Pipeline Operator - Intermediate

ONEOK • Midland, TX

3d • $74,000 - $110,000

About The Position

Perform intermediate-level work related to gas and/or liquids pipeline system operations. The position performs pipeline operations and maintenance at facilities such as compressor stations, gas storage, dehydration, pumping, and measurement facilities, as well as on related equipment. Duties may include startup and shutdown, pigging, collecting liquids, changing charts, gauging tanks, locating and marking lines, monitoring cathodic protection and basic pipe coatings, conducting leakage surveys and pipeline patrols, blowing drips, performing or dispatching line locates, and serving as a construction watch.

The operator monitors and replaces lubricants, fluids, inhibitors, chemicals, and other materials as needed for safe, efficient equipment operation. The role exchanges operational and maintenance information with public and governmental officials, employees, contractors, customers, producers, and landowners. It also involves preparing calculations and reports concerning flow and quality, maintenance and repairs, samples, pipeline and corrosion activities, construction inspections, and regulatory requirements. The employee maintains assigned company vehicles and responds immediately to emergencies and hazardous conditions. Duties may include Department of Transportation-covered pipeline operations, maintenance, and emergency response functions.

Travel to other locations within assigned geographic regions may be required up to 30% of the time. Depending on assigned tasks, the employee may be assigned a company vehicle and must have the applicable driver's license. The work involves inside and outside conditions, including outdoor weather, wet or humid conditions, extreme temperatures, dust, fumes, gases, moving mechanical parts, potential electric shock, vibration, loud noises, unprotected heights, and frequent repetitive motion. Physical demands are rated Heavy Work, including exerting 50–100 pounds occasionally, 25–50 pounds frequently, and 10–20 pounds constantly to move objects.

Requirements

• Experience operating and maintaining pipeline systems and related equipment used in natural gas and liquids gathering and transmission systems.
• Experience in field functions including measurement, cathodic protection, and compressor or pump station operations.
• Experience maintaining and repairing equipment.
• Experience, training, or knowledge of company and governmental operating and safety procedures and environmental regulations.
• Experience, training, or knowledge of natural gas and gas liquids characteristics; pipeline pigging; blowing drips; gauging tanks; and collecting liquids.
• Experience or knowledge of construction methods.
• Experience patrolling pipelines, performing leakage surveys, and locating and marking lines.
• Experience working with valves, dehydration equipment, scrubbers, and separators.
• Experience using applications such as Microsoft Excel, Project, Access, and Word.
• Experience interacting, negotiating, advising, communicating effectively, and exchanging written and verbal information and instructions.
• Knowledge of cathodic protection and corrosion-control activities.
• Ability to use tools and equipment, including computers and related software.
• Ability to establish and prioritize assignments and complete them in a timely manner with limited supervision.
• Ability to use logic and reasoning to identify alternate solutions or approaches to problems.
• Ability to communicate thoughts, ideas, information, messages, and written information, including technical material, logically and coherently.
• Ability to use formulas to estimate or calculate flow rates and volumes.
• Ability to perform basic arithmetic, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
• Ability to meet Heavy Work physical demands, including exerting 50–100 pounds of force occasionally, 25–50 pounds frequently, and 10–20 pounds constantly to move objects.
• Travel to other locations within assigned geographic regions up to 30% is required.
• An applicable driver's license is required if assigned tasks involve a company vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Perform pipeline operations and maintenance at compressor stations, gas storage, dehydration, pumping, and measurement facilities and on related equipment.
• Conduct startup and shutdown, pigging, liquid collection, chart changes, tank gauging, line locating and marking, cathodic-protection and basic pipe-coating monitoring, leakage surveys, pipeline patrols, blowing drips, line locates, and construction watch activities.
• Monitor and replace lubricants, fluids, inhibitors, chemicals, and other materials as needed for safe and efficient equipment operation.
• Exchange information about pipeline operations, maintenance, measurement, and other activities with public and governmental officials, employees, contractors, customers, producers, and landowners.
• Calculate, compile, and prepare information and reports concerning gas and liquid flow and quality, maintenance and repairs, samples, pipeline and corrosion activities, construction inspections, and regulatory requirements.
• Drive and ensure maintenance is completed on assigned company vehicles.
• Respond immediately to emergencies and dangerous or hazardous conditions to help prevent injury and property damage.
• Perform applicable DOT-covered pipeline operations, maintenance, or emergency response functions.

What This Job Offers

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