Pipeline Controller, Tulsa, OK

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What to Expect
A Controller operates and controls remote pipeline systems through a SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) system in the Remote-Operations Control Center. Controllers work a 12-hour Modified DuPont rotating shift schedule which includes nights, weekends and holidays. As a DOT safety-sensitive position, operating pipeline systems requires skill, dedication, and a commitment to safety and efficiency. Controllers must successfully complete a rigorous training program that includes extensive hands-on experience, guided by an assigned Controller Trainer and a Console Supervisor. The Controller will train on the position of Controller through a progressive training curriculum that includes normal daylight hours and the rotating shift schedule. The Pipeline Control Center strives to ensure the safe and efficient operation of Phillips 66 pipelines from coast to coast.

Protecting our people, communities, assets and the environment while providing industry leading, reliable pipeline operations is what we do each and every day. The Remote-Operations Control Center is currently based in Bartlesville, OK.  The Center will be relocated to Tulsa; Oklahoma’s east side at Corporate Woods in the fall of 2026.

 

This position requires the successful completion of an online assessment.  If you meet the required qualifications of the position, a link to complete the assessment will be emailed to you immediately after your completed application is received.  Please check your spam folder if you do not see the email.  The assessment must be completed within 7 days of your application date OR prior to the job posting expiration date, whichever is earlier.  The job posting expiration date is listed at the bottom of this job posting. Your assessment results will be valid for one year.

 

What You’ll Do

• Comfortable with digital tools, computer programs, and applications with the ability to troubleshoot technical issues and learn new technology.
• Operating crude and product pipeline systems remotely.
• Following established procedures and processes, always with great attention to detail.
• Interpreting hydraulic data and responding to operational events and emergencies.
• Optimizing power usage through unit selection and scheduling techniques.
• Planning, coordinating, and making necessary call-outs to maintain operations.
• Communicating effectively with customers, supervisors and others at various functional levels.
• Providing training and mentorship to less experienced Controllers.
• Developing and updating operations procedures and processes.
• Successfully completing the training program in six months absent any extenuating circumstances.

 

What You’ll Bring – Required

• Legally authorized to work in the job posting country
• High School diploma or GED equivalent
• Must be 18 years of age
• Currently live or be willing to relocate to within 90 miles of the reporting location
• Willingness and ability to perform the following:
  
  • Work a minimum 12-hour rotating shift schedule that includes weekends and holidays
  • Work overtime as needed
  • Respond to facility emergencies and be on site when called within a reasonable amount of time, target of two (2) hour or less
  • Complete a practical vision test using actual screens and colors to assess ability to distinguish between red, green and other colors for job related tasks

 

What Makes You Stand Out – Preferred

• Technical diploma, Associate’s degree, or higher
• 3 or more years of oil and gas or relevant industry experience
• 2 years or more of experience utilizing SCADA and alarm management
• Basic level of proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
• Basic working knowledge of crude and product pipeline hydraulic principles, unit characteristics, and operations
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team and demonstrate sound judgment 
• Knowledge of safety rules and practices
• Proven leadership skills and ability to influence at a local level and across a broad organization 
• Strong communication skills, interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships

 

Compensation Range 

This position has a base salary range of $86,600 – $122,100.

 

At Phillips 66, we are committed to pay transparency and competitive, equitable compensation. Each role is assigned a salary grade with a defined pay range, benchmarked against industry peers. Where a candidate offer falls within the posted range depends on the candidate's experience, skills, and alignment with the role’s requirements. Offers are made to ensure internal equity and market competitiveness. Our compensation programs are designed to reward performance and support career growth.

 

 

Midstream

The Phillips 66 Midstream business is a safe, reliable, and trusted provider for the movement, storage, gathering, and processing of liquid or gas energy via pipelines or terminals. We are an industry leader in logistics and operate or manage more than 70,000 miles of pipelines that transport crude oil from oil fields to refineries and finished products from refineries to storage terminals. We operate 39 terminals that supply finished products to consumer gas stations, as well as crude oil and NGL storage terminals and NGL fractionation facilities. Our capabilities include extensive natural gas gathering and processing operations, enhancing our wellhead-to-market strategy. We also provide the connectivity between the various Phillips 66 business units.

 

Total Rewards

 

At Phillips 66, providing access to high quality programs and care for you and your family is important to us. Maintaining a culture of well-being — physical, emotional, social, and financial — is essential for a high-performing organization. When we are at our best, we are poised to deliver exceptional results — personally and professionally. Benefits for certain eligible, full-time employees include:

 

• Annual Variable Cash Incentive Program (VCIP) bonus
• 8% 401k company match
• Cash Balance Account pension
• Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits with an annual company contribution to a Health Savings Account for employees on HDHP
• Total well-being programs and incentives, including Employee Assistance Plan, well-being reimbursement, and backup family care services

Learn more about Phillips 66 Total Rewards.

 

Phillips 66 has more than 140 years of experience in providing the energy that enables people to dream bigger and go farther, faster. We are committed to improving lives, and that is our promise to our employees and our communities. We are sustained by the backgrounds and experiences of our diverse teams, which reflect who we are, the environment we create and how we work together. We have been recognized by the Human Rights Campaign, U.S. Department of Labor and the Military Times for our continued commitment to inclusive practices and policies in the hiring and retention of those in the LGBTQ+ community and military veterans. Our company is built on values of safety, honor and commitment. We call our cultural mindset Our Energy in Action, which we define through four simple, intuitive behaviors: We work for the greater good, cultivate an environment of trust, seek different perspectives and pursue excellence.

Learn more about Phillips 66 and how we are working to meet the world's energy needs today and tomorrow, by visiting phillips66.com.

 

To be considered:

In order to be considered for this position you must complete the entire application process, which includes answering all prescreening questions and providing your eSignature on or before the requisition closing date of 05/29/2026.

Candidates for regular U.S. positions must be a U.S. citizen or national, or an alien admitted as permanent resident, refugee, asylee or temporary resident under 8 U.S.C. 1160(a) or 1255(a)(1).  Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, or TN or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.

 

Phillips 66 is an Equal Opportunity Employer