Manager, South Texas Facility Integrity (STX)

Buckeye Partners•Corpus Christi, TX

18d

About The Position

Buckeye Partners is seeking a Manager, South Texas (STX) Facility Integrity to lead its South Texas facility integrity program. The role is accountable for inspection planning and field execution, findings management, budget performance, and team leadership. The manager directs employees and contractors, maintains a risk-based multi-year inspection plan, and partners with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, and Projects to turn inspection findings into prioritized, executable work. The manager oversees inspections and remediation planning for applicable piping, pressure equipment, and other covered assets; tracks inspection schedules, risks, budgets, and program data; and supports compliance with company procedures, regulations, and relevant industry standards. The role includes periodic field visits to pipeline, terminal, and processing facilities, with a normal office environment when not in the field. Up to 15% travel is required, and occasional work outside normal business hours may be needed.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in mechanical, chemical, electrical, materials engineering, or another relevant discipline.
At least 7 years of progressively responsible experience in facility integrity, mechanical integrity, inspection engineering, reliability engineering, asset integrity, or related disciplines within the energy, pipeline, terminal, petrochemical, refining, or process industries.
Demonstrated knowledge of and experience with Facility Integrity Management Programs.
Demonstrated experience leading technical teams, contractors, and cross-functional programs.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and experience using inspection data management, enterprise asset management, GIS, business intelligence, or similar technical systems.
Working knowledge of applicable facility and mechanical integrity regulations, industry codes, and recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices, including relevant API and ASME standards.
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills for resolving complex technical, business, and operational issues.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate technical risk to executive, operational, and regulatory audiences.
Strong organizational skills and the ability to monitor and direct employee and contractor work and evaluate performance.
Ability to provide technical leadership and support during releases, equipment failures, integrity-related operating events, and other emergencies as needed.
Ability to conduct periodic field visits at pipeline, terminal, and processing facilities; traverse industrial work areas and uneven surfaces; ascend and descend fixed stairs; wear required personal protective equipment; and work outdoors in varying weather conditions, with or without reasonable accommodation.
Ability to meet essential job functions and productivity standards, maintain regular and punctual attendance, and comply with personnel policies.
Up to 15% travel.

Nice To Haves

Direct people-management experience.
Experience with Power BI, SQL, ESRI GIS, FME, Python, R, or comparable analytics tools.
API 570 certification.
API 580 certification.
Other relevant API, AMPP, NDE, reliability, or project-management credentials.
Professional Engineer licensure.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain annual and multi-year inspection plans for applicable piping, pressure equipment, and other covered assets, setting priorities based on risk, equipment condition, operating needs, regulatory requirements, and available resources.
Lead employees and contractors by assigning work, balancing workloads, setting expectations, verifying qualifications, and holding the team accountable for safe, timely, and technically sound execution.
Coordinate inspection scopes, schedules, access, permits, nondestructive examination resources, and deliverables; ensure reports are complete, accurate, reviewed, and entered into appropriate integrity systems.
Ensure inspection findings are technically reviewed and risk-ranked, then translated into repair, replacement, monitoring, or engineering-evaluation plans with recommended scope, priority, timing, estimated cost, and interim controls.
Partner with Maintenance, Operations, Engineering, and Projects to create work orders and project scopes, coordinate outage or access requirements, resolve execution barriers, and track findings through documented closeout.
Monitor upcoming inspections, overdue work, high-priority findings, temporary repairs, deferrals, and backlogs; escalate emerging integrity risks and recommend operating or mitigative actions.
Develop annual expense and capital forecasts for inspection and remediation work; track commitments and actual spending, update forecasts, explain variances, and identify future funding needs.
Maintain accurate and traceable inspection records, equipment data, due dates, findings, remediation status, and closeout documents; report on schedule performance, backlog, spending, and key risks.
Execute the South Texas program in accordance with company procedures, applicable regulations, and relevant API, ASME, and other industry standards; support audits, reviews, and corrective actions within the role’s site scope.
Provide technical leadership and support as needed during releases, equipment failures, integrity-related operating events, and other emergencies.
Perform other duties as assigned.