Intern, Fuel Productivity – Network Operations

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Canadian National Railway Company (CN) is looking for a highly motivated person to fulfill a full-time (40h/week) Intern, Fuel (Energy) position in Montreal, QC from May – Aug 2025.

Job Summary

The Intern, Fuel Productivity – Network Operations is responsible for working along with the Fuel Productivity team focused on being more productive with CN’s fuel utilization. The incumbent collaborates with the team to measure the impacts of CN’s fuel-saving initiatives and identifies new opportunities for improvement using data generated by on-board locomotive systems.

Major Responsibilities

Measure Fuel Benefits via Improved Aerodynamics on Intermodal Trains

· Gain an understanding of available data

· Review research to develop CN’s specific hypothesis

· Interview stakeholders to add context

· Analyze historical data to evaluate opportunities

· Calculate costs and benefits

· Develop and present actionable recommendation

Identify New Areas of Opportunity for Fuel Savings

· Interview stakeholders to identify areas to investigate

· Analyze historical data to uncover patterns or unexpected behaviour

· Assess opportunity and detail required changes

· Develop and present actionable recommendations

Other Tasks

· Meet with team members for a daily status update and to get questions answered

· Present a weekly status update

· Present findings

Requirements

· Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Tableau, Power BI, Business Objects or similar tools

· Ability to create and modify Structured Query Language (SQL) queries

· Strong ability for extracting insight from data

Education

· Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics or similar discipline

About CN  

CN is a world-class transportation
leader and trade-enabler. Essential to the economy, to the customers, and to
the communities it serves, CN
safely transports more than 300 million tons of natural resources, manufactured
products, and finished goods throughout North America every year. As the only railroad connecting
Canada’s Eastern and Western coasts with the Southern tip of the U.S. through a
19,500 mile rail network, CN and its affiliates have been contributing
to community prosperity and sustainable trade since 1919. CN is committed to
programs supporting social responsibility and environmental stewardship. At
CN, we work as ONE TEAM, focused on safety, sustainability and our customers,
providing operational and supply chain excellence to deliver results.

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