Instrumentation Technician - Senior

Location: Watford City

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

JOB SUMMARY
Bring your instrumentation and controls expertise to one of the nation's leading midstream energy companies. As a Senior Instrumentation Technician at ONEOK, you'll play a critical role in ensuring the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of natural gas processing and pipeline facilities in the Watford City area.

In this hands-on, high-impact role, you'll install, commission, troubleshoot, and maintain advanced instrumentation, electrical, and control systems-including PLCs, DCS, SCADA, safety interlock systems, analyzers, and high- and low-voltage equipment. You'll serve as a technical leader in the field, mentoring less senior technicians, supporting complex troubleshooting and commissioning efforts, and helping drive operational excellence. If you thrive in a dynamic industrial environment, value safety and teamwork, and are ready to apply your expertise to critical energy infrastructure, ONEOK offers a competitive salary, strong benefits, and long-term career growth in a company committed to reliability, safety, and innovation.

ONEOK provides a geographical allowance of $1,500 a month (pre-tax) for this position in addition to the base salary.

Job Profile Summary

The technician is responsible for providing operational and technical support for various electrical, instrumentation, control systems, and related equipment.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Comply with ONEOK ESH policies and governmental regulations
• Install, commission, operate, inspect, troubleshoot, repair, calibrate, and maintain the following equipment including but not limited to:
  • Instrumentation (e.g., pressure, temperature, level, flow, vibration, transmitters)
  • Control Valves / Actuators
  • Fire and gas detection systems
  • Flow computers
  • Gas analyzers
  • ESD and safety interlock systems (SIS)
  • Supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems, remote terminal units (RTU) and wireless communications
  • Programmable logic control (PLC) and distributed control systems (DCS)
  • Standalone human machine interface (HMI) and HMI work stations
  • Operational technology (OT) networks and networking equipment (e.g., Switches, Fiber, Ethernet, Media Converters)
  • Modbus networks
  • Pneumatic instrumentation and air supply systems
  • Emission control devices (e.g., flare systems, vapor recovery units, combustors)
  • Compressors and pumps
  • Medium voltage (2300V - 13.8 KV) equipment (e.g., MCCs, switch gear, disconnects, drives, transformers, motors)
  • Low voltage (120V - 480V) equipment (e.g., MCCs, switch gear, disconnects, distribution panels, drives, transformers, motors)
  • Lighting systems
  • Process heaters
• Maintain and/or modify records including but not limited to:
  • Maintenance and repair records (work order management)
  • Incident reporting
  • Mechanical / electrical schematics (P&'s, C&E's, PFD)
  • Commissioning documentation
  • Management of change (MOC) and pre-startup safety review (PSSR)
• 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.
• Operate and ensure maintenance is complete on company vehicles
• Complete training requirements set forth by ONEOK
• Provide leadership/mentorship to less senior technicians
• Perform additional functions as directed by leadership

Education

• High School diploma or GED required
• Electrical apprenticeship / license or industrial instrumentation related associates degree preferred

Work Experience

• Experience in use and function of tools and equipment applicable to position including but not limited to:
  • Hand/power tools
  • Electronic testing devices
  • Electrical PPE
  • Electrical safety equipment
• Experience and training related to:
  • Gas processing fundamentals
  • Computers and I&E related software
  • Governmental rules, regulations, and (electric) codes and standards
  • Industry…