Instrumentation Technician - Senior

ONEOK•Watford City, ND

7d•$87,000 - $131,000•Onsite

About The Position

Bring your instrumentation and controls expertise to one of the nation’s leading midstream energy companies. As a Senior Instrumentation Technician at ONEOK, you’ll play a critical role in ensuring the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of natural gas processing and pipeline facilities in the Watford City area. In this hands-on, high-impact role, you’ll install, commission, troubleshoot, and maintain advanced instrumentation, electrical, and control systems—including PLCs, DCS, SCADA, safety interlock systems, analyzers, and high- and low-voltage equipment. You’ll serve as a technical leader in the field, mentoring less senior technicians, supporting complex troubleshooting and commissioning efforts, and helping drive operational excellence. If you thrive in a dynamic industrial environment, value safety and teamwork, and are ready to apply your expertise to critical energy infrastructure, ONEOK offers a competitive salary, strong benefits, and long-term career growth in a company committed to reliability, safety, and innovation. ONEOK provides a geographical allowance of $1,500 a month (pre-tax) for this position in addition to the base salary. ONEOK also offers a 9% short-term incentive for this role and 6% profit sharing. Full benefits information can be found at http://Life.ONEOK.com.

Requirements

Experience in use and function of tools and equipment applicable to position including, but not limited to: Manual/power tools, Electronic testing devices, Control devices.
Experience and training related to: Gas processing fundamentals, Computers and related software, Governmental rules, regulations, and (electric) codes, Company policies and procedures including safe handling practices for flammable gases, liquids, and high pressure systems, Reliability Based Programs.
Experience reading and interpreting repair orders, mechanical drawings, procedures, charts, diagrams, dials, gauges, and equipment manuals.
Experience preparing, processing, or verifying maintenance and repair records, safety and environmental reports, electrical schematics and diagrams, pressure readings, and material and supply orders.
Knowledge of: the use and function of reciprocating or gas turbine engines, compressors, and electronic and processing equipment applicable to position.
Knowledge of: with instrumentation, electronics, tools and control systems.
Ability to: apply addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and algebraic formulas.
Ability to: communicate and/or exchange written and verbal information and instructions.

Responsibilities

Performs a specialized level of work including installation, troubleshooting, calibrating, maintaining, and repair of various electrical/electronic, pneumatic, hydraulic, analyzers, measurement, control and automation systems, and related equipment.
Install, operate, inspect, troubleshoot, repair, calibrate/adjust, and maintain the following equipment including, but not limited to: Calorimeters, Gravitometers/Densitometers, Chromatographs, Telemetering systems, Moisture analyzers, ESD systems, Electronic odorization systems, Flow computers, PH and conductivity probes, Instrumentation Meter tubes and orifice plates, Satellite equipment, Analytical equipment, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system and remote terminal units and equipment, Distributed Control System (DCS), Programmable Logic Control (PLC) systems.
Perform preventative maintenance and/or analytical testing on compressors/engines, drivers, and auxiliary equipment.
Maintain electrical power circuits, switch gear, and power distribution including high voltage.
Perform and /or observe measurement equipment witness tests.
Install and maintain security/intrusion systems.
Drive and ensure maintenance is complete on company vehicles.
Maintain, calculate and prepare reports and records including, but not limited to: Maintenance and repair records, Safety and environmental reports, Mechanical drawings, Electrical schematics and diagrams, Pressure readings, Material and supply orders, Loop sheets, Meter tube/orifice plate ratios, Orifice and positive meter flow rates and capacities.
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.