Full-Time

Engineer 3

Updated on 8/1/2026

ONEOK

ONEOK

1,001-5,000 employees

Midstream gas transportation, processing, NGL

Compensation Overview

$110k - $166k/yr

Midland, TX, USA + 1 more

More locations: Dallas, TX, USA

In Person

Travel to other locations is required.

Category
Mechanical Engineering (1)
Required Skills
Word/Pages/Docs
Excel/Numbers/Sheets

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Requirements
  • Experience at this level is typically attained with seven or more years of experience in engineering, operations and/or project management.
  • Experience achieving goals and developing employee/team strengths, exhibiting a positive example and influence that leads to employee, project, and stakeholder successes.
  • Experience using applications such as Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Access, and Microsoft Word.
  • Experience researching and preparing project materials and design specifications, contracts, agreements, budgets, engineering studies, and other relevant reports, forms, and correspondence.
  • Experience identifying, researching, understanding, evaluating, and prioritizing operational problems and coordinating appropriate action or response.
  • Experience with and knowledge of pipelines or hydrocarbon processing and related facilities design, construction, operation, and maintenance.
  • Knowledge of material failure, structural analysis, industry standards, and governmental regulations.
  • Knowledge and understanding of operational functions and commercial relationships, with the ability to anticipate functional and transactional impacts.
  • Ability to read and interpret governmental regulations, blueprints, contracts, manuals, specifications, surveys, charts, load studies, and other relevant reports and correspondence.
  • Ability to analyze and resolve issues and questions concerning engineering design and calculations, obtaining assistance as needed for more complex designs and calculations.
  • Ability to review complex engineering drawings and materials.
  • Ability to manage and prioritize multiple assignments with competing deadlines.
  • Ability to identify, plan, and organize projects through completion, goals, and initiatives.
  • Ability to use logic and reasoning to identify alternative solutions or approaches to problems.
  • Ability to apply mathematics, algebraic formulas, and statistical methods.
  • Ability to interact, negotiate, advise, and communicate effectively.
  • Ability to operate required office tools and equipment.
  • Ability to communicate technical information in a logical, organized, and coherent manner.
  • Travel to other locations is required.
  • A company vehicle may be assigned based on tasks, requiring the applicable driver's license.
Responsibilities
  • Direct and/or perform engineering and project-management activities related to the design, procurement, construction, and optimization of company assets, including transmission and gathering systems, measurement and regulation facilities, compressor and pump stations, dehydration plants, NGL fractionation, natural-gas processing, hydrocarbon-storage facilities, and construction plans and implementation.
  • Manage third-party contract resources.
  • Provide technical and engineering assistance on equipment and system design, pipeline sizing and evaluation, pipeline control, pipeline facility design, construction, operation and maintenance, policies and procedures, and process safety.
  • Perform and review project-management activities involving bid proposals and contracts, authorization-for-expenditure preparation and cost management, management of change, material and equipment specifications and selection, construction plans and support, schedules and timelines, project progress reports, and change orders.
  • Identify equipment efficiencies, complete hydraulic calculations, determine valve and pipeline sizing, and perform gas-flow analysis.
  • Research, analyze, prepare, and/or approve engineering studies, governmental rules and regulations, codes and standards, pipeline and measurement-system analyses and recommendations, hydrocarbon-processing and measurement bid proposals, construction and measurement contracts, cost estimates, and material specifications and selections.
  • Make recommendations to improve capacity, operating costs, and system operation.
  • Evaluate proposed projects by conducting load studies.
  • Analyze measurement-system designs and recommend improvements to station capacity, operating costs, measurement accuracy, and downstream reporting systems.
  • Perform economic analysis for potential new projects, including operational cost estimates, equipment efficiencies, needed enhancements, and definitive studies for potential acquisitions.
  • Identify opportunities for improvement and develop and implement new processes as requested by management, with limited supervision.
  • Anticipate changes in work demands and identify assignments or training to meet those demands.
  • Oversee utilization of manpower and equipment resources.
  • Assess, schedule, and prioritize projects based on customer needs and organizational value.
  • Provide oversight of employees engaged in field operations, construction, and/or project-management functions.
Desired Qualifications
  • A bachelor's degree in engineering or a closely related field is preferred.
  • Experience and knowledge of engineering design and criteria for natural gas and/or natural gas liquids in pipeline systems is preferred.

ONEOK is a midstream energy company that provides infrastructure services for natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGL) in the United States. It operates a network of pipelines, processing plants, and storage facilities, with three segments: Natural Gas Liquids (gathers, fractionates, treats, transports, stores, and markets NGLs), Natural Gas Gathering and Processing (removes impurities and separates NGLs from gas), and Natural Gas Pipelines (transports and stores natural gas). Its revenue mostly comes from long-term, fee-based contracts for transportation, processing, and storage, which creates steady cash flow. The company focuses on key energy regions and aims to reliably connect NGLs and natural gas to market centers while expanding its infrastructure and services.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Founded

1906

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What believers are saying

  • $3B debt refinancing strengthens liquidity amid $3.4B net income and $2.5B free cash flow.
  • Eiger Express expansion to 3.7 Bcf/d secures Permian-to-Gulf connectivity with long-term contracts.
  • Scotiabank and Morgan Stanley price target hikes reflect muted commodity impact and volume growth.

What critics are saying

  • Permian volume collapse from drilling slowdown amid $40–50/bbl oil prices likely in 9–12 months.
  • Eiger Express underutilization from rival capacity saturation and delayed shippers in 6–9 months.
  • Board leadership vacuum risks strategic execution as CEO lacks long-term successor for 2026–2027.

What makes ONEOK unique

  • ONEOK dominates NGL specialization across key U.S. shale basins with integrated midstream platform.
  • Producer-centric, fee-based contracts deliver stable cash flows via volume-driven, long-term agreements.
  • Captures margin uplift by owning full chain from gathering to fractionation and transportation.

