Recruiter - Senior

ONEOK, Inc.; Midland (TX); On-site; USD 88,000 - 132,000; Full time

Job summary

ONEOK, Inc. in Midland, TX is seeking an experienced recruiter to manage the full recruitment lifecycle for operations and skilled-trade roles across the Permian Basin. You will build proactive pipelines, partner with leaders, and drive regional hiring events to meet workforce needs.

The ideal candidate has at least five years of full-cycle recruiting, strong relationship skills, and familiarity with Workday ATS. Travel to Midland-area sites and nearby markets is expected.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of experience managing full-cycle recruitment.
• Proven ability to build relationships with hiring leaders and stakeholders.
• Expertise in sourcing strategies, market research and candidate engagement.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience using Workday as an applicant tracking system is a plus.
• Experience recruiting in energy, oil and gas, skilled trades, or operations is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle recruiting for operations and skilled-trade positions.
• Partner with HR and hiring leaders to confirm headcount and posting criteria.
• Develop proactive candidate pipelines through sourcing and regional outreach.
• Assist with salary ranges, incentives, and start dates during offers.
• Ensure compliance with employment laws and company policies.
• Represent ONEOK at regional job fairs and support recruiting activities.
• Coordinate with leaders to maintain interview blocks and candidate follow-up.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Relationship building

Sourcing strategies

Candidate engagement

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Workday ATS

Job description

Midland, TX

Dallas, TX

Houston, TX

Full time

R9113

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

JOB SUMMARY

Looking for more than just a job? At ONEOK, you’ll find work that matters, long-term stability, competitive rewards, and a safety-first team that has your back. We work hard, build strong relationships, and do the job right guided by innovation, inclusion and diversity, ethics, and excellence.

Build your career. Help power progress.

At ONEOK (NYSE: OKE), your work helps deliver the energy that moves everyday life forward. As a leading midstream operator with an approximately 60,000-mile pipeline network and 6300 employees, we connect essential energy products to communities and markets at home and around the world. Join us in delivering safe, reliable and responsible energy solutions—today and for the future as we expand and grow in the Permian and Delaware Basins.

Job Posting Summary

Join ONEOK as an experienced recruiter and help build the workforce that powers our Permian Basin operations today and supports our growth for tomorrow. This role goes beyond filling open positions to build proactive talent pipelines, strengthen regional partnerships, and engage candidates across West Texas. Working closely with hiring leaders, the recruiter will manage the full recruitment lifecycle for operations and field-based roles, including mechanics, operators, technicians, and other skilled positions. Key areas of focus include targeted sourcing, regional career events, and support for early-career recruiting.

This role is ideally based in our Midland, Texas, office, where an on-site presence supports close collaboration with hiring leaders, strong regional relationships, and active engagement in the local talent market. Candidates based in Houston or Dallas, Texas, will also be considered and must be willing and able to travel regularly to Midland and the surrounding Permian Basin area.

The ideal candidate will have:

• A minimum of five years of experience managing full-cycle recruitment processes.

• Proven ability to build strong relationships with hiring leaders and stakeholders.

• Expertise in sourcing strategies, market research, and candidate engagement.

• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

• Experience using Workday as an applicant tracking system is a plus.

• Experience recruiting in energy, oil and gas, skilled trades, or operations is preferred.

Compensation is commensurate with experience.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle recruiting for operations and skilled-trade positions, from sourcing and screening through interviews, offers, and hiring coordination.

• Partner with Human Resources Business Partners and hiring leaders to confirm headcount needs, prioritize openings, align hiring timelines, and develop accurate job postings and hiring criteria.

• Develop proactive candidate pipelines for current and anticipated hiring needs through targeted sourcing, evergreen postings, networking, referrals, and regional outreach.

• Partner with hiring leaders and human resources staff throughout the offer process to identify and recommend salary ranges, incentives, start dates, and other relevant details.

• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations, as well as company policies.

• Represent ONEOK at regional job fairs, career events, and support our technical-school and university recruiter and recruiting activities as needed.

