Hydraulics Engineer III

ONEOK•Tulsa, OK

1d•$110,000 - $166,000

About The Position

Join ONEOK as a Hydraulics Engineer supporting the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of natural gas pipeline assets. The role leads hydraulic modeling and analysis, develops and maintains system models, and provides detailed recommendations to improve existing assets and evaluate potential expansion projects. The engineer collaborates with operations, scheduling, commercial, project, and engineering partners to inform operational decisions and support growth projects.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a closely related field, or 5–10 years of applicable experience with natural gas pipeline systems.
Typically, at least 7 years of experience in engineering and pipeline design or operation, preferably with a hydraulic focus.
Experience and knowledge of engineering design and criteria for pipeline systems.
Experience with hydraulic modeling software, including or similar to SPS, Fathom, Synergi Gas, Emerson PipelineOptimizer, ProMax, or VMG Sim.
Experience identifying, researching, understanding, evaluating, and prioritizing problems and coordinating appropriate action or response.
Knowledge of pipeline hydraulics and operations.
Knowledge of hydraulic modeling concepts, software, and tools.
Ability to apply mathematics, algebraic formulas, hydraulic equations, affinity laws, and statistical methods for detailed analysis.
Knowledge of pipeline operations and commercial functions, with the ability to understand and analyze business impacts.
Ability to analyze and resolve complex issues or questions concerning engineering design and calculations.
Ability to read and interpret governmental regulations, including DOT 195 and/or 192, contracts, manuals, specifications, surveys, charts, and other relevant reports and correspondence.
Ability to identify, plan, and organize projects, goals, and initiatives through completion.
Ability to lead groups effectively.
Ability to manage and prioritize multiple assignments with competing deadlines.
Ability to use logic and reasoning to identify alternative solutions or approaches to problems.
Ability to interact and collaborate with teams and communicate effectively, including communicating technical information in a logical, organized, and coherent manner.
Ability to operate required office tools and equipment.

Nice To Haves

Experience and knowledge of compressor stations and/or natural gas storage facilities.
Experience with BI or analytical tools such as PI or Spotfire.

Responsibilities

Lead steady-state and/or transient hydraulic modeling for existing assets and potential expansion projects with minimal supervision.
Make and implement recommendations to improve system capacity, operating costs, and system operation.
Build, maintain, and validate system models for complex analysis.
Collect and analyze data to identify significant business and pipeline optimization opportunities.
Recommend and implement processes and ideas to improve the efficiency and accuracy of hydraulic modeling.
Create daily pipeline operating plans and provide operational guidance to Operations Control, Commercial, and Scheduling teams.
Support planning of field operations projects and activities, including maintenance outage plans.
Engage with project teams through evaluation, implementation, and adoption to ensure expected value is achieved and retained.
Work with all levels of leadership to align on current and future optimization strategies.
Report on assigned projects through project management tools or other documents as required by management or the project.