Upstream Engineering Student

ExxonMobil Canada Posted: January 3, 2020
Expires: January 19, 2020
Location
St. John's, Canada
Job Type

Description

Students will be assigned to one of the following positions:

Hibernia Asset Engineering Assistant/Hebron Asset Engineering Assistant

  • Computer modeling of oil, gas, and water pipeline networks and facilities
  • Assisting field operations in solving technical problems
  • Preliminary scoping, cost estimating, scheduling and working on the economics for facilities projects
  • Analyzing of production data to characterize flow behavior
  • Analyzing options for improving production and supporting economic analyses
  • Interfacing with field operations to ensure continuous improvement
  • Assisting management in implementing effective solutions to health, safety, and environmental issues
  • Reviewing and compiling information from engineering standards and other resources
  • Participating in technical reviews of engineering documentation and construction drawings
  • Assisting in Hazard and Operability Studies and other risk analyses

Cross-Asset Technical Engineering Assistant

  • Interact with operations, maintenance and other engineering technical staff to collaboratively address key technical and business priorities
  • Identify improvement opportunities, articulate technical / business challenges, and provide technical solutions
  • Complete engineering studies to address reliability or integrity issues
  • Preliminary scoping, cost estimating, scheduling and working on the economics for projects related to reliability, optimization or facility integrity
  • Participate in project development utilizing ExxonMobil Engineering practices, processes, tools and procedures
  • Assisting management in implementing effective solutions to health, safety, and environmental issues
  • Assisting in Hazard and Operability Studies and other risk analyses
  • Implementation, application and continuous improvement of the Facility Integrity Management Program at ExxonMobil Canada East

Drilling & Subsurface Engineering Assistant

  • Real-time monitoring of active drill wells, including cost/time performance, drilling fluid properties, directional profile progress and torque/drag
  • Analyzing and optimizing various drilling rig components
  • Modeling of drilling fluid networks and facilities
  • Assisting drilling and subsurface operations in real-time technical problem solving and troubleshooting
  • Implementing effective solutions to health, safety and environmental issues
  • Evaluating drilling alternatives and proposal of recommended practices
  • Reviewing and evaluating wells to identify opportunities to improve production or lower costs
  • Generating well cost estimates for performing remedial/diagnostic wellwork
  • Running modeling software to better understand well performance
  • Engineers and Geoscientists to develop the most economic options for new well designs

If there is a particular role you are interested in, please indicate in your cover letter.

Academic Qualifications:

  • University Engineering student available for a work term beginning in May 2020
  • Currently enrolled in a University Engineering program and returning to full-time studies after the work term
  • To be considered for employment, your most recent unofficial transcript(s) must be submitted with your application

Other Qualifications:

  • Commitment to safety on and off the job
  • Excellent computer skills and familiarity with Microsoft Office applications
  • Strong oral and written communication skills
  • Ability to work with a minimal supervision and in a team-based environment
  • Previous petroleum industry experience is considered beneficial, but not essential
  • Demonstrated leadership and strong academic skills
  • Initiative, independence and accountability for tasks and understanding impacts on the business

Start date: May 2020

Work term: 4 months

Location: St. John's, NL

For more information and to apply online, visit our website.

Application deadline: January 19, 2020 11:59pm MST

Your benefits:

  • A company committed to career growth - we recruit those who are interested in a career with ExxonMobil and prefer to develop and promote people from within.
  • Commitment to safety, ethics & continuous improvement – these standards are the reason ExxonMobil is an industry leader. You will work for a company that upholds safety and ethics ideals and continues to seek out ways to improve.
  • Continuous learning environment - encourages you to augment your skills and capabilities.
  • If you are talented, driven, and want to make meaningful contributions that really impact environmental, safety and bottom line objectives, then you owe it to yourself to apply with ExxonMobil.

Who we are

The need for energy is a very real economic issue. It affects literally everyone–everywhere in the world. At ExxonMobil Canada, we are proud to bring together a highly talented and diverse workforce eager to take on and solve the world’s toughest energy challenges.

Other considerations

In accordance with the Canada-Newfoundland Atlantic Accord Implementation Act, first consideration for employment will be given to qualified persons who meet the residency requirements of the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador set out in the Elections Act, 1991, S.N.L. 1992 c. E-3.1. For applicants selected to be interviewed, pre-employment background screening will be required. We thank all those who apply; however, only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

Eligibility to work in Canada

All applicants who receive an offer of employment must be eligible to work in Canada on their start date. Proof of eligibility shall be in the form of a Canadian birth certificate, Canadian passport, Canadian citizenship certificate, Canadian certificate of permanent residence, Canadian open work permit or receipt from Immigration Canada of an application for a post-graduate work permit. Proof of eligibility must be current and valid (not expired, cancelled or voided). Proof of eligibility will be required if an offer of employment is made. Failure to provide proof of eligibility at least six (6) weeks prior to the start date in the offer of employment may result in the offer of employment being rescinded.

ExxonMobil Canada is committed to providing equitable treatment and equal opportunity to all individuals. In certain situations, ExxonMobil may use your application to consider your suitability for other positions within the Company and may also provide the information to its affiliates, including Imperial Limited and affiliates of ExxonMobil Corporation, in connection with possible opportunities at those affiliates.