Risk Management & Insurance Student

The Opportunity

Are you a student looking for an exciting opportunity that is full of meaningful, diverse, and ambitious assignments working alongside industry-leading professionals? Join Canadian Natural, where we strive to provide opportunities based on your abilities, helping you to contribute in a meaningful way and apply your academic experience to challenging and rewarding projects!

Gain valuable experience as a student for our Corporate Development group working in Risk Management. Risk Management involves analyzing and minimizing a corporation’s exposure to risk while conserving its human, financial, and physical assets through insurance and/or through contractual transfer of risk.  In this role, you will develop an understanding of Risk Management principles and its application to protecting property, personnel, income, reputation, and the environment. Since risk and risk management touch every aspect of the business, you will develop a broad understanding of the company’s operations and geographical areas, and will liaise with multiple business units, including Supply Management, Marketing, Operations, Engineering, and Legal.

• Job location: Calgary, AB – Head Office
• Shift schedule: 5 days on, 2 days off, 8 hours/day (Monday – Friday)
• Term length: 4 months
• Term start: January 2027
• Safety sensitive position: No
• Application deadline: This posting will close once the successful candidate(s) have been selected. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Key Accountabilities

• Gain foundational knowledge of insurance products, risk management, and contractual language used across the business
• Learn about Canada’s oil and gas industry and Canadian Natural’s operations (thermal, conventional, and oil sands)
• Support review and analysis of contractual insurance provisions, including identifying key risks and common issues
• Respond to internal inquiries on risk and insurance topics under supervision and track common requests and solutions
• Assist with data collection and analysis for insurance submissions, reporting, and loss tracking
• Contribute to presentations, documentation updates, research, and other ad hoc projects

What You Bring to The Role

• Currently enrolled in:
  • Your 2nd, 3rd, or 4th year of an undergraduate degree with a focus in Commerce, Economics, Finance, Business, Law, or Political Science
  • Your 1st or 2nd year of an LLB or JD
  • Other relevant degrees will be considered
• Highly organized and efficient
• Able to produce high-quality written work
• Skilled at communicating, interacting, and relating with others
• Strong logical reasoning and analytical thinking skills
• Self-motivated with a strong work ethic
• Able to work independently or in a team environment, as required
• Proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word 

What We Offer

• Competitive salary
• Paid time off during Christmas week and summer Fridays in July and August
• Students may be eligible for relocation assistance pursuant to Canadian Natural’s Student Relocation Policy
  • Students will be responsible for finding their own accommodations during the work term
• Multiple volunteer opportunities within the community
• Opportunities to partake in initiatives such as the Intern Social Committee

Check out our COMPENSATION & BENEFITS overview to see what we have to offer!
 

If you are interested in this exciting student work term opportunity, please include your resume, cover letter and unofficial transcripts as part of your online application.

All candidates applying to Canadian Natural must have legal authorization to work in Canada with no restrictions.

We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for the position; however, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. This posting will close once a successful candidate has been selected.