Position Description

The operations specialist performs a variety of activities, including assisting the operations construction team in all facets of tie-in preparation for crude lines. The specialist assists with Pre Start-up Safety Reviews, pipeline drain downs, line fills, assisting pipeline pigging to purge and refill pipelines, maintenance of right-of-way and grounds around pipeline or other facilities, maintenance and repairs on pipeline and pipeline equipment, oversee proper construction of pipeline, line locates, and relief tank gauging. He/she liaises between in-house and third parties to ensure every job is completed with a safety-first mentality.
Essential duties and responsibilities:
• Makes safety the top priority each day. We are striving for a 100% incident free culture.
• Ensures compliance with company manuals and policies.
• Makes environmental integrity a priority each day.
• Ensures the pipeline is maintained by participating and assisting with pipeline drain downs and line fills. Assist operations construction team. Familiar with pipeline pigging, able to walk a line to determine isolation points. Able to assist with purging lines.
• Takes responsibility for small maintenance and expansion projects including assessing scope, procuring materials and contractors, and supervising the work with the advice and assistance of your manager.
• Has a clear understanding of Kinder Morgan Contractor Safety Expectations.
• Assists operations with valve maintenance, troubleshooting and plans for replacing when required.
• Assists operations with Pre Safety Startup Reviews for lease sites, pipelines and stations.
• Observes daily any traveled section of the pipeline for leaks, line markers, and needed maintenance.
• Observes contractors during tie-ins to ensure compliance and safety.
• Reports any incident to your supervisor immediately. Reports any needed repairs to the supervisor in a timely fashion.
• Keeps company vehicles, field equipment, stations, and shop areas clean, serviced, and organized.
• Keeps all paperwork and documentation required up to date and complete.
• Works with operations teams through Division 15 and fellow employees to provide excellent customer service, pipeline safety and integrity.
• Communicates all daily activities and ensures well documented.

Position Requirements

Competencies, skills, and abilities:
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Above average abilities with a computer
• Customer orientation
• Ability to effectively present information in a one-on-one and small group situation to other employees of the company and outside contractors
• Basic math skills (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, decimals)
• Apply common sense understanding to carry out day-to-day operation issues
• Be able to make quick and reasonable decisions in sometimes-adverse conditions
• Experience in pipeline maintenance and/or construction
Certifications, licenses, registrations:
• Valid state operating license with acceptable driving record under company insurance
Physical demands:
• Uses physical force to lift, push, pull and hold equipment/tools
• Climbs and works at various heights. May work in a standing, sitting, lying down, crouched or kneeling position
• Routinely reacts to visual, auditory and other signals, including alarms and instructions, and is required to visually inspect work
• Regularly bends, stoops, moves from ground level to higher levels, raises/lifts from ground level a load up to 50 lbs., manually transports a load up to 75 lbs., and applies up to 150 foot pounds of torque
• Regularly gets into and out of vehicles and rides over rough roads
• Walks an average of 5 miles per day, up to 7 miles per day
• Subject to overtime and callouts
• Candidates may be subject to Department of Transportation (DOT) drug and alcohol testing requirements
Working conditions:
• Works mostly outdoors, in and around mechanical, industrial and electrical equipment
• Required to climb about equipment and work in confined areas (i.e., tanks, between compressors, vessels)
• May be subject to work in hazardous conditions including hydrocarbon vapor, near nitrogen, limited light, adverse weather conditions, and extreme temperatures
• Wears safety equipment as required
Because this position requires donning SCBA (Self Contained Breathing Apparatus), employees must pass a SCBA fit test and screening as a condition of employment.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER STATEMENT: We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.