Pipeline Operator - Intermediate (Texas City, TX)

ONEOK • Mont Belvieu, TX

1d • $74,000 - $110,000 • Onsite

About The Position

ONEOK is seeking a Pipeline Operator – Intermediate to support the safe, reliable operation and maintenance of natural gas and liquids pipeline systems and related facilities within the Mont Belvieu Storage-to-Texas City coverage area, with a primary focus on Texas City. This hands-on role performs activities such as pipeline startup and shutdown, pigging, line locating and marking, leakage surveys and patrols, product filtration, equipment monitoring, maintenance and repair, construction watch, and emergency response. The position also communicates operational information, maintains required records and reports, and works with employees, contractors, customers, landowners, and public or governmental representatives.

The ideal candidate brings prior pipeline operator experience and practical knowledge of pipeline systems and related maintenance. Because this position will work farther from the broader team, success requires the ability to prioritize and complete work independently with limited supervision, respond quickly and safely to changing or emergency conditions, and use sound judgment to solve problems. A customer-service mindset, strong written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to collaborate cross-functionally are essential.

This is an on-site field position serving the Texas City area, and candidates must live near Texas City due to call out response time requirements for the role. The typical schedule is Monday through Friday with a rotating on-call assignment of one week at a time. Travel within the assigned geographic region will be required. The role involves indoor and outdoor work, may include DOT-covered functions, and requires the ability to perform heavy work.

Requirements

• Experience operating and maintaining pipeline systems and related equipment utilized in natural gas and liquids gathering and transmission systems
• Experience in various field functions including measurement, cathodic protection, and compressor/pump station operations
• Experience in maintenance and the repair of equipment
• Experience, training and/or knowledge of: Company and governmental operating/safety procedures and environmental regulations, Characteristics of natural gas and gas liquids, Pigging pipelines, blowing drips, gauging tanks, and collecting liquids, Construction methods
• Experience in patrolling pipelines, performing leakage surveys, and locating/marking lines
• Experience in working with valves and dehydration equipment, scrubbers, and separators
• Experience in use and function of applications such as: Microsoft Excel, Project, Access, Word, etc.
• Experience interacting, negotiating, advising and communicating effectively and in exchanging written and verbal information and instructions
• Ability to use tools and equipment including computers and related software
• Ability to establish, prioritize assignments and complete assignments in a timely manner with limited supervision
• Ability to use logic and reasoning to identify alternate solutions or approaches to a problem
• Ability to communicate thoughts, ideas, information, messages and other written information, which may contain technical material, in a logical, organized and coherent manner
• Ability to apply the use of formulas to estimate or calculate flow rates and volumes
• Ability to apply basic arithmetic to include addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of cathodic protection/corrosion control activities

Responsibilities

• Perform intermediate level work related to gas and/or liquids pipeline system operations.
• Perform pipeline operations and maintenance activities on systems including compressor stations, gas storages, dehydration facilities, pumping facilities, measurement facilities, and related equipment which may include, but is not limited to: Startup and shutdown, Pigging, Collecting liquids, Locating and marking lines, Monitoring cathodic protection/basic pipe coatings, Leakage survey/patrolling pipelines, Perform and/or dispatch line locates, Construction watch, Product Filtration, Emergency Response.
• Monitor usage and/or replace lubricants, fluids, inhibitors, chemicals, etc., as needed to ensure safe and efficient operation of equipment.
• Exchange information regarding pipeline operations, maintenance, measurement, and other activities with public/governmental officials, employees, contractors, customers, producers, and landowners.
• Provide calculations, compile, and/or prepare information and reports including but not limited to: Gas/liquid flow and quality, Maintenance and/or repair logs, Samples (gas/liquids), Pipeline/corrosion activities, Construction inspection, Appropriate regulatory requirements.
• Drive and ensure maintenance is completed on assigned company vehicles.
• React immediately to emergency situations to prevent injury to self and others.
• 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.

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed