Job DescriptionThe Opportunity:We9re seeking a Tailings Process Engineer to join our Albian Tailings Engineering team. This role is ideal for someone with experience in a mining environment who enjoys delivering safe, reliable, operable, and fit-for-purpose solutions through strong collaboration with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
You will apply technical capability in fluid transport, including Newtonian and non-Newtonian slurry systems, on-shore and on-pond pumping, dredging, and tailings/water management. You must be comfortable maintaining a strong field presence, validating system conditions, and ensuring that engineering solutions work in the field.
- Job location: Calgary, Alberta
- Work schedule: 5 x 2, 8-hour shifts (Monday - Friday)
- Safety sensitive position: Yes
- Application deadline: July 7, 2026
Key Accountabilities: - Apply engineering principles to assess, design, monitor and optimize fluid transport systems, improving safety, and efficiency
- Conduct and review hydraulic analyses, mass balance assessments, and process calculations for slurry and water systems, producing technical reports and recommendations that consideration of risk, economic factors, operability and maintainability
- Work closely with various engineering disciplines, vendors, EPCs, operations, maintenance, and project teams to address engineering challenges and drive continuous improvement
- Conduct field reviews including walk-downs and validation and as-building of existing systems
- Ensure compliance with regulatory bodies and apply relevant industry codes and standards aligned with the risk of the design
What You Bring to the Role: - 8+ years of related industry experience, previous experience in oil sands tailings is preferred
- Bachelors degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering or related engineering discipline
- Registered with APEGA (P.Eng. preferred)
- A working knowledge of applicable codes, standards, and engineering best practices
- Experience with:
- Full pipe and open channel flow hydraulics using Newtonian and non-Newtonian with slurries
- Process engineering modeling software AFT Fathom and SRC Turbulent and Bingham fluid models
- Vacuum breaker, pressure relief sizing and piping design with HDPE piping
- Design documentation (eg P&IDs, PFDs, LDTs, datasheets, functional descriptions or control philosophies, plan and profiles etc)
- Transient analysis is considered an asset
- Excel script or VBA macro programming experience is considered an asset
What We Offer: - Competitive salary, stock options, company matched stock savings plan, annual bonuses
- May be eligible for relocation pursuant to Canadian Naturals Relocation Policy
- 100% Employer paid extended Health, Dental and Vision Benefits
- Health & Wellness Spending Account
- Multiple volunteer opportunities within the community
- Employee & Family Assistance Program
- Access to online learning platforms for continuous learning and development
- Paid vacation and time off during Christmas week and summer Fridays
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