Cost Estimator


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At Canadian Natural, we are proud of the achievements of our people.
Our goal has always been to run our business and run it well, executing on our projects and creating value for our shareholders. That is what we have focused on for the past twenty years, and it is what we continue to focus on.  Today the efforts of over 5000 employees have helped us become a leading senior oil and gas exploration and production company. 

Horizon Oil Sands
Horizon Oil Sands is an exciting part of our growth.  Full production capacity for Phase 1 is 110,000 bbl/d of fully upgraded, light, sweet synthetic crude oil.  We will see incremental production gains throughout the completion of future expansion and debottlenecking, with targeted full facility capacity of approximately 250,000 bbl/d.  Further phases of expansion will bring the ultimate capacity to 500,000 bbl/d.

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Please select the WHAT WE OFFER tab on http://careers.cnrl.com/Horizon to learn more about our competitive compensation plan!

This position is based in Calgary, Alberta and is eligible for:
* Relocation to Calgary

Position Summary

THE OPPORTUNITY:
Our Horizon Oil Sands operation is expanding with project spending for 2012 forecasted at approximately $2 Billion with similar spending projected each year for the next 5 years.

As part of the Major Projects team, the Estimator is responsible for ensuring that estimates are produced to a high standard and in a timely manner contributing to on time / on budget project completion for the Horizon Oil Sands expansion projects.

HOW WILL YOU MAKE YOUR MARK?
The Estimator will develop Capital Cost Estimates for Major Projects through the following activities:
* Develop total installed cost estimates for strategic capital projects
* Review and verify total installed cost estimates submitted by contractors of all disciplines including:
   o Civil / Structural
   o Mechanical
   o Piping
   o Electrical and Instrumentation
* Collect and assemble benchmarking data
* Provision of specialty estimating services as required

QUALIFICATIONS:
* Typically 5+ years of industrial estimating experience preferably in oil gas, mining or oil sands industry with an Engineering degree or suitable technical qualifications
* Exposure to Winest and other estimating software
* Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office Programs

HEALTH AND SAFETY:
At Canadian Natural, safety is a core value.  We conduct all of our operations in a way that identifies, minimizes and mitigates harm to the health and safety of employees, contractors, the public and the environment.

Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Canadian Natural Resources Limited - CNRL - is a publicly traded company on the TSX and NYSE as CNQ.

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