Supervisor - Process Engineering (Dallas or Midland, TX area)

ONEOK · Dallas · $136,000–$204,000 (stated in the posting)

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

JOB SUMMARY

Your ideas have a place here—step into a role where your work directly drives solutions in a fast-evolving energy industry. At ONEOK, you’ll contribute to delivering energy products and services that power progress while leading process engineers in gas plant operations. The Supervisor will need a deep knowledge of gas plant operations such as; gas treating, dehydration, and cryogenic processing. This role requires experience in trend analysis, process modeling/simulations, and troubleshooting complex situations. The ideal candidate will have a thorough understanding of proper plant operations and design, as-well-as aligning engineering support with operational, commercial, and strategic business objectives.

ONEOK offers a highly competitive total rewards package, including comprehensive health benefits, a 6% 401(k) match plus 4 additional company contributions through the company’s profit sharing, $100,000 in life insurance, annual bonuses for all employees, and paid time off that recognizes your industry experience. Join a Fortune 500 company where your expertise is valued, your growth is supported, and your impact matters.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Lead, supervise, coach, and develop Process Engineers within the assigned region, including but not limited to: 
  • Performance management, career development, succession planning and mentoring 
  • Technical and leadership competency development 
  • Recruiting, selection, onboarding, retention, and staffing decisions 
  • Consistent application of company personnel policies and procedures 
• Establish regional Process Engineering priorities and oversee utilization of personnel and technical resources through assessing, scheduling and prioritizing work based on safety, operational risk, customer need and value to the organization, including but not limited to: 
  • Operational support and complex troubleshooting 
  • Optimization and performance improvement 
  • Process safety and regulatory compliance support 
  • Business evaluation and project development support 
  • Strategic and emergent business needs 
• Maintain awareness of regional operating performance and ensure engineering resources support safe, reliable, compliant, and profitable operation, including but not limited to: 
  • Throughput, recoveries, efficiency, and asset utilization 
  • Reliability concerns, significant downtime events and recurring technical issues 
  • Facility capabilities, capacity limitations and operating constraints 
  • Emissions performance and operating cost improvement opportunities 
• Partner with Operations leadership to identify, prioritize and support implementation of opportunities that improve regional asset performance and business results. 
• Ensure Process Engineering is appropriately engaged in project and business development activities, including but not limited to: 
  • Opportunity screening and project conceptualization 
  • Process scope development and FEED support 
  • Business evaluations and preliminary technical assessments 
  • Commissioning, startup and performance testing support 
  • Incorporation of operating knowledge, facility limitations and lessons learned 
• Coordinate process engineering support with Operations, Commercial, Projects Engineering, Reliability, Environmental, Automation and other stakeholders.
• Maintain regular communication with key internal stakeholders regarding regional priorities, technical challenges, resource needs, optimization opportunities and significant business risks. 
• Ensure appropriate engineering participation in process safety and compliance activities, including but not limited to: 
  • Process Hazard Analyses and Pre-Startup Safety Reviews 
  • Management of Change activities 
  • Incident investigations and action-item follow-up 
  • Operating procedure and overpressure protection support 
  • Regulatory and company compliance activities 
• Promote adherence to company standards, engineering practices and applicable industry and regulatory requirements. 
• Partner with other regions on technical governance, standards, lessons learned, engineering consistency and technical review processes. Support implementation of standards and design philosophies but do not own or approve them. 
• Monitor, review, develop and prepare information including but not limited to: 
  • Engineering workload and resource plans 
  • Regional performance and optimization summaries 
  • Budget planning and analysis 
  • Engineering analyses and recommendations 
  • Incident, audit, and regulatory response information 
  • Employee development and succession plans 
• Administer technical and professional training programs and promote knowledge sharing, continuous improvement, technical excellence, accountability and collaboration across regions and functional groups. 

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering required.  Chemical Engineering or Petroleum Engineering is preferred.