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Company News

GlobeNewswire
Mar 25th, 2026
ONEOK announces board transitions.

ONEOK announces board transitions. Gerald B. Smith and Pattye L. Moore to retire from ONEOK board of directors. March 25, 2026 16:15 ET | Source: ONEOK, Inc. TULSA, Okla., March 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - ONEOK, Inc. (NYSE: OKE) today announced that directors Gerald B. Smith and Pattye L. Moore will retire from the company's board of directors at the end of their current terms on May 20, 2026, the date of the company's 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Smith will retire in accordance with ONEOK's mandatory director retirement age policy and Moore has elected to retire. "Over the course of their many years of service, Gerald and Pattye have demonstrated a deep commitment to ONEOK and its long-term success," said Julie H. Edwards, chair of ONEOK's board of directors. "During their tenure, the company has undergone significant transformation and we are very grateful for the expertise, judgment and many meaningful contributions they have brought to ONEOK through that period." Smith has served on ONEOK's board since 2020. He was the founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Smith, Graham & Company Investment Advisors. Moore has served on ONEOK's board since 2002. She is the former chairman of Red Robin Gourmet Burgers and former president of Sonic Corp. "On behalf of ONEOK's management team and employees, I want to thank Gerald and Pattye for their years of service and the guidance they've provided," said Pierce H. Norton II, ONEOK president and CEO. "Their counsel and oversight have helped shape the decisions that strengthened ONEOK into the premier midstream infrastructure company it is today and we're grateful for the lasting impact they've made." At ONEOK (NYSE: OKE), we deliver energy products and services vital to an advancing world. We are a leading midstream operator that provides gathering, processing, fractionation, transportation, storage and marine export services. Through our approximately 60,000-mile pipeline network, we transport the natural gas, natural gas liquids (NGLs), refined products and crude oil that help meet domestic and international energy demand, contribute to energy security and provide safe, reliable and responsible energy solutions needed today and into the future. As one of the largest integrated energy infrastructure companies in North America, ONEOK is delivering energy that makes a difference in the lives of people in the U.S. and around the world. ONEOK is an S&P 500 company headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma. For information about ONEOK, visit the website: www.oneok.com. For the latest news about ONEOK, find us on LinkedIn, Facebook, X and Instagram.

ONEOK
Mar 25th, 2026
ONEOK announces board transitions.

ONEOK announces board transitions. March 25, 2026 Gerald B. Smith and Pattye L. Moore to Retire from ONEOK Board of Directors TULSA, Okla., March 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - ONEOK, Inc. (NYSE: OKE) today announced that directors Gerald B. Smith and Pattye L. Moore will retire from the company's board of directors at the end of their current terms on May 20, 2026, the date of the company's 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Smith will retire in accordance with ONEOK's mandatory director retirement age policy and Moore has elected to retire. "Over the course of their many years of service, Gerald and Pattye have demonstrated a deep commitment to ONEOK and its long-term success," said Julie H. Edwards, chair of ONEOK's board of directors. "During their tenure, the company has undergone significant transformation and we are very grateful for the expertise, judgment and many meaningful contributions they have brought to ONEOK through that period." Smith has served on ONEOK's board since 2020. He was the founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Smith, Graham & Company Investment Advisors. Moore has served on ONEOK's board since 2002. She is the former chairman of Red Robin Gourmet Burgers and former president of Sonic Corp. "On behalf of ONEOK's management team and employees, I want to thank Gerald and Pattye for their years of service and the guidance they've provided," said Pierce H. Norton II, ONEOK president and CEO. "Their counsel and oversight have helped shape the decisions that strengthened ONEOK into the premier midstream infrastructure company it is today and we're grateful for the lasting impact they've made." At ONEOK (NYSE: OKE), we deliver energy products and services vital to an advancing world. We are a leading midstream operator that provides gathering, processing, fractionation, transportation, storage and marine export services. Through our approximately 60,000-mile pipeline network, we transport the natural gas, natural gas liquids (NGLs), refined products and crude oil that help meet domestic and international energy demand, contribute to energy security and provide safe, reliable and responsible energy solutions needed today and into the future. As one of the largest integrated energy infrastructure companies in North America, ONEOK is delivering energy that makes a difference in the lives of people in the U.S. and around the world. ONEOK is an S&P 500 company headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma. For information about ONEOK, visit the website: www.oneok.com. For the latest news about ONEOK, find us on LinkedIn, Facebook, X and Instagram. Media Relations: Charlsey Phillips 918-510-1664 [email protected]

Coeus Energy
Aug 27th, 2025
ONEOK, Enbridge, and MPLX Launch Eiger Express Pipeline to Strengthen Permian-to-Gulf Natural Gas Connectivity

ONEOK, Inc., in partnership with Enbridge, MPLX, and WhiteWater, has officially announced the launch of the Eiger Express Pipeline, a significant new project designed to transport natural gas from the resource-rich Permian Basin to the critical energy markets along the Texas Gulf Coast.

Stock Titan
Aug 6th, 2025
ONEOK Secures Massive $3 Billion Debt Deal: Key Details on Multi-Tranche Notes Offering

Energy infrastructure giant raises $3B through three note tranches with yields up to 6.25%. Proceeds target commercial paper refinancing. See full terms.

PR Newswire
May 27th, 2025
Oneok To Participate In Investor Conference

TULSA, Okla., May 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- ONEOK, Inc. (NYSE: OKE) will participate in an investor conference this week and in a fireside chat session at 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time (1:30 p.m. Central Time) on Wednesday, May 28. The session will be webcast live on ONEOK's website at www.oneok.com. The webcast will also be available for replay