Supervisor - Process Engineering (Dallas or Midland, TX area)

ONEOK • Dallas, TX

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About The Position

ONEOK is seeking a Supervisor - Process Engineering to lead process engineers supporting gas plant operations in the Dallas or Midland, Texas area. The role requires deep knowledge of gas treating, dehydration, and cryogenic processing, along with experience in trend analysis, process modeling and simulation, and troubleshooting complex operating situations. The Supervisor applies an understanding of plant operations and design to align engineering support with operational, commercial, and strategic business objectives.

The Supervisor leads, develops, and coordinates regional Process Engineering resources and priorities. The role works closely with Operations leadership and teams across Commercial, Projects Engineering, Reliability, Environmental, Automation, and other functions to support safe, reliable, compliant, and profitable operations. Responsibilities include operational troubleshooting and optimization, project and business development support, process safety and regulatory compliance, regional performance monitoring, resource planning, and employee development. The position also supports technical consistency and knowledge sharing across regions while implementing—not owning or approving—engineering standards and design philosophies.

The role requires a bachelor's degree in engineering; Chemical Engineering or Petroleum Engineering is preferred. Travel to other locations is required. The expected salary range is $136,000 to $204,000.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
• Experience achieving goals and developing employee and team strengths, with a positive influence on employee, stakeholder, and business success.
• Experience leading, supervising, coaching, or developing engineers or other technical professionals.
• Experience prioritizing technical work, allocating resources, and coordinating engineering support across multiple operating assets.
• Experience with natural gas gathering, compression, treating, dehydration, cryogenic processing, fractionation, liquids handling, and related facility operations.
• Experience with process modeling software.
• Experience troubleshooting operating facilities, evaluating process performance, and implementing operational improvements with Operations personnel.
• Experience researching, composing, and preparing engineering studies, procedures, reports, recommendations, and technical correspondence.
• Experience identifying, researching, evaluating, and prioritizing technical and organizational problems and recommending appropriate actions or alternatives.
• Experience reading and interpreting governmental regulations, codes and standards, company standards, drawings, specifications, technical reports, and procedures.
• Working knowledge of process safety management and engineering support for PHAs, PSSRs, MOCs, incident investigations, and compliance activities.
• Experience developing information and presenting to groups and individuals.
• Ability to apply mathematics, algebraic formulas, and statistical methods.
• Ability to lead, direct, supervise, coach, train, and develop employees; working knowledge of personnel policies and procedures.
• Ability to establish priorities, allocate resources, manage competing assignments, and focus on high-value and risk-significant work.
• Ability to distinguish organizational leadership from technical governance, engineering execution, and project management accountabilities.
• Ability to analyze operational and organizational issues, evaluate alternatives, and make sound and timely decisions.
• Ability to communicate and exchange written and verbal information and conduct oral presentations.
• Knowledge of midstream plant operations, process optimization, troubleshooting, process simulation, equipment performance, process safety, and operational risk.
• Ability to use Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, and other required engineering and business applications.
• Travel to other locations is required.
• A company vehicle may be assigned based on tasks; an applicable driver's license is required if assigned.

Nice To Haves

• Chemical Engineering or Petroleum Engineering degree preferred.
• ProMax process modeling software experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead, supervise, coach, and develop regional Process Engineers, including performance management, career development, succession planning, mentoring, competency development, recruiting, onboarding, retention, staffing decisions, and consistent application of personnel policies.
• Set regional Process Engineering priorities and assess, schedule, and prioritize work and resources based on safety, operational risk, customer needs, and organizational value.
• Coordinate engineering support for operational needs, complex troubleshooting, optimization, performance improvement, process safety, regulatory compliance, business evaluation, project development, and strategic or emergent business needs.
• Monitor regional operating performance and ensure engineering resources support safe, reliable, compliant, and profitable operations, including attention to throughput, recoveries, efficiency, asset utilization, downtime, facility constraints, emissions, and operating costs.
• Partner with Operations leadership to identify, prioritize, and support implementation of opportunities to improve asset performance and business results.
• Ensure Process Engineering participates appropriately in opportunity screening, project conceptualization, process scope development, FEED support, business evaluations, preliminary technical assessments, commissioning, startup, and performance testing.
• Incorporate operating knowledge, facility limitations, and lessons learned into project and business development activities.
• Coordinate process engineering support with Operations, Commercial, Projects Engineering, Reliability, Environmental, Automation, and other stakeholders.
• Communicate regional priorities, technical challenges, resource needs, optimization opportunities, and significant business risks to internal stakeholders.
• Ensure appropriate engineering participation in Process Hazard Analyses, Pre-Startup Safety Reviews, Management of Change activities, incident investigations and follow-up, operating procedure support, overpressure protection, and regulatory and company compliance activities.
• Promote adherence to company standards, engineering practices, and applicable industry and regulatory requirements.
• Partner with other regions on technical governance, standards, lessons learned, engineering consistency, and technical review processes; support standards and design philosophies without owning or approving them.
• Monitor, review, develop, and prepare engineering workload and resource plans, performance and optimization summaries, budget planning and analysis, engineering analyses and recommendations, incident and regulatory response information, and employee development and succession plans.
• Administer technical and professional training programs and promote knowledge sharing, continuous improvement, technical excellence, accountability, and collaboration across regions and functional groups.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health benefits
• 6% 401(k) match plus four additional company contributions through profit sharing
• $100,000 in life insurance
• Annual bonuses for all employees
• Paid time off that recognizes industry experience
• Competitive total rewards package

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager