Process Safety Engineer

Tulsa, OK

KS HUTCHINSON OF

Dallas, TX

Houston, TX

Sidney, MT

Full time

R8139

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

Performs advanced engineering work in support of ONEOK's process safety team. Provides engineering analysis, technical guidance, and program support to strengthen process safety performance across all operating assets. Applies engineering principles, process safety practices, and applicable regulatory and industry requirements to evaluate risk, develop practical solutions, and promote consistent implementation of process safety standards and programs. Works collaboratively with operations, engineering, maintenance, local support teams and other stakeholders, with limited supervision.

Location is flexible within ONEOK's footprint.

• Provide advanced engineering support and technical guidance for process safety programs and risk-reduction initiatives across ONEOK operating assets.

• Perform and review engineering analyses related to process hazards, loss of containment, relief and flare systems, hydraulics, equipment and piping design, facility siting, and other process safety concerns.

• Support Process Hazard Analyses (PHAs), Layers of Protection Analyses (LOPAs), hazard reviews, and other risk assessments; evaluate safeguards and develop technically sound recommendations.

• Provide engineering support for Management of Change (MOC), Pre-Startup Safety Review (PSSR), process safety information, mechanical integrity, and related process safety activities while maintaining clear alignment with local ownership and execution.

• Interpret and apply applicable governmental regulations, engineering codes, consensus standards, and company requirements, including OSHA Process Safety Management, EPA Risk Management Program requirements and OMS Policies and Procedures.

• Develop, review, and improve process safety engineering standards, guidelines, tools, templates, and technical practices to promote consistent application across the organization.

• Evaluate process safety incidents, near misses, recurring issues, and risk trends; support root cause investigations and development of effective corrective actions.

• Review engineering studies, calculations, drawings, specifications, operating information, and project deliverables for process safety considerations and technical quality.

• Partner with operations, engineering, maintenance, projects, and process safety program specialists to identify gaps, prioritize risk-reduction opportunities, and implement sustainable improvements.

• Provide process safety engineering input for capital projects, facility modifications, acquisitions, and operational changes from concept development through startup, as requested.

• Lead or coordinate assigned process safety engineering projects, studies, and improvement initiatives, including scope development, schedules, third-party resources, deliverables, and stakeholder communication.

• Develop and deliver technical guidance, training, and knowledge-sharing materials that build process safety engineering capability across the organization.

• Monitor process safety engineering performance measures and program effectiveness; identify opportunities to improve risk management, work processes, and organizational learning.

• Communicate technical findings, risk information, and recommendations clearly to technical and nontechnical audiences and influence decisions through sound engineering judgment.

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or closely related field and the following job-related experience preferred

• Experience and knowledge of engineering design and criteria for natural gas, NGLs, refined products and/or crude in pipeline systems

• Experience at this level is typically attained with seven or more years of experience in engineering, operations and/or project management

• Experience achieving goals and developing employee/team strengths, exhibiting a positive example and influence that leads to employee, project, and stakeholder successes

• Experience in use and function of applications such as:
  Microsoft Excel, Project, Access, Word, etc.

• Experience researching and preparing project materials and design specifications, contracts, agreements, budgets, engineering studies, and other relevant reports, forms, and correspondence

• Experience identifying, researching, understanding, evaluating, and prioritizing operational problems and coordinating appropriate action/response

• Experience with and knowledge of pipelines or hydrocarbon processing and related facilities design, construction, operation, and maintenance

• Knowledge of: material failure and structural analysis and industry standards and governmental regulations

• Knowledge of: and understanding of operational functions and commercial relationships with the ability to…