Pipeline Operator - Intermediate

ONEOK Services Company; Monahans (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

ONEOK is seeking an experienced Pipeline Operator to perform intermediate-level work in the safe, reliable operation and maintenance of natural gas pipeline and compression assets across multiple sites within the assigned area.

You will handle day-to-day operation, monitoring, maintenance, inspections, pigging, line locating, and emergency response while supporting DOT-covered functions and regulatory requirements. This role requires readiness for after-hours on-call rotations.

Qualifications

• Experience operating and maintaining pipeline systems and related equipment used in natural gas and liquids gathering and transmission.
• Experience in measurement, cathodic protection, and compressor/pump station operations.
• Experience in maintenance and repair of equipment.
• Knowledge of company and governmental operating/safety procedures and environmental regulations.
• Experience with pigging pipelines, blowing drips, gauging tanks, and collecting liquids.
• Patrolling pipelines, performing leakage surveys, and locating/marking lines.
• Experience with valves, dehydration equipment, scrubbers, and separators.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Project, Access, Word, and similar applications.

Responsibilities

• Startup and shutdown operations.
• Pigging pipelines and monitoring liquids/gas quality.
• Collecting liquids and gauging tanks.
• Locating and marking lines.
• Monitoring and maintaining cathodic protection systems.
• Patrolling pipelines for leaks and damage.
• Responding to emergencies and regulatory requests.

Skills

Pipeline operations

Maintenance experience

Cathodic protection knowledge

Regulatory procedures

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

Perform intermediate-level work associated with the safe, reliable, and compliant operation and maintenance of natural gas pipeline and compression assets within the assigned operating area.

The position supports three compressor station sites, including two stations with three reciprocating compressor units each and one station utilizing turbine compression, along with approximately 250 miles of associated pipeline, rights-of-way, valves, measurement facilities, and related equipment.

Operators are responsible for the day-to-day operation and monitoring of assigned pipeline and compressor facilities and support pipeline operations, compressor operations, routine maintenance, inspections, pigging, valve operations, pipeline patrols, line locating and marking, One-Call response, excavation oversight/dig watch, damage prevention, construction activities, and emergency response.

The position requires operators to independently prioritize routine operating, maintenance, compliance, and damage-prevention responsibilities while responding to changing field conditions, abnormal operating conditions, equipment issues, construction activity, and emergency situations throughout the assigned geographic area.

Operators participate in an after-hours callout rotation that, when fully staffed, is normally structured as one week on call followed by three weeks off call. While assigned on call, operators must be available to respond to pipeline and facility emergencies, equipment issues, One-Call and damage-prevention requirements, and other operational needs outside normal working hours. After-hours coverage may include nights, weekends, and holidays. The rotation may be adjusted based on staffing levels, operational requirements, vacation coverage, training, emergencies, and other business needs.

Responsibilities may include DOT-covered operations, maintenance, and emergency-response functions and require employees to maintain applicable qualifications for the assets and tasks assigned to the operating area.

Job Profile Summary

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

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• 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