Pipeline Operator - Intermediate

ONEOK, Inc.; Midland (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

ONEOK, Inc. in Texas seeks an experienced pipeline operations professional to support gas and liquids gathering and transmission systems. You will work on compressor stations, storage facilities, dehydration and measurement units, ensuring safe and compliant operations.

Responsibilities include startup/shutdown, pigging, gauging tanks, locating lines, and maintaining pipelines with attention to cathodic protection and coatings, while documenting logs and reports for regulators.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of cathodic protection/corrosion control activities
• Ability to use tools and equipment including computers and related software
• Ability to establish, prioritize assignments and complete assignments in a timely manner with limited supervision
• Ability to use logic and reasoning to identify alternate solutions or approaches to a problem
• Ability to communicate thoughts, ideas, information, messages and other written information, which may contain technical material, in a logical, organized and coherent manner
• Ability to apply the use of formulas to estimate or calculate flow rates and volumes
• Ability to apply basic arithmetic to include addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division

Responsibilities

• Perform pipeline operations and maintenance on systems including compressor stations, gas storages, dehydration facilities, pumping facilities, measurement facilities and related equipment
• Monitor usage and/or replace lubricants, fluids, inhibitors, chemicals, etc., as needed to ensure safe and efficient operation of equipment
• Exchange information regarding pipeline operations, maintenance, measurement, and other activities with officials, contractors, customers, producers, and landowners
• Prepare information and reports including gas/liquid flow and quality; maintenance/repair logs; samples; pipeline/corrosion activities; construction inspection; regulatory requirements
• Drive and ensure maintenance is completed on assigned company vehicles
• React to emergency situations to prevent injury or damage
• DOT-related functions may be included; stay alert to hazardous conditions

Skills

Cathodic protection

Software usage

Communication

Flow calculations

Problem solving

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Access

Microsoft Word

Job description

#WeAreONEOK - Fortune 500 company. 100+ years in business. Leading midstream service provider. Safety first. Sustainable operations. Environmentally responsible. Employee focused.

JOB SUMMARY

Job Profile Summary

Perform intermediate level work related to gas and/or liquids pipeline system operations.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Perform pipeline operations and maintenance activities on systems including compressor stations, gas storages, dehydration facilities, pumping facilities, measurement facilities, and related equipment which may include, but is not limited to:
• Startup and shutdown
• Pigging
• Collecting liquids
• Changing charts
• Gauging tanks
• Locating and marking lines
• Monitoring cathodic protection/basic pipe coatings
• Leakage survey/patrolling pipelines
• Blowing drips
• Perform and/or dispatch line locates
• Construction watch
• Monitor usage and/or replace lubricants, fluids, inhibitors, chemicals, etc., as needed to ensure safe and efficient operation of equipment.
• Exchange information regarding pipeline operations, maintenance, measurement, and other activities with public/governmental officials, employees, contractors, customers, producers, and landowners.
• Provide calculations, compile, and/or prepare information and reports including but not limited to:
  • Gas/liquid flow and quality
  • Maintenance and/or repair logs
  • Samples (gas/liquids)
  • Pipeline/corrosion activities
  • Construction inspection
  • Appropriate regulatory requirements
• Drive and ensure maintenance is completed on assigned company vehicles.
• React immediately to emergency situations to prevent injury to self and others.

Responsibilities may include Department of Transportation (DOT) covered functions, including operations, maintenance, or emergency response on a pipeline. Job duties also require the employee to be alert and respond immediately to dangerous or hazardous conditions, and where impaired performance, or failure to follow safety precautions, could result in serious injury or property damage.

Education

None Required.

Work Experience

Following job related experience required:

• Experience operating and maintaining pipeline systems and related equipment utilized in natural gas and liquids gathering and transmission systems
• Experience in various field functions including measurement, cathodic protection, and compressor/pump station operations
• Experience in maintenance and the repair of equipment
• Experience, training and/or knowledge of: Company and governmental operating/safety procedures and environmental regulations
• Characteristics of natural gas and gas liquids
• Pigging pipelines, blowing drips, gauging tanks, and collecting liquids
• Construction methods
• Experience in patrolling pipelines, performing leakage surveys, and locating/marking lines
• Experience in working with valves and dehydration equipment, scrubbers, and separators
• Experience in use and function of applications such as: Microsoft Excel, Project, Access, Word, etc.
• Experience interacting, negotiating, advising and communicating effectively and in exchanging written and verbal information and instructions

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Knowledge of: cathodic protection/corrosion control activities

Ability to: use tools and equipment including computers and related software

Ability to: establish, prioritize assignments and complete assignments in a timely manner with limited supervision

Ability to: use logic and reasoning to identify alternate solutions or approaches to a problem

Ability to: communicate thoughts, ideas, information, messages and other written information, which may contain technical material, in a logical, organized and coherent manner

Ability to: apply the use of formulas to estimate or calculate flow rates and volumes

Ability to: apply basic arithmetic to include addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division

Licenses and Certifications

None required

Strength Factor Rating - Physical Demands/Requirements

Heavy Work - Exerting 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally and/or 25 to 50 pounds of force frequently and/or 10 to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Medium Work.

Strength Factor Description - Physical Demands/Requirements

Standing: Remaining on one's feet in an upright position at a work station without moving about (Frequently)

Walking: Moving about on foot (Frequently)

Sitting: Remaining in a seated position (Occasionally)

Lifting: Raising or lowering an object from one level to another (includes upward pulling) (Occasionally)

Carrying: Transporting an object, usually holding it in the hands or arms, or on the shoulder (Occasionally)

Pushing: Exerting force upon an object so that the object moves away from the force (Occasionally)

Pulling: Exerting force upon an object so that the object moves toward the force (includes jerking) (Occasionally)

Climbing: Ladders, Stairs (Occasionally)

Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling (Occasionally)