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 chance 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 Seis Ware is required. Experience with Subsurface AI Attribute Studio, Hampson&Russell; applications (including Strata, Emerge, Pro4 D, and AVO), and analytical tools such as Tableau, Arc GIS, Excel, and Python are 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 Natural’s Relocation Policy
100% Employer paid extended Health, Dental and Vision Benefits
Health & Wellness Spending

📌 Area geophysicist (Calgary)
🏢 Canadian Natural Resources
📍 Calgary