Work Experience

• Experience achieving goals and developing employee and team strengths, exhibiting a positive example and influence that leads to employee, stakeholder and business success 

• Experience leading, supervising, coaching or developing engineers or other technical professionals 

• Experience prioritizing technical work, allocating resources and coordinating engineering support across multiple operating assets 

• Experience with natural gas gathering, compression, treating, dehydration, cryogenic processing, fractionation, liquids handling and related facility operations 

• Experience with process modeling software; ProMax experience preferred 

• Experience troubleshooting operating facilities, evaluating process performance and implementing operational improvements with Operations personnel 

• Experience researching, composing and preparing engineering studies, procedures, reports, recommendations and technical correspondence 

• Experience identifying, researching, evaluating, and prioritizing technical and organizational problems and providing appropriate actions, alternatives and recommendations 

• Experience reading and interpreting governmental regulations, codes and standards, company standards, drawings, specifications, technical reports and procedures 

• Working knowledge of process safety management and engineering support for PHAs, PSSRs, MOCs, incident investigations and compliance activities 

• Experience developing information and making presentations to groups and individuals 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to: apply math, algebraic formulas and statistical methods 
• Ability to: lead, direct, supervise, coach, train and develop employees. Working knowledge of personnel policies and procedures 
• Ability to: establish priorities, allocate resources, manage competing assignments and maintain focus on high-value and risk-significant work 
• Ability to: distinguish organizational leadership from technical governance, engineering execution and project management accountabilities 
• Ability to: analyze operational and organizational issues, evaluate alternatives and make sound and timely decisions 
• Ability to: communicate and exchange written and verbal information and conduct oral presentations 
• Knowledge of: midstream plant operations, process optimization, troubleshooting, process simulation, equipment performance, process safety and operational risk 
• Ability to use applications such as Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams and other engineering and business applications required for the position 

Licenses and Certifications

• None required

Strength Factor Rating - Physical Demands/Requirements

• Sedentary Work - Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (Occasionally: activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently (Frequently: activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time, but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Strength Factor Description - Physical Demands/Requirements

• Standing: Remaining on one's feet in an upright position at a work station without moving about (Occasionally)
• Walking: Moving about on foot (Frequently)
• Sitting: Remaining in a seated position (Constantly)
• Lifting: Raising or lowering an object from one level to another (includes upward pulling) (Occasionally)
• Carrying: Transporting an object, usually holding it in the hands or arms, or on the shoulder (Occasionally)
• Pushing: Exerting force upon an object so that the object moves away from the force (Occasionally)
• Pulling: Exerting force upon an object so that the object moves toward the force (includes jerking) (Occasionally)
• Climbing: Ladders, Stairs (Occasionally)
• Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling (Occasionally)
• Stooping: Bending the body downward and forward by bending the spine at the waist (Occasionally)
• Kneeling: Bending the legs at the knees to come to rest on the knee or knees (Occasionally)
• Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending the legs and spine (Occasionally)
• Crawling: Moving about on the hands and arms in any direction (Occasionally)
• Reaching: Extending hands and arms in any direction (Constantly)
• Handling: Seizing, holding, grasping, turning or otherwise working with the hand or hands (Manual Dexterity) (Constantly)
• Fingering: Picking, pinching or otherwise working with the fingers primarily (Finger Dexterity) (Constantly)
• Feeling: Perceiving such attributes of objects/materials as size, shape, temperature, texture, movement or pulsation by receptors in the skin, particularly those of the finger tips (Constantly)
• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas/information by means of the spoken word (Frequently)
• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sound by the ear (Frequently)
• Tasting/Smelling: (Occasionally)
• Near Vision: Clarity of vision at 20 inches or less (Constantly)
• Far Vision: Clarity of vision at 20 feet for more (Frequently)
• Depth Perception: Three-dimensional vision; ability to judge distances and spatial relationships so as to see objects where and as they actually are (Frequently)
• Vision: Color - The ability to identify and distinguish colors (Constantly)

Working Conditions/Environment

• Employee is subject to inside environmental conditions

Working Conditions

• Well lighted, climate controlled areas (Constantly)
• Frequent repetitive motion (Constantly)
• CRT (Computer Monitor(s)) (Constantly)

Travel

• Travel to other locations required

Driving

• Based on assigned tasks, employee may be assigned a company vehicle requiring the applicable driver's license

ONEOK is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, religion, creed, national origin, gender identity, disability, military/veteran status, genetic information or any other categories protected by applicable law.

The job description is not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties or skills required for the job and is subject to review and change at any time, with or without notice, in accordance with the needs of ONEOK.

ONEOK is committed to making our workplace accessible to individuals with disabilities and will provide reasonable accommodations, upon request, for individuals to participate in the application and hiring process. To request an accommodation email HRSolutions@ONEOK.com or call 1-855-663-6547​.

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