Hiring Pipeline Controller Trainee (Full Time Position)

Pipeline Controller Trainee

Location: Tulsa, OK

Pay: Competitive

Benefits: Excellent

Position: Full time

Responsibilities

• Utilize computers and SCADA digital displays to determine sufficient operating pressures and monitor and direct flow of natural gas or gas liquids through pipeline systems
• Monitor and/or assist in determining load requirements using company approved forecasting model. Adjust system pressures as required to accommodate weather conditions and operating objectives
• Monitor and assist with resolution of telemetering problems. Take steps as directed to minimize drastic reductions in pressure caused by line breaks or other unusual occurrences
• Monitor system pipeline quality; take steps as directed to respond to changes
• Assist with verification and/or calculation of the following, including but not limited to:ReceiptsDeliveriesStorage injections and withdrawalsPipeline system load requirementsTransportation imbalances
• Assist with compiling, preparing, and/or posting information, including but not limited to:Start/stop of receipt/delivery flows and compressors or pumpsStorage injection and withdrawal requestsField personnel call-outsNomination confirmations and changesProduct quality issuesSupervisory Control and Data Acquisition System (SCADA) communication problems
• Communicate information and/or instructions related to system operations and contractual obligations to company field personnel, schedulers, and pipeline controllers from other companies
• Utilize the ONEOK Communication System (OCS) for the following:Emergency/non-emergency communicationSetting up conference bridgeOne-Call center line locates
• Responsibilities may include Department of Transportation (DOT) covered 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.

Work Experience

• Experience and/or working knowledge of pipeline flow principals and natural gas or natural gas liquids characteristics
• Experience and/or working knowledge of pipeline system processes, procedures, and equipment such as:Controlling pressures and flowsCurtailment proceduresTelecommunicationsRegulators/relief valvesVolumetric measurement meters
• Experience and/or working knowledge of and/or training related to:­Basic programming and/or use of spreadsheets, and word processing applicationsCompany and governmental operating/safety procedures­Communications equipment such as two way radios and cellular phones
• Experience in use and function of office equipment applicable to position including computers
• Experience interacting and communicating effectively

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to: apply addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. (Tested)
• Ability to: read and interpret rules, regulations, reports, manuals, and contracts
• Ability to: compile, prepare, enter, and/or post information, reports, and correspondence
• Ability to: communicate and/or exchange information and instructions verbally

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

Working Conditions

• Well lighted, climate controlled areas (Constantly)
• Frequent repetitive motion (Constantly)
• CRT (Computer Monitor(s)) (Constantly)
•  Subject to inside environmental conditions

Travel

• None required,

Driving

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