Pipeline Operator - Intermediate

ONEOK • Midland, TX

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About The Position

Perform intermediate-level work related to gas and/or liquids pipeline system operations. The position performs operations and maintenance on pipeline systems and related facilities and equipment, supports safe and efficient operation, exchanges operational information with internal and external stakeholders, prepares calculations and reports, and responds immediately to emergencies and hazardous conditions. Duties may include Department of Transportation (DOT)-covered pipeline operations, maintenance, or emergency response functions.

The employee may travel to other locations within assigned geographic regions, up to 30%. Depending on assigned tasks, the employee may be assigned a company vehicle requiring the applicable driver's license. The role is subject to inside and outside environmental conditions, including frequent exposure to outdoor weather, wet or humid conditions, temperature extremes, dust, fumes, gases, moving mechanical parts, electrical hazards, vibration, loud noises, and unprotected heights. This is classified as heavy work, with occasional exertion of 50–100 pounds of force, frequent exertion of 25–50 pounds, and constant exertion of 10–20 pounds 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; collecting liquids; construction methods; pipeline patrolling; leakage surveys; locating and marking lines; and 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 alternative solutions or approaches to problems.
• Ability to communicate thoughts, ideas, information, messages, and other written information, including technical material, logically and coherently.
• Ability to apply formulas to estimate or calculate flow rates and volumes.
• Ability to perform basic arithmetic, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
• Heavy-work physical capacity: exert 50–100 pounds of force occasionally, 25–50 pounds frequently, and 10–20 pounds constantly to move objects.
• Ability to meet the role's physical demands, including frequent standing and walking; constant reaching, manual dexterity, finger dexterity, hearing, and vision; and occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and tasting or smelling.
• Travel to other locations up to 30% within assigned geographic region(s).
• An applicable driver's license may be required if assigned a company vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Perform pipeline operations and maintenance at compressor stations, gas storage, dehydration, pumping, measurement facilities, and related equipment.
• Perform activities including startup and shutdown, pigging, collecting liquids, changing charts, gauging tanks, locating and marking lines, monitoring cathodic protection and basic pipe coatings, leakage surveys and pipeline patrols, and blowing drips.
• Perform and/or dispatch line locates and provide construction watch.
• Monitor usage 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.
• Provide calculations and compile or prepare information and reports concerning gas and liquid flow and quality, maintenance and repair logs, gas and liquid samples, pipeline and corrosion activities, construction inspections, and regulatory requirements.
• Drive and ensure maintenance is completed on assigned company vehicles.
• Respond immediately to emergency situations and dangerous or hazardous conditions to prevent injury to self and others.

What This Job Offers

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