Pipeline Operator (Big Spring or Midland, TX)

ONEOK • Big Spring, TX

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

This position is responsible for the day‑to‑day operation, maintenance, and emergency response for approximately 200 miles of gas pipeline and associated facilities. The operator will support damage prevention, OneCall response, compliance work orders, valve maintenance, and general system upkeep to ensure safe and reliable operations across the area. The role includes operating and maintaining compressor stations, performing compressor startups and shutdowns, responding to call‑outs from Gas Control, and supporting planned and unplanned system events. The operator will patrol pipelines, locate and mark facilities, support construction activities, and ensure regulatory compliance requirements are met. This position participates in an on‑call rotation and must be able to respond to emergencies at any time, working closely with Gas Control, emergency responders, contractors, and internal operations personnel to safely mitigate abnormal operating conditions and system events.

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
• Knowledge of: cathodic protection/corrosion control activities
• 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

Responsibilities

• 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, Changing charts, Gauging tanks, Locating and marking lines, Monitoring cathodic protection/basic pipe coatings, Leakage survey/patrolling pipelines, Blowing drips, Perform and/or dispatch line locates, Construction watch, 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