JOB DESCRIPTION Canadian Natural is seeking well-rounded intermediate to senior Area Geophysicists with strong technical and communication skills to join our Conventional Exploration team. This role offers the opportunity to work across a diverse asset base, delivering integrated geophysical interpretations that support exploration, development, asset management, and future growth opportunities.

The Opportunity JOB DESCRIPTION Canadian Natural is seeking well-rounded intermediate to senior Area Geophysicists with strong technical and communication skills to join our Conventional Exploration team. This role offers the opportunity to work across a diverse asset base, delivering integrated geophysical interpretations that support exploration, development, asset management, and future growth opportunities.

You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to progress opportunities across Canadian Natural’s conventional oil and gas portfolio, including cold heavy oil, light oil, liquids-rich natural gas, and other established and emerging opportunities throughout the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.

At Canadian Natural, we pride ourselves on long-term career stability. As one of Canada’s largest independent energy producers, our diversified portfolio and disciplined capital strategy allow us to operate steadily through commodity cycles. Joining our team means contributing to sustainable growth while developing your technical and leadership capabilities in a collaborative environment.

Job location: Calgary, Alberta

Work schedule: 5 x 2, 8-hour shifts

Safety sensitive position: No

Application deadline: October 30, 2026

Key Accountabilities

Work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams to identify, evaluate,



and progress exploration, development, and growth opportunities across producing properties and emerging areas

Provide geophysical support to the planning and execution of drilling and completion programs, including horizontal, multi-lateral, stratigraphic, and disposal wells

Support asset management activities including land sale evaluations, acquisitions and divestitures (A&D;), land expiries, and other business development opportunities

Apply a broad range of seismic interpretation techniques, including seismic modelling and synthetic well ties, horizon and fault interpretation, amplitude and attribute analysis, and time-to-depth conversion, integrating results with geological, petrophysical, engineering, and production data

Develop technically sound recommendations and clearly communicate subsurface interpretations, risks, uncertainties, and opportunities to multidisciplinary teams and management

Provide technical guidance and mentorship to other geoscientists and contribute to the continuous improvement of geophysical workflows and interpretation practices

What You Bring To The Role

Bachelor’s degree in Geophysics or a related geoscience discipline, with 4+ years of petroleum geophysics experience, preferably within the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin

Registration, or eligibility for registration, with APEGA is required





Proven problem-solving, communication, organizational, and teamwork skills, with the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative environment

Strong business acumen with a demonstrated ability to integrate geophysics with economic drivers, focus effort on the highest-value opportunities, and identify technical optimizations that improve project economics

Demonstrated proficiency with SeisWare is required. Experience with SubsurfaceAI Attribute Studio, Hampson&Russell; applications (including Strata, Emerge, Pro4D, and AVO), and analytical tools such as Tableau, ArcGIS, Excel, and Python are considered an asset

What We Offer

Market-competitive salary, stock options, company matched stock savings plan, annual bonuses

May be eligible for relocation pursuant to Canadian Natural’s 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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About Us We are proud to be ranked as one of Forbes' Canada's Best Employers in 2025 and 2026.

We invest in your career through offering a culture that focuses on developing people, working together and doing it right, with fun and integrity.

Industry Leader: We commenced business in 1989 with a handful of employees and modest production, but today we employ more than 1

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