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Student, Mine Engineering
@ Cameco
Canada
Overview
Cameco is hiring a student for a 12-month full-time temporary term in its Cigar Lake Mine Engineering Department in northern Saskatchewan, running May 2027 to April 2028. The student supports surveying, ventilation, production layouts, short-term planning and ground control underground. The role is on a rotational schedule with commuting to site by aircraft and pays $78,800 to $97,000 per year.
Responsibilities:
- Support surveying, ventilation and production layouts
- Assist with short-term planning and ground control
- Contribute to mine engineering project work
- Apply technical knowledge across underground engineering activities
Requirements summary:
- Entering third or fourth year of geological or mine engineering
- Resolute attitude towards safety
- Valid Class 5 driver's licence
- Willing to work a rotational schedule and commute by aircraft
- Must return to school after the work term
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- 2026-11-05
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- 2026-11-05
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Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | Engineering |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Travel | air: moderate |
| Work setting | Plant or factory |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical moderate · computer moderate |
| Languages | English |
| Driver’s licence | required |
| Encouraged to apply | Indigenous peoples, People with disabilities, Racialized people |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (required) |
| Fields of study | Mining engineering, Geological engineering |
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Cameco
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Powering a secure energy future.
Full company description
Cameco is a global nuclear energy company. Our competitive position is based on our controlling ownership of the world’s largest high-grade uranium mine reserves and low-cost operations, as well as significant investments across the nuclear fuel cycle, including ownership interests in Westinghouse Electric Company and Global Laser Enrichment. Utilities around the world rely on Cameco to provide global nuclear fuel solutions for the generation of safe, reliable, carbon-free nuclear power. We are proud to be one of Canada’s largest employers of Indigenous people, and our land holdings, including exploration, span about 1.8 million acres, the majority near our existing operations in northern Saskatchewan. Our head office is in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. All applications for career opportunities must be made through our website - https://www.cameco.com/careers
- LinkedIn followers
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- People associated on LinkedIn
- 2,489
- Reported office locations
- 2121 11th Street West, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7M 1J3, CA
- 1 Eldorado Place, Port Hope, Ontario L1A 3A1, CA
- 200 Dorset St E, Port Hope, Ontario L1A 3V4, CA
- 328 Eldorado Road, Blind River, Ontario P0R 1B0, CA
- Other recorded names
- Cameco Corporation
- Specialties
- Uranium mining and milling
- mining
- nuclear fuel
- nuclear fuel services
- uranium refining
- uranium conversion
- nuclear reactors
- uranium enrichment
- and nuclear energy
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Cameco is a global nuclear energy company. Our competitive position is based on our controlling ownership of the world’s largest high-grade uranium mine reserves and low-cost operations, as well as significant investments across the nuclear fuel cycle, including ownership interests in Westinghouse Electric Company and Global Laser Enrichment. Utilities around the world rely on Cameco to provide global nuclear fuel…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Nuclear Electric Power Generation |
| Company size | 1,001-5,000 employees |
| Headquarters | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Organization type | Public Company |
| Year founded | 1988 |
| Specialties | Uranium mining and millingminingnuclear fuelnuclear fuel servicesuranium refininguranium conversionnuclear reactorsuranium enrichmentand nuclear energy |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 82 |
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At Cameco we understand the value of a diverse workforce and we embrace, encourage and support workplace inclusion and diversity. New ideas, perspectives, experiences, and expertise make Cameco stronger. We are committed to building a diverse workforce reflective of the communities we operate in. Our vision is to create a culture where inclusion is the goal, and a diverse and representative workforce is our measure of success. Cameco is committed to providing an inclusive selection process, free from systemic barriers. support employment equity and encourage all members of underrepresented groups (i.e., women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities and members of racialized groups/visible minorities) to voluntarily disclose. Cameco welcomes applicants from all backgrounds, abilities, and experiences to apply.
About Us
Cigar Lake, located in northern Saskatchewan, is the world’s highest-grade uranium mine. The uranium produced at Cigar Lake is used for nuclear fuel products, which utilities around the world rely on to generate safe, reliable, emissions-free nuclear power. Cameco is one of the largest global providers of the uranium fuel needed to power a secure energy future.
The Role
Working as a member of the Cigar Lake Mine Engineering Department, you will support a variety of technical activities and gain hands-on experience across multiple mine engineering disciplines in an underground mining environment.
In this role, you will:
- Support mine engineering activities including surveying, ventilation, production and development layouts, short-term planning, ground control, and project work.
- Work closely with the mine engineering team to develop practical experience and apply your technical knowledge across a broad range of underground mine engineering activities.
Required:
- you will be entering your third or fourth year as a university student in geological or mine engineering, or other applicable academic fields;
- demonstrate resolute attitude towards safety;
- valid class 5 driver’s license;
- work a rotational schedule and commute to site by aircraft; and
- you must be returning to school for the academic semester following your work term with Cameco.
Recommended:
- experience with Microsoft Suite; and
- experience using Vulcan and/or Deswik.
Conditions of Employment:
- pre-employment substance test.
Cameco is an employment equity employer and aims to achieve gender parity, and as such, preference will be given to qualified members of equity groups. We are strengthened by the diverse backgrounds of experiences and encourage applicants with various levels of expertise to apply, as equivalent combination of education and work experience are considered.
This is a 12-month full-time temporary student term, starting May 2027 until end of April 2028.
Interviews will take place in December 2026 and January 2027. Students will be notified if they are selected for an interview.
Req ID #: 42560
Posted: November 5, 2026
Posting end date: November 26, 2026
Salary Range: 78,800-97,000 per annum
Safety Sensitive Site
Preference will be given to Residents of Saskatchewan’s North (RSN).
The physical and psychological safety of our employees is a top priority at Cameco. We invite candidates to voluntarily disclose accommodation requirements, if contacted in relation to a job opportunity. Information received will be addressed confidentially and Cameco’s Workplace Inclusion and Accommodation Program document is available upon request. Successful candidates for all positions that will work at Safety Sensitive Sites or Safety Sensitive Positions must take and pass a Substance Test, which includes marijuana, as a condition of employment. Marijuana remains in a user’s system for about 30 days, so applicants who recently used marijuana recreationally should not expect to pass a substance test.
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