Environmental Regulatory Compliance Student (Calgary & Field)

About the position

Join Canadian Natural for an exciting student opportunity filled with meaningful, diverse, and ambitious assignments working alongside industry-leading professionals. This role offers opportunities based on your abilities, allowing you to contribute in a meaningful way and apply your academic experience to challenging and rewarding projects. You will assist with the regulatory coordination of information from project team members and consultants for the preparation of Applications/Authorization/Plans and with the preparation of project information for presentation to regulators and stakeholders. You can contribute to the success of Canadian Natural’s operations by understanding and explaining leading-edge environmental regulations.

Responsibilities

  • Support preparation of regulatory applications, reports, and responses to information requests from regulators
  • Assist with data compilation and basic analysis for regulatory reporting and submissions
  • Contribute to documentation supporting Indigenous consultation and stakeholder engagement requirements
  • Help prepare materials for communication with stakeholders, including Indigenous communities
  • Support field and office-based regulatory/environmental activities, including tracking approval conditions for compliance
  • Monitor regulatory updates, publications, and decisions to help identify and communicate changes in requirements

Requirements

  • Currently enrolled in your 3rd or 4th year of a program in Engineering, Science, Forestry or Environmental Science or the equivalent of Political Science, Law and Society Program
  • Valid Class 5 driver’s license with a clean drivers abstract
  • High level of proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
  • Attention to detail to generate high quality work requiring minimal revisions
  • Strong written communication skills to review and appropriately condense key elements of external correspondence and regulatory decisions
  • Strong organizational skills required to coordinate and schedule multiple, concurrent activities related to report and application submissions and reporting to stakeholders
  • All candidates applying to Canadian Natural must have legal authorization to work in Canada with no restrictions.

Nice-to-haves

  • knowledge of statistical programs would be an asset (i.e. Mini Tab software)

Benefits

  • Competitive salary
  • Paid time off during Christmas week & summer Fridays in July and August (Calgary only)
  • Multiple volunteer opportunities within the community
  • Students may be eligible for relocation assistance pursuant to Canadian Natural’s Student Relocation Policy
  • Opportunities to partake in initiatives such as the Intern Social Committee
  • Quality camp facilities with multiple amenities available (Field only)
  • Company Sponsored Fly-In/Fly-Out from Calgary or Edmonton, Alberta (Field only)
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