Pipeline Controller I

Genesis Energy, LLC; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Genesis Energy, LLC in Houston, TX is hiring a Trainee Controller to monitor pipelines from a centralized location and assist with safe delivery and receipt of oil. The role includes on-the-job training for 4–6 months and shadowing senior staff to gain hands-on experience.

The program emphasizes learning DOT and state regulations, documentation accuracy, and customer communication while developing the skills necessary for future intermediate responsibilities within pipeline operations.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Reliable and able to maintain accurate oil movement documentation.
• Able to work in a fast-paced, high-stress environment.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and operate pipelines from a remote location to ensure timely product delivery.
• Develop skills to operate storage facilities, remote pumping, and supplier sites.
• Learn emergency response procedures per DOT and state regulations.
• Document oil movements and resolve over/short situations.
• Communicate with customers to verify deliveries and timing.
• Collaborate with controllers, schedulers, and field staff for safe delivery of oil.
• Promote the company safety program.

Skills

Communication skills

Multitasking

Reliability

Working under pressure

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)

Job description

Posted Tuesday, August 11, 2026 at 5:00 AM

Genesis Energy, LLC is an affiliate of Genesis Energy, L.P. a publicly traded, master limited partnership headquartered in Houston, Texas. We provide critical pipeline infrastructure supporting long-lived, world-class developments in the Gulf of America. Our business also includes a diversified suite of Jones Act compliant marine transportation equipment used to transport crude oil and intermediate refined products along the Gulf and East Coast, and major river systems, the production and marketing of other specialty chemicals with no known substitutes and an increasingly integrated portfolio of onshore crude oil pipelines and terminals along the Gulf Coast.

Key Duties:

• Learn standard operating procedures to monitor flow and operate pipelines on a 24-hour basis from a centralized remote location to ensure timely and accurate product delivery or receipts for customers and suppliers.
• Establish skill set necessary to operate and monitor product pipelines, the storage facility operations, remote pumping facilities, and supplier sites.
• Learn procedures of the emergency response communications system for the notification of pipeline management/government agencies per Department of Transportation (DOT) and state regulations.
• Learn to document oil movements and all over & short situations.
• Develop skills needed to communicate with customers when verifying oil deliveries and timing of delivery.
• Work with more senior Controllers, Scheduler and field personnel to develop the knowledge needed for the safe and efficient delivery and/or receipt of oil volumes.
• Participates in and promotes the Company’s safety program to coworkers.

Other Information

• On the job training for 4-6 months (PHMSA trainings along with in house trainings to gain the knowledge to be a qualified operator)
• Trainee will shadow a Controller 3 for 4-6 months depending on learning curve and testing abilities
• Works under close supervision with clearly defined procedures
• Has limited discretion to vary from established procedures
• Work is prescribed with little autonomy

Required Skills, Experience, and Education:

• High school diploma or GED;
• Must be computer literate in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel and Outlook).
• Must be reliable and committed to producing and maintaining current, accurate documentation of oil movement situations.
• Must be able to work effectively in a multi-task environment.
• Must be able to communicate effectively both orally and written
• Must be able to work effectively in a fast paced, high stress environment
• Must be able to work an alternating shift from days to nights

Genesis Energy is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other legally protected categories.This includes providing reasonable accommodation for employee's and applicant's disabilities or religious beliefs and practices .Alternative methods of applying for employment are available to individuals unable to apply through this site because of a disability. Contact Genesis Human Resources to discuss reasonable accommodations by sending an email to [e-mail] .