• Support internal mobility by connecting employees with opportunities across regions and business units.

• Provide weekly recruiting updates and participate in monthly hiring reviews to communicate candidate pipeline status, resolve hiring barriers, and maintain alignment with hiring leaders.

• Coordinate with hiring leaders to maintain standing interview blocks and timely candidate follow-up, keeping candidates engaged throughout the hiring process.

Education

• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience is preferred.

Work Experience

• A minimum of five years of experience managing the full recruitment and hiring lifecycle is required.

• Experience sourcing candidates, screening resumes, conducting interviews, and evaluating applicant information.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of laws, regulations, and best practices applicable to hiring and recruitment.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Strong interpersonal skills.

• Ability to develop and implement sourcing strategies for a variety of roles.

• A proactive approach and the ability to take initiative.

• Excellent time management skills and a proven ability to meet deadlines.

• Ability to collaborate effectively and establish and maintain strong working relationships.

• Proficiency with applicant tracking software, Microsoft Office Suite or related software.

Travel

• Travel to other locations is required. Candidates based in Houston or Dallas must be willing and able to travel regularly to Midland and the surrounding Permian Basin area.

Strength Factor Rating - Physical Demands/Requirements

• Sedentary Work - Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (Occasionally: activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently (Frequently: activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time, but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Strength Factor Description - Physical Demands/Requirements

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

• Walking: Moving about on foot (Frequently)

• Sitting: Remaining in a seated position (Constantly)

• 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)

• Stooping: Bending the body downward and forward by bending the spine at the waist (Occasionally)

• Kneeling: Bending the legs at the knees to come to rest on the knee or knees (Occasionally)

• Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending the legs and spine (Occasionally)

• Crawling: Moving about on the hands and arms in any direction (Occasionally)

• Reaching: Extending hands and arms in any direction (Constantly)

• Handling: Seizing, holding, grasping, turning or otherwise working with the hand or hands (Manual Dexterity) (Constantly)

• Fingering: Picking, pinching or otherwise working with the fingers primarily (Finger Dexterity) (Constantly)

• Feeling: Perceiving such attributes of objects/materials as size, shape, temperature, texture, movement or pulsation by receptors in the skin, particularly those of the finger tips (Constantly)

• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas/information by means of the spoken word (Frequently)

• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sound by the ear (Frequently)

• Tasting/Smelling: (Occasionally)

• Near Vision: Clarity of vision at 20 inches or less (Constantly)

• Far Vision: Clarity of vision at 20 feet for more (Frequently)

• Depth Perception: Three-dimensional vision; ability to judge distances and spatial relationships so as to see objects where and as they actually are (Frequently)

• Vision: Color - The ability to identify and distinguish colors (Constantly)

Working Conditions/Environment

• Employee is subject to inside environmental conditions

Working Conditions

• Well lighted, climate controlled areas (Constantly)

• Frequent repetitive motion (Constantly)

• CRT (Computer Monitor(s)) (Constantly)

ONEOK is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, religion, creed, national origin, gender identity, disability, military/veteran status, genetic information or any other categories protected by applicable law.

The job description is not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties or skills required for the job and is subject to review and change at any time, with or without notice, in accordance with the needs of ONEOK.

ONEOK is committed to making our workplace accessible to individuals with disabilities and will provide reasonable accommodations, upon request, for individuals to participate in the application and hiring process. To request an accommodation email [e-mail] or call 1-855-663-6547.

Expected Salary Range

$88,000.00 - $132,000.00

At ONEOK (NYSE: OKE), we deliver energy products and services vital to an advancing world. We are a leading midstream operator that provides gathering, processing, fractionation, transportation, storage and marine export services. Through our approximately 60,000-mile pipeline network, we transport the natural gas, natural gas liquids (NGLs), refined products and crude oil that help meet domestic and international energy demand, contribute to energy security and provide safe, reliable and responsible energy solutions needed today and into the future. As one of the largest integrated energy infrastructure companies in North America, ONEOK is delivering energy that makes a difference in the lives of people in the U.S. and around the world.