Pipeline Engineering Intern

March 27, 2025
$24 / hour

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Job Description

About Suncor:

Suncor is one of Canada’s leading energy companies, involved in oil sands development, production, and upgrading; offshore oil and gas; petroleum refining in Canada and the U.S.; and the Petro-Canada retail and wholesale distribution networks, including Canada’s Electric Highway™. They emphasize a strategy focused on growth, sustainability, operational excellence, capital discipline, and technological innovation. Suncor is committed to inclusion and diversity, fostering a respectful workplace through various employee inclusion networks. They are an equal opportunity employer.

Job Description: Pipeline Engineering Internship (Summer 2025)

This is a 3-month paid summer internship (May/June 2025) based at the Cheyenne District Office in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The role offers a blend of office (70%) and field (30%) experience working on a new pipeline construction project. Interns will collaborate with engineers and pipeline specialists.

Responsibilities:

• Participate in the technical evaluation and development of improvement projects.
• Advance mechanical and interdisciplinary projects to completion.
• Directly support integrity and engineering departments with project implementation.
• Implement project steps from initial idea, through design, planning, construction, and project closure.
• Determine, develop, and present solutions to identified problems.
• Provide technical support to integrity, engineering, and reliability groups.

Requirements:

Student enrolled in a Bachelor of Engineering program (Mechanical/Chemical/Civil/Industrial/Petroleum) with at least 1.5 years of completed studies.
• Must be enrolled in an accredited academic institution and returning to school full-time after the internship.
Good computer skills (Microsoft Office, especially Excel).
Valid driver’s license with a driving record acceptable to Suncor.
Must be legally authorized to work in the USA for the duration of employment.

Compensation:

• hourly rate: $21.43/hr to $23.75/hr (depending on semesters/academic terms and internships completed).
• Students are eligible for benefits during their work term.

Other details:

Regular 40-hour work week, Monday to Friday, with potential for extended hours.
• Safety-sensitive role, designated as a Department of Transportation (DOT) position.
• Pre-employment drug testing, employment verification, education verification, background checks, and other pre-employment assessments are required.