Supervisor - Operations Engineering

About the role

ONEOK is a Fortune 500 company with over 100 years in business, a leading midstream service provider committed to safety first, sustainable operations, environmental responsibility, and an employee‑focused culture.

This position provides supervision and oversight for Operations Engineering activities supporting both pipeline and facility assets within the Refined Products and Crude Oil business segment. The role leads engineering support, project execution, risk mitigation, integrity‑related activities, and response to emergent operational issues. It partners across Operations, Asset Integrity, Environmental, Commercial, EHS&S Compliance, Corrosion, Tank Integrity, and other stakeholder groups to improve the safety, reliability, compliance, and performance of company assets.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop employees by establishing clear performance expectations, aligning work with organizational goals, managing workload and priorities, and providing timely feedback and development opportunities.
• Provide leadership, technical guidance, troubleshooting, and day‑to‑day support for pipeline and facility engineering activities.
• Manage cross‑functional initiatives and seek continuous improvement opportunities that advance pipeline and facility engineering programs, reliability, project execution, and operational support.
• Lead engineering support and response for operational issues, including releases, overpressure events, equipment failures, abnormal operations, shutdowns and restarts, regulatory inspections, audits, investigations, natural events, and other emergent conditions.
• Manage the project life cycle for capital and expense work, including scope development, cost and schedule planning, funding requests, forecasting, prioritization, stakeholder communication, and project execution.
• Facilitate involvement of Asset Integrity Engineers, Operations Engineers, and Project Managers in work that may affect asset integrity, reliability, compliance, or operations.
• Provide leadership for emergent projects requiring expedited execution.
• Oversee pipeline risk reduction and integrity‑related projects, including valve relocations, emergency flow restricting device installations, river crossing replacements, pipeline relocations, and other mitigation activities.
• Provide engineering oversight and troubleshooting for equipment and systems, including pumps, piping, valves, control valves, relief devices, controls, vapor combustion and recovery equipment, docks, and related infrastructure.
• Review releases, abnormal operations, maximum operating pressure events, process hazard analysis and audit action items, management of change reviews, and incident findings to identify appropriate engineering enhancements and lessons learned.
• Provide oversight for remaining strength evaluations, corrosion‑related repairs, facility piping inspections, nondestructive examination, hydrotesting, vibration studies, and other mechanical integrity or reliability initiatives.
• Review new construction and modification designs, support engineering standards and preventive maintenance content, evaluate emerging technologies, and provide technical input for nonstandard equipment or design requests.
• Travel 25% to facilities, pipeline locations, and project sites during critical work; represent the company in meetings, inspections, bid activities, and interactions with regulators, landowners, contractors, and other external parties.
• Participate in scheduled and call‑out support as needed to respond to operational and project requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering.
• Minimum of 7 years of relevant engineering experience (preferred).
• Experience supporting pipeline systems, hydrocarbon processing, terminals, or related facilities (preferred).
• Previous leadership, supervision, project management, or cross‑functional team leadership experience (preferred).
• Professional Engineer license (preferred).
• Valid driver’s license may be required based on assigned duties and use of a company vehicle.

Skills

• Ability to lead teams, establish priorities, manage competing assignments, and deliver work within schedule and budget constraints.
• Ability to recommend and implement new initiatives, standardize practices, and drive continuous improvement.
• Knowledge of pipeline and facility design, construction, operation, maintenance, integrity, and reliability practices.
• Knowledge of material failure, structural and remaining‑strength analysis, mechanical integrity principles, industry standards, and applicable governmental regulations.
• Ability to read and interpret regulations, engineering drawings, blueprints, contracts, manuals, specifications, surveys, charts, load studies, technical reports, and correspondence.
• Ability to evaluate and resolve engineering design, calculation, equipment, operational, and project execution issues.
• Ability to work effectively during emergent events and changing operational conditions.
• Ability to communicate, negotiate, and collaborate effectively with employees, leadership, internal customers, external stakeholders, contractors, regulators, and landowners.
• Ability to communicate technical information clearly, logically, and concisely in both written and verbal formats.
• Ability to use standard office technology and company systems required to perform assigned duties.

Physical demands

Sedentary work: exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (up to 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently (1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects. Sitting most of the time; walking or standing required only occasionally.

• Standing: Occasionally
• Walking: Frequently
• Sitting: Constantly
• Lifting: Occasionally
• Carrying: Occasionally
• Pushing: Occasionally
• Pulling: Occasionally
• Climbing (ladders, stairs): Occasionally
• Balancing: Occasionally
• Stooping: Occasionally
• Kneeling: Occasionally
• Crouching: Occasionally
• Crawling: Occasionally
• Reaching: Constantly
• Handling (manual dexterity): Constantly
• Fingering (finger dexterity): Constantly
• Feeling: Constantly
• Talking: Frequently
• Hearing: Frequently
• Tasting/Smelling: Occasionally
• Near vision (20 inches or less): Constantly
• Far vision (20 feet or more): Frequently
• Depth perception: Frequently
• Color vision: Constantly

Working conditions

Work is primarily performed in a well‑lighted, climate‑controlled office environment with frequent computer use and repetitive motion. Travel to company locations, facilities, pipeline rights‑of‑way, and outdoor job sites is required (approximately 25% travel). Based on assigned tasks, the employee may be assigned a company vehicle requiring the applicable driver’s license.

Pay

Expected salary range: $136,000.00 – $204,000.00