Supervisor - Operations Engineering

ONEOK, Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 136,000 - 204,000; Full time

Job summary

ONEOK, Inc. in Houston, TX seeks an experienced Operations Engineering Supervisor to oversee pipeline and facility assets. You will lead engineering support, drive project execution, manage risk and integrity initiatives, and respond to emergent operational issues across Refined Products and Crude Oil segments.

You will partner with Asset Integrity, Environmental, EHS&S Compliance, Corrosion, and other groups to enhance safety, reliability, and regulatory compliance. 25% travel is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering required.
• Minimum 7 years of relevant engineering experience preferred.
• Experience supporting pipeline systems, hydrocarbon processing, or related facilities preferred.
• Previous leadership or project management experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop employees with clear performance expectations.
• Provide leadership and day-to-day support for pipeline and facility engineering.
• Manage cross-functional initiatives to advance reliability and project execution.
• Oversee engineering response for operational issues and emergencies.
• Manage project life cycle for capital and expense work, including planning and funding.
• Travel to facilities and project sites up to 25% as needed.

Skills

Leadership

Pipeline & facilities

Engineering supervision

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Job description

Tulsa, OK

Houston, TX

Full time

R8912

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

JOB SUMMARY

Provides supervision and oversight for Operations Engineering activities supporting both pipeline and facility assets within the Refined Products and Crude Oil business segment. The position leads engineering support, project execution, risk mitigation, integrity-related activities, and response to emergent operational issues. This role partners across Operations, Asset Integrity, Environmental, Commercial, EHS&S Compliance, Corrosion, Tank Integrity, and other stakeholder groups to improve the safety, reliability, compliance, and performance of company assets.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop employees by establishing clear performance expectations, aligning work with organizational goals, managing workload and priorities, and providing timely feedback and development opportunities.

• Provide leadership, technical guidance, troubleshooting, and day-to-day support for pipeline and facility engineering activities.

• Manage cross-functional initiatives and seek continuous improvement opportunities that advance pipeline and facility engineering programs, reliability, project execution, and operational support.

• Lead engineering support and response for operational issues, including releases, overpressure events, equipment failures, abnormal operations, shutdowns and restarts, regulatory inspections, audits, investigations, natural events, and other emergent conditions.

• Manage the project life cycle for capital and expense work, including scope development, cost and schedule planning, funding requests, forecasting, prioritization, stakeholder communication, and project execution.

• Facilitate involvement of Asset Integrity Engineers, Operations Engineers, and Project Managers in work that may affect asset integrity, reliability, compliance, or operations. Provide leadership for emergent projects requiring expedited execution.

• Oversee pipeline risk reduction and integrity-related projects, including valve relocations, emergency flow restricting device installations, river crossing replacements, pipeline relocations, and other mitigation activities.

• Provide engineering oversight and troubleshooting for equipment and systems, including pumps, piping, valves, control valves, relief devices, controls, vapor combustion and recovery equipment, docks, and related infrastructure.

• Review releases, abnormal operations, maximum operating pressure events, process hazard analysis and audit action items, management of change reviews, and incident findings to identify appropriate engineering enhancements and lessons learned.

• Provide oversight for remaining strength evaluations, corrosion-related repairs, facility piping inspections, nondestructive examination, hydrotesting, vibration studies, and other mechanical integrity or reliability initiatives.

• Review new construction and modification designs, support engineering standards and preventive maintenance content, evaluate emerging technologies, and provide technical input for nonstandard equipment or design requests.

• 25% Travel to facilities, pipeline locations, and project sites during critical work. Represent the company in meetings, inspections, bid activities, and interactions with regulators, landowners, contractors, and other external parties.

• Participate in scheduled and call-out support as needed to respond to operational and project requirements.

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Work Experience

• Minimum of 7 years of relevant engineering experience is preferred.

• Experience supporting pipeline systems, hydrocarbon processing, terminals, or related facilities is preferred.

• Previous leadership, supervision, project management, or cross-functional team leadership experience is preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to lead teams, establish priorities, manage competing assignments, and deliver work within schedule and budget constraints.

• Ability to recommend and implement new initiatives, standardize practices, and drive continuous improvement.

• Knowledge of pipeline and facility design, construction, operation, maintenance, integrity, and reliability practices.

• Knowledge of material failure, structural and remaining-strength analysis, mechanical integrity principles, industry standards, and applicable governmental regulations.

• Ability to read and interpret regulations, engineering drawings, blueprints, contracts, manuals, specifications, surveys, charts, load studies, technical reports, and correspondence.

• Ability to evaluate and resolve engineering design, calculation, equipment, operational, and project execution issues.

• Ability to work effectively during emergent events and changing operational conditions.

• Ability to communicate, negotiate, and collaborate effectively with employees, leadership, internal customers, external stakeholders, contractors, regulators, and landowners.

• Ability to communicate technical information clearly, logically, and concisely in both written and verbal formats.

• Ability to use standard office technology and company systems required to perform assigned duties.

Licenses and Certifications

• Professional Engineer license preferred.

• Valid driver's license may be required based on assigned duties and use of a company vehicle.

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

• Work is primarily performed in a well-lighted, climate-controlled office environment with frequent computer use and repetitive motion.
• Travel to company locations, facilities, pipeline rights-of-way, and outdoor job sites is required

Travel

• 25% Travel to facilities, pipeline locations, and project sites during critical work. Represent the company in meetings, inspections, bid activities, and interactions with regulators, landowners, contractors, and other external parties.

Driving

• Based on assigned tasks, employee may be assigned a company vehicle requiring the applicable driver's license

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

$136,000.00 - $204,000.00

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.