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Why Work for Total E&P Canada?

Total E&P Canada supports new talent and encourages new ideas. As an E&P (exploration & production) subsidiary of Total SA, we are proud to be part of one of the largest energy companies in the world.

Our success will be based on the talent of our employees. At Total E&P Canada, we offer the excitement of a start up, where you see projects move from planning to production, all done with the backing of a global energy group.

Albert Elliott, Total E&P Canada VP, Human Resources, Communications & Administration

We plan to invest up to $20 billion into the Alberta economy over the 2010 decade to ensure we have a strong, sustainable position in the Athabasca Oil Sands.

We will grow to 1,500 employees by 2020 to help us reach our goal. Join us as we embark on one of the largest investments in Total’s history, and start building for the long-term future.

Total Summer Students in front of Louvre

Total Summer School students
visiting the Louvre in Paris

What Total E&P Canada Offers

  • Comprehensive and competitive remuneration and benefits packages, among the best in Alberta
  • Active social and sport programming for employees
  • also:
  • Diversity:  talent from all backgrounds and parts of the world
  • Multicultural environment
  • Variety of opportunities: Engineering, Geosciences, Finance, Business, R&D, Human Resources, Communications, Legal, Contracts, IT
  • Commitment to training and career development: 80% of our employees have received training in France
  • Mobility & International Opportunities: continuous career growth by changing jobs, sectors or even countries; on average, 10% of our employees are working on assignments abroad

Our Policies, Beliefs, Attitudes

field workers

Fairness

We offer top notch employee benefits, a progressive employee share ownership policy, and a compensation policy that is based on individual merit.



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Responsibility

Ethics, safety and sustainability are core concerns, both in terms of our actions and the development of our employees. Total E&P Canada is committed to working in an ethical and responsible manner as described in our HSE and SD Charter.



award recipient and Total E&P Canada President

Total Attitude

The four cornerstone behaviours which guide Total’s actions are listening, mutual support, cross functionality and boldness. A Total E&P Canada Attitude Award (chosen by peers) is presented semi-annually to the employee who best displays all four Total Attitude behaviours.



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Green Attitude

As part of our overall commitment to sustainable development, we launched our Green Attitude campaign in June 2009. With the support of the company, the campaign encourages employees to reduce their personal environmental footprint at home and at work.






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