Regional Operations Specialist II

Buckeye Partners • Houston, TX

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

Buckeye is the premier infrastructure and logistics provider for the world’s energy needs, both today and tomorrow. Since 1886, we have successfully navigated transitions in the way energy has been distributed to continually meet the needs of an evolving market and industry environment. Our people are a critical element to the success and longevity of our operational history and our future as we seek to thrive through the energy transition.

We own and operate a diversified global network of integrated assets providing midstream logistic solutions, primarily consisting of the transportation, storage, processing, and marketing of liquid petroleum products. We are committed to safely and responsibly providing world-class service to meet the continually evolving energy needs of our customers and the communities we serve. As part of this commitment to our customers, we are continually diversifying our platform and service offerings to enable less carbon intensive energy solutions and undertaking decarbonization efforts on our operations.

Buckeye Partners is currently seeking a Regional Operations Specialist II with 10+ years of Operations or equivalent industry experience in the Oil & Gas Industry to join our team!

Role Summary:
The Regional Operations Specialist II will ensure operations compliance through implementation and support of programs, initiatives, and audits. This position will ensure additional operations compliance through their support and leadership in incident investigations, operations training, and operating manuals development. This position will also ensure operations performance through monitoring, investigating, and establishing guidance for product inventory management, provide support for the Terminal Automation System, and have the ability to serve as a liaison between Buckeye and our customers.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• 10+ years of Terminal Operations or equivalent industry experience is required.
• Proficiency using Microsoft Office products required
• Solid understanding of terminal and pipeline operations
• General knowledge or experience in the petroleum industry is required.
• Valid driver’s license in the State of employment.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
• Experience managing operations is helpful.
• Root Cause analysis or Incident investigation training preferred

Responsibilities

• Support operations in product movement, maintenance, and all other aspects of continued, safe operation of facilities. Serve as the primary point of escalation for operations related issues that cannot be resolved at the local level. Provide feedback and actionable suggestions for individual and program improvements.
• Act as primary point of contact for implementation of program initiatives at assigned locations. Provide audit, inspection, and status update of initiatives as needed. Act as Region lead for major initiatives with regular updates to Region Leadership team.
• As assigned perform internal audits and inspections to support corporate program goals. Perform work procedure reviews and other operational audits to ensure operations personnel are adhering to published procedures.
• Provide expertise in problem solving and assisting operations in overcoming issues and inefficiencies. Awareness of maintenance priorities and preventative maintenance programs. Create action items regarding training gaps and operational needs to prevent issues from recurring and prevent issues at similar locations.
• Support operations in proper use of all computer inventory control systems and participating in any inventory issue investigations. Support operations teams in proper volumetric accounting.
• Support operations in compliance with all safety directives, operating procedures, and applicable regulations.
• Responding to terminal, pipeline, rail, and marine related emergencies and participating in annual emergency response training drills. Support ICS events and fill a lead role within the Region Incident Management within the planning or operations sections during emergency response events.
• Assisting in compiling annual project lists and costs for annual budget purposes at each assigned facility.
• Lead assigned Incident Investigations including action item development, execution, and lessons learned application
• Provide coaching, training & Operator Qualification (as necessary) within operations.
• Support all operations personnel within the Region.
• Demonstrate a good understanding of the terminal and businesses.
• And other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Our employee-first culture means that we invest in our employees and equip them to be fully contributing members of high performing teams. We are focused on collaboration, inclusion, empowerment, accountability, and professional development.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: High school or GED