Director - Operations

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

JOB SUMMARY

The Director of NGGP Operations Permian is responsible for optimizing asset performance, strengthening organizational effectiveness, and driving operational excellence in support of Permian operations. This role sets strategic direction, leads field leadership teams, and drives accountability for consistent execution of operational standards that support safe, reliable, and incident-free performance. The Director fosters a strong safety culture, ensures compliance with key regulatory, safety, and environmental requirements, and proactively mitigates operational risk. Success in this role requires building high-performing, accountable teams, aligning operations with business strategy, and delivering sustained results that support long-term asset reliability and business outcomes.

The preferred location for this role is the Permian region, though other locations may be considered.

Job Profile Summary
Directs gathering, processing, and transmission activities encompassing large geographic area.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Direct field operations, including but not limited to:

  • Plant systems

  • Field Systems

  • Reliability and optimization

  • Project Development

  • Workforce Development

• Oversee in planning and monitoring capital and Operating and Maintenance (O & M) budgets

• Oversee emergency situations insuring compliance with safety policies, available resources, proper documentation and post incident review. Coordinate ongoing safety and job-related training to comply with company policies

• Oversee utilization of manpower and equipment through assessing, scheduling and prioritizing projects

• Audit operations and records for efficiency and compliance with government codes. Design alterations and/or additions to pipeline systems to resolve pressure, safety and compliance problems

• Interact with direct and indirect reports, corporate personnel, regional personnel, public officials, union representatives, contractors, customers and civic organizations on issues including general operating activities, employee issues, public projects and project scheduling

• Monitor, review, develop and prepare information, including but not limited to:

  • Construction budget planning and analysis

  • Incident reports

  • Customer complaint resolutions

  • Financial analysis

  • Contractors’ work projects

  • Company’s response to public officials’ correspondence

  • Department reports
     

• 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.

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in engineering or a related field; or an equivalent combination of work experience and training

Work Experience

• Experience with and thorough knowledge of natural gas gathering, processing or transmission operations

• Experience with all phases of project management including pipeline construction, budgets, financial analyses and regulatory compliance

• Experience in use and function of office equipment including computer and applicable software

• Experience and/or training related to:

  • Cathodic protection and pressure control

  • Regulation, measurement and system design

  • Financial analysis

  • Company/governmental regulations

  • Environmental Safety and Health

  • Interpersonal communications

• Experience reading, analyzing and/or understanding operations manuals, tariff information, right-of-way agreements, easements, gas charts, job orders, survey reports, contracts, safety manual, industry magazines, government regulations, labor agreements and company policies and procedures

• Experience composing and preparing internal and external correspondence, budgets, department reports, construction reports, status reports, company standards, instructional diagrams and written procedures and employee information

• Experience leading, directing, supervising and training

• Experience interacting, advising, negotiating and communicating effectively

• Experience preparing information, conducting meetings and making presentations

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to: communicate and/or exchange information or instruction

• Ability to: apply math and algebraic formulas

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 [email protected] or call 1-855-663-6547​.

Expected Salary Range

$175,000.00 - $263,000.00