Co-op/Intern Student - Engineering Practice
Date: Nov 29, 2025
Location: Calgary, AB, CA, T2A 7V2
Company: Spartan Controls Ltd.
Spartan Controls is an employee-owned company and leading provider of data management, industrial automation, valves, measurement and control solutions for process industries in Western Canada and beyond. We are dedicated to providing exceptional sales, support and service experiences for our diverse customer base in industries such as mining, power, oil & gas, municipal, pulp & paper, and chemical.
Spartan is committed to creating a sustainable modern world with innovative automation. Our focus is Customer Outcomes. By leveraging applied automation we assist customers improving their Safety, Reliability, Operations and Productivity.
Our employee ownership model creates a unique culture of community, creativity, entrepreneurship, and a place to build your career. Spartan Controls provides an environment that not only encourages you to do your best, but also empowers you to do what it takes to create a solution, address a need, or respond to an issue.
Summary
Reporting to the Engineering Practice Lead, the Engineering Practice Co-op Student role would consist of a split of:
- corporate engineering practice initiatives
- supporting and developing software tools used within engineering and operations
- technical project work
- project streamlining initiatives
The successful candidate will be a self-starter with good oral and written communication skills, and will work with the Engineering Practice Lead, managers, team leads, project teams, and shop staff.
Work Term: 16 months, starting May 2026
Role and Responsibilities
- Developing solutions utilizing the Microsoft Power Platform (primarily Power Apps, Power Automate, and Power BI) and SharePoint
- Documenting best practices
- defining and documenting new processes
- developing and testing workflows
- analyzing existing processes
- gathering requirements
- proposing solutions and gathering feedback
- implementing solutions and providing training materials and in-person training
Qualifications and Skills
- Current enrolled in undergraduate Engineering program, preferably in Software Engineering
- Students enrolled in a post-secondary Co-op/Internship program, returning to school in September 2027 are preferred.
- Customer Service experience
- Proficiency in MS Office programs; Word, Power Point, Excel
- High level technical skills and ability to learn in a fast-paced environment
- Strong communication and time management skills
- Collaborative team player and strong work principles
- Excellent office organizational and operational skills
- Detail oriented
- Entrepreneurial work ethic
- Experience with SharePoint and the Microsoft Power Platform an asset
Spartan is committed to providing a safe workplace for all employees. This position is classified as safety-sensitive, and as such, the successful candidate will be required to pass a pre-employment alcohol & drug test.
Spartan recognizes that there are many ways in which candidates develop knowledge, abilities, and competencies throughout their careers. We encourage applications from candidates with a variety of backgrounds and we do consider qualifications and competencies that are equivalent to those specifically mentioned above.
Applications will be reviewed after the closing date and those candidates selected for the next steps in the recruitment process will be contacted directly.
As part of our recruitment process, successful candidates will be required to pass a pre-employment security background check.
Close Date: January 15, 2026 (11:59 pm MST)
Requisition ID: 1693