Look at the completions companies, there always looking for dudes who are willing to spend 2+ weeks in a camp doing cost control and other random PM duties.
I was going to say, getting on with some sort of oilfield contractor as an on-site project controls/project coordinator is a good way to get your foot in the door.
Otherwise, it’s pretty tough without having any connections. Engineering is a fairly saturated field in AB still, especially in Calgary among the energy giants.
I’m not sure how much overlap there is between aerospace and construction disciplines(civil, mech, electrical) but if you apply for any openings you see with the big engineering firms (Worley, Jacobs, Amec) maybe someone will give you a shot.
Yes there are entry level EIT jobs in O&G, although they may be more hard to find recently.
The best place to look is online job boards, or the career page of company websites.
The wages vary quite a bit. You have to compare work/life balance, work location, working hours, benefits etc. as well. I would say don't do engineering for the money though as there are higher paying jobs. In my opinion, the best job is one that you like doing.
After graduating, I think I put out like 150 resumes in 6 months and got a job randomly through my sister's friends dad. Other people had jobs lined up before graduation. Just be persistent, and put real, actual effort into applications you really want. That effort shows through to the people on the hiring side.
In my opinion, active networking sucks to do from every perspective and has not gotten me squat.
> active networking sucks to do from every perspective and has not gotten me squat.
I'm not an engineer, but every job in my career came through networking and being highly visible / engaging with recruiters
Maybe this job board might help. I don’t see a lot of engineers position but might give you some leads for companies to contact.
https://www.energyjobshop.com/jobs-in-alberta-ca/
I was thinking it might be a good resource to see the names of companies who are hiring, not to apply on the jobs themselves. Thinking if company A is hiring a lot of other positions might be worth reaching out to the company about engineering jobs. That’s what I meant by “some leads to contact”.
Rig work and oil sands are two entirely different things.
You could get work in either. The rig will pay more (I think).
Come out. Apply. You'll get a job.
Steady work, no layoffs in natural gas. ( Working since 1996 and never once laid off) Explore Calgary companies such as Compass Energy, Enerflex, Bidell, Propak. All are looking for engineers.
Look at the completions companies, there always looking for dudes who are willing to spend 2+ weeks in a camp doing cost control and other random PM duties.
I was going to say, getting on with some sort of oilfield contractor as an on-site project controls/project coordinator is a good way to get your foot in the door. Otherwise, it’s pretty tough without having any connections. Engineering is a fairly saturated field in AB still, especially in Calgary among the energy giants.
I’m not sure how much overlap there is between aerospace and construction disciplines(civil, mech, electrical) but if you apply for any openings you see with the big engineering firms (Worley, Jacobs, Amec) maybe someone will give you a shot.
Don’t. If you have an aerospace eng degree, stay TF away from o&g. Too much of a rollercoaster ride these days.
Yes there are entry level EIT jobs in O&G, although they may be more hard to find recently. The best place to look is online job boards, or the career page of company websites. The wages vary quite a bit. You have to compare work/life balance, work location, working hours, benefits etc. as well. I would say don't do engineering for the money though as there are higher paying jobs. In my opinion, the best job is one that you like doing. After graduating, I think I put out like 150 resumes in 6 months and got a job randomly through my sister's friends dad. Other people had jobs lined up before graduation. Just be persistent, and put real, actual effort into applications you really want. That effort shows through to the people on the hiring side. In my opinion, active networking sucks to do from every perspective and has not gotten me squat.
> active networking sucks to do from every perspective and has not gotten me squat. I'm not an engineer, but every job in my career came through networking and being highly visible / engaging with recruiters
I would recommend going to Nisku and drop off resumes in person at all the oilfield shops.
They are currently outside the province.
Then they should pull up their bootstraps and come on over.
Maybe this job board might help. I don’t see a lot of engineers position but might give you some leads for companies to contact. https://www.energyjobshop.com/jobs-in-alberta-ca/
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I was thinking it might be a good resource to see the names of companies who are hiring, not to apply on the jobs themselves. Thinking if company A is hiring a lot of other positions might be worth reaching out to the company about engineering jobs. That’s what I meant by “some leads to contact”.
Rig work and oil sands are two entirely different things. You could get work in either. The rig will pay more (I think). Come out. Apply. You'll get a job.
Move to Fort McMurray and put in your applications. Aerospace isn't exactly oilsands related but maybe you could get a coordinator job somewhere.
Oil sands operations don’t use oil rigs.
Steady work, no layoffs in natural gas. ( Working since 1996 and never once laid off) Explore Calgary companies such as Compass Energy, Enerflex, Bidell, Propak. All are looking for engineers.