

- May be eligible for relocation pursuant to Canadian Natural’s Relocation Policy

- May be eligible for additional premiums

- Company Sponsored Fly-In/Fly-Out from Calgary or Edmonton, Alberta

- First class camp facilities

- Health & Wellness Spending Account

- Multiple volunteer opportunities within the community

- Employee & Family Assistance Program

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COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

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About Us

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.

Industry Leader:

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.

Community Investment:

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.

Compensation and Benefits:

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

Our People, Our Stories:

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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All candidates applying to Canadian Natural must have legal authorization to work in Canada with no restrictions. While we appreciate all applications we receive, kindly note only candidates under consideration will be contacted.