Posted: June 24, 2026
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Join Canadian Natural Resources in Calgary, Alberta, as a Crude Oil Marketing Commercial Coordinator. This pivotal role involves supporting the negotiation, execution, and optimization of commercial arrangements across the company's crude oil portfolio. Key duties include managing contract records, assessing commercial impacts, and resolving disputes. Top requirements include over 10 years of experience in crude oil marketing, contracts, or transportation, alongside a Bachelor's degree in a related business or engineering discipline.
At Canadian Natural Resources, a recognized leader in Canada’s energy industry, we are committed to innovation and excellence. We operate one of the strongest and most diversified asset portfolios globally, focusing on responsible development of natural resources. As a Commercial Coordinator within our Crude Oil Marketing team in Calgary, you will play a crucial role in supporting the negotiation, execution, administration, and ongoing optimization of commercial arrangements for our extensive crude oil portfolio. This position involves close collaboration with various internal teams, including Logistics and Scheduling, Accounting, Credit, Risk, and Legal, as well as engaging with external customers, shippers, and pipeline operators. Your work will be instrumental in ensuring that all commercial commitments are meticulously structured, properly documented, and effectively executed, with a strong emphasis on contract governance, transportation economics, and pipeline tariffs. This is an exceptional opportunity for a commercially minded, detail-oriented professional to develop deep expertise in crude oil marketing, transportation logistics, market access strategies, and complex commercial contract structures, paving the way for future crude oil marketing roles within our dynamic organization. Your ability to interpret intricate agreements, understand key value drivers, resolve issues efficiently, and communicate clear recommendations will directly contribute to Canadian Natural’s sustained commercial success in the competitive energy sector.
In this role, you will be responsible for supporting Crude Oil Marketers in the negotiation, execution, and administration of a wide array of agreements, including purchase, sale, exchange, transportation, storage, and terminalling contracts. Maintaining accurate commercial contract records and terms, encompassing pricing, General Terms and Conditions, credit requirements, delivery obligations, nominations, notices, renewals, and expiry dates, will be a core responsibility. A significant part of your contribution will involve developing a robust working knowledge of Western Canadian crude oil markets, understanding pipeline tariffs, nomination procedures, apportionment, and various transportation alternatives, alongside quality requirements and market access constraints. You will collaborate extensively with Legal, Credit, Risk, and Accounting departments to facilitate contract approvals, counterparty onboarding, credit reviews, and ensure accurate settlement processes. Coordinating with Logistics and Scheduling will be essential to assess the commercial impact of nominations, delivery performance, pipeline constraints, and operational disruptions. Furthermore, you will review pipeline tariff changes, regulatory filings, and industry notices to identify potential commercial impacts and recommend proactive actions, while also supporting the timely and professional resolution of commercial disputes, claims, and invoice issues. Preparing comprehensive contract summaries, issue logs, position updates, and commercial analysis for Marketers and management will be a regular task, as will tracking and analyzing fees, pricing, differentials, quality adjustments, and transportation costs to support value-focused decision-making. Identifying and recommending improvements to contract structures, internal processes, and commercial controls will also be a key aspect of this Calgary-based marketing job.
To excel as a Crude Oil Marketing Commercial Coordinator at Canadian Natural Resources, you should possess over 10 years of progressive experience within the energy sector, specifically in crude oil marketing, contracts, logistics, scheduling, transportation, commercial operations, or business development. A Bachelor’s degree in business, economics, finance, engineering, commerce, or a related discipline is a fundamental requirement. We are seeking a candidate with a strong interest in developing a long-term career in crude oil marketing, demonstrating the initiative to thoroughly learn market fundamentals, transportation economics, and commercial value drivers. Essential qualifications include a working knowledge of Western Canadian crude oil markets, pipeline systems, various transportation options, pipeline nominations, tariffs, and established commercial contract structures. Experience in reviewing, drafting, or administering commercial agreements, General Terms and Conditions, transportation contracts, or related commercial documents is crucial. The successful candidate will exhibit a strong ability to interpret complex contract language, identify commercial implications, understand associated risks, and escalate key issues with clear, actionable recommendations. Being highly detail-oriented and organized is paramount, with a proven ability to track obligations, deadlines, documentation, and follow-ups while adeptly managing competing priorities in a fast-paced environment. Strong communication and relationship-building skills, coupled with sound judgment, accountability, and proficiency in Excel (with Power BI and related tools being an asset), will enable effective collaboration and practical problem-solving in this vital commercial role.
