Pipeline Operator - Associate

#WeAreONEOK – Fortune 500 company. 100+ years in business. Leading midstream service provider. Safety first. Sustainable operations. Environmentally responsible. Employee focused.

As a Senior Pipeline Operator with ONEOK’s Natural Gas Gathering and Processing segment, you’ll serve as a trusted subject matter expert overseeing complex pipeline operations across compressor stations, storage sites, dehydration facilities, and other critical infrastructure. This role leads advanced troubleshooting, coordinates field activities, and ensures safe, efficient system performance through expert-level work in measurement, cathodic protection, corrosion control, and equipment maintenance.

You’ll collaborate closely with public officials, landowners, contractors, and internal teams while guiding others, implementing new processes, and responding decisively to operational or emergency situations. With broad technical responsibility and significant autonomy, this position plays a key role in maintaining the reliability and integrity of ONEOK’s pipeline network across North Dakota.

Perform advanced level work related to gas and/or liquids pipeline system operations acting as a subject matter expert.

• Perform and/or coordinate, diagnose and troubleshoot complex 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, dispatch, and/or train on line locates
  • Construction watch and/or oversee construction activities

• 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

• Establish calculations, compile and/or prepare information and report, assisting others on matters 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

• May coordinate/have oversight of employees engaged in pipeline operations, maintenance, and other activities

• Anticipate changes in work demands and identify assignments or training to meet those demands

• Recommend new processes and formulate new ideas; take lead role to execute implementation of new processes

• Determine materials required for operations and prepare appropriate purchase requisitions

• Ensure compliance with company policies related to OSHA, EPA, and DOT requirements, preparing appropriate documentation

• React immediately to emergency situations to prevent injury to self and others

• Responsibilities may include Department of Transportation (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). 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.

• No education required.

• Following job-related experience required:
• 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 and training related to:
• Company and governmental operating/safety procedures and environmental regulations
• Characteristics of natural gas and gas liquids
• Pigging pipeline, blowing drips, gauging tanks,…