Professional Development Program - Rotational Program

About the position

ONEOK is looking for top talent! Make your first move from college to the work world a smart one, by applying for ONEOK’s Professional Development Program (PDP). The Professional Development Program (PDP) is a rotational development program geared toward ensuring employees, in the early stages of your career, gain an understanding of the various functional areas and business units with ONEOK as well as building leadership bench strength for our future. Within the PDP program, you will have the opportunity to gain professional experience in entry-level positions in three to five areas of the company by rotating through a series of jobs. We ask that you commit to a minimum of three years in the program with each rotation lasting approximately one year. Based on your individual track, PDPs have the opportunity to gain experience in areas such as Accounting, Audit, Business Development, Commercial Transportation and Logistics in Crude Oil or Refined Products, NGL Commercial, Natural Gas Gathering & Natural Gas Pipeline Engineering, Corporate Compliance, Financial Planning, and Operations. Summary of Rotation Positions : Accounting -Performs Sarbanes-Oxley testing and account reconciliation for general accounting. Responsible for invoicing our customers and participating in ad hoc projects as assigned. Directly involved in compiling, analyzing, and interpreting information for management decision-making. Audit -Identifies and evaluates internal controls, prepares and reviews Sarbanes-Oxley business process control designs, and attends compliance reviews at our various field locations to access performance of our operations team. Business Development -Performs research and analysis related to public companies, asset acquisitions and market trends. Involved in due diligence activities and performs basic economic modeling. Commercial Transportation & Logistics -Serves as an analyst for various project managers for expansion and growth projects, new business opportunities, and actively involved in all phases of the project life cycle. Performs analysis of our business performance of our assets and develops summaries of data to observe market trends and opportunities for growth and improvement. Serves as logistics coordinator for pipeline scheduling through varying assignments. Corporate Compliance - Assists in the creation and implementation of new training modules and processes for ONEOK’s regulatory compliance program. Receives exposure to ONEOK’s tariff process for filing and preparing tariffs. Financial Planning -Analyzes business and market trends, forecasting, and planning for our assets. Creates monthly financial statements for management, including variance analysis and revised forecasts. Serves as an integral teammate in preparation of our annual planning and budgeting. Operations -Coordinates process improvement analysis on various projects throughout the rotation with internal departments. Participates in due diligence of our site terminal visits and is trained to serve as a subject matter expert for our field locations. Data Analytics - Business Optimization - Work with multiple business groups to look at existing process improvement efforts. Build data analytics dashboards to drive process and workstream efficiencies. Engineering - Working as an entry level engineer in various areas across the company including NGGP & NGL as well as our asset integrity group that maintains our assets at ONEOK. Hydraulic modeling, Project Management, and Regulatory Compliance are some of the areas that are emphasized in the program.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in general business or a related field.
  • Cumulative grade point average of 3.25 or higher in all degrees (overall).
  • We require an official transcript(s) from graduating university for all degrees.
  • Three years or less professional work experience.
  • Please submit most up-to-date resume.
  • Demonstrated leadership roles in philanthropic, civic or other organizations.
  • Strong analytical skills
  • Strong initiative
  • Ability to effectively communicate written and verbally with all levels of leadership internally as well as with external customers.
  • Proficiency in the Microsoft Office package
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