Pipeline Optimization Engineer

Overview

ONEOK is a Fortune 500 company with 100+ years in business, a leading midstream service provider, and a focus on safety, sustainable operations, environmental responsibility, and employee focus.

ONEOK’s Asset Optimization team seeks talented individuals who are passionate about innovative solutions and driving organizational objectives for the System Optimization engineering team. Optimization Engineers work with stakeholders to maximize system performance today and identify opportunities for growth and future improvement. Candidates should expect to join a team of motivated individuals dedicated to continual improvement, seeking to drive organizational success and develop technical and leadership skills.

The team applies understanding of pipeline hydraulics, business fundamentals, data analysis, and innovative thinking to create right-sized solutions for opportunities such as:

• Pipeline Projects:
  Expansions, New Builds, and Acquisition Opportunities
• Daily Operations:
  Pipeline Efficiency, Maximizing Throughput, Emergent Event Response
• Future Technologies:
  Renewable Power, DRA, Advanced Analytics
• Power Management:
  Hedging, Demand Response, Power & DRA Contracts

System Optimization aims to elevate performance and culture within the team and with external groups. The ideal candidate will have a passion for delivering excellent results, a strong understanding of pipeline hydraulics and engineering fundamentals, analytical skills, and the ability to lead successful projects with diverse stakeholders. This position will be filled at a level commensurate with experience and qualifications.

• Leads steady-state or transient hydraulic modeling for existing assets and potential expansion projects with minimal supervision.
• Makes and implements recommendations for improvements related to capacity, operating costs, and system operation.
• Builds, maintains, and validates system models used for complex analysis.
• Collects and analyzes data to identify significant business and pipeline optimization opportunities.
• Recommends and implements new processes and ideas for enhancing the efficiency and accuracy of hydraulic modeling.
• Creates pipeline operating plans and provides operational guidance to Operations Control and Scheduling teams when requested.
• Supports planning of field operations projects and activities.
• Evaluates potential projects to determine the value to ONEOK including economic modeling, process mapping, user stories, or other required documentation.
• Engages with project teams through evaluation, implementation, and adoption to ensure expected value is achieved and retained.
• Works with all levels of leadership to ensure alignment on current and future optimization strategies.
• Reports on assigned projects through project management tools or other documents as required by management or the respective project.

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

• Experience and knowledge of engineering design and criteria for pipeline systems
• Experience at this level is typically attained with a minimum of 7 years of experience in engineering and pipeline design/operation, preferably with a hydraulic focus.
• Experience with hydraulic modeling software including or similar to SPS, Fathom, Synergi Gas, Emerson Pipeline Optimizer, Pro Max, VMG Sim, etc.
• Experience and knowledge of pumps, compressor stations, and/or storage facilities preferred
• Experience with BI/analytical tools such as PI, Spotfire, etc. preferred
• Experience identifying, researching, understanding, evaluating, and prioritizing problems and coordinating appropriate action/response
• Experience with and knowledge of pipeline hydraulics and operations.

• Knowledge of hydraulic modeling concepts, software, and tools.
• Ability to apply math, algebraic formulas, hydraulic equations, affinity laws, and statistical methods for detailed analysis
• Knowledge of pipeline operations and commercial functions with the ability to understand and analyze business impacts
• Ability to analyze and resolve complex issues and/or questions…