About the role#
This summer student position offers hands-on experience in the energy industry. You will work alongside field-based engineers and operations personnel to support production and facility engineering groups. The role involves resolving operational challenges, advancing optimization, and maintaining safe facility performance. You will be responsible for a defined end-of-summer project that delivers a tangible operational, safety, or reliability benefit.
What you'll do#
- Progress the review, cleanup, and closure of Management of Change and Facility Improvement Project items.
- Support field troubleshooting, facility reviews, and the collection of field information.
- Assist with small facility improvement projects.
- Update engineering drawings, operating documentation, process maps, training materials, and standard operating procedures.
- Analyze operating costs, performance trends, and recurring issues to identify efficiency and reliability improvements.
- Collaborate across Field Operations Engineering, Operations, Production Engineering, Facilities Engineering, the Remote Operations Center, and Asset Reliability teams.
- Complete and present a final project focused on operational, safety, or reliability improvements.
What you'll need#
- Current enrollment in an undergraduate engineering degree or diploma program at a Canadian post-secondary institution, with plans to return to studies after the term.
- Interest in field-based engineering, operations, facilities, and practical problem solving.
- Ability to work a two-weeks-on, two-weeks-off field rotation and stay in camp during on-shift periods.
- Valid Class 5 driver's license or equivalent with a clean driver's abstract.
- Current certification in, or the ability to obtain, H2S Alive, Standard First Aid, and CPR.
- Proficiency with Microsoft 365, specifically Excel.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work with field personnel and engineering teams.
- Commitment to safety, attention to detail, and initiative.
- Ability to pass a pre-employment drug and alcohol screening.
- Preference may be given to students entering their final year of study.
Location & details#
- Location: Fort St. John, British Columbia, Canada.
- Term: Summer 2027 (May through August).
- Modality: On-site, full-time.
- This is a safety-sensitive position.
About PETRONAS Canada
PETRONAS Canada operates within the oil and gas industry with a focus on natural gas resource production. The company maintains its headquarters in Calgary, Alberta. It functions as a privately held organization with a workforce of 201 to 500 employees. Operations prioritize long term production and engagement with First Nations and local stakeholders.
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