Senior Hydraulics Engineer – Pipeline Modeling Lead

ONEOK, Inc.; Tulsa (OK); On-site; USD 110,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

ONEOK, Inc. is seeking a Hydraulics Engineer III to support the safe, reliable operation of natural gas pipeline assets. You will develop and maintain hydraulic models, analyze system capacity, and collaborate with operations, scheduling, and engineering partners to inform decisions.

As a Hydraulics Engineer III, you will lead modeling tasks, provide recommendations for improvements, and work with leadership to align optimization strategies; travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Proven experience with hydraulic modeling and optimization.
• Ability to develop and validate pipeline models and run simulations.
• Strong communication and project coordination with operations and scheduling teams.

Responsibilities

• Leads hydraulic modeling for existing assets and expansion projects.
• Makes recommendations to improve capacity and reduce operating costs.
• Builds and maintains system models for complex analyses.
• Analyzes data to identify optimization opportunities.
• Provides operational guidance and supports project planning.

Skills

Hydraulic modeling

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or closely related field

Tools

SPS

Fathom

Synergi Gas

Emerson PipelineOptimizer

ProMax

VMG Sim

PI

Spotfire

Job description

ONEOK, Inc. is seeking a Hydraulics Engineer III to support the safe, reliable operation of natural gas pipeline assets. You will develop and maintain hydraulic models, analyze system capacity, and collaborate with operations, scheduling, and engineering partners to inform decisions.

As a Hydraulics Engineer III, you will lead modeling tasks, provide recommendations for improvements, and work with leadership to align optimization strategies; travel may be required.