Senior Project Manager

Company: Buckeye Partners L.P.
Location: Houston
Posted on: January 21, 2025

Job Description:

Description
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 Senior Project Manager with project management and engineering in the Oil & Gas Industry to join our team!

Role Summary:
The Senior Project Manager role is responsible for providing safe, compliant, reliable and cost effective project management for pipeline and terminal construction projects through the initial feasibility, development, execution, and startup phases of the project lifecycle.

Responsibilities & Essential Functions include:

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• Project Development. Working with Business Development and others to evaluate potential project opportunities. Leading the development of project scopes of work, cost estimates, schedules, and execution plans as part of the initiation and planning phases of the project life cycle.
  
• Pipeline Projects. Directing the scoping, design, procurement, ROW acquisition, permitting, construction, inspection, and startup of new pipeline projects, pipeline maintenance projects, pipeline relocation projects, and others.
  
• Terminal Projects. Directing the scoping, design, procurement, permitting, construction, inspection, and startup of terminal projects involving a variety of asset types - including marine structures, tanks, vapor recovery systems, rail systems, piping systems, electrical & control systems, and others
  
• Project Approvals. Working with both Customer Services Department and Asset Team to evaluate and obtain approval of changes to project scopes of work, budgets, and/or schedules.
  
• Reporting & Stakeholder Engagement. Developing and distributing current reports regarding project status in order to keep Commercial, HSSE, Operations, and other stakeholders updated.
  
• Project Completion. Ensuring development of Construction and Operational Punch Lists and completion of project documentation such as "as-built" drawings, operating manuals, PM's, equipment tagging, device settings, and Completion Certificates.
  
• Training. Mentoring and training of junior employees
  
• And other duties as assigned.
  
  
  Position Requirements:
  
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  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering required.
    
  • Master's Degree in related discipline is a plus.
    
  • 10+ years combined experience in Project Management and Engineering in Oil & Gas or other related industry required.
    
  • Experience in marine construction/maintenance projects is desirable
    
  • 50% travel
    
    
    Certificates & Licenses:
    
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    • Valid driver's license
      
    • PE/EIT registration desirable
      
    • PMP desirable
      
    • TWIC desirable
      
      
      Other Skills, Attributes and Abilities:
      
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      • In order to succeed in this position, one must be a self-starter and have excellent communication and analytical skills and the ability to interact with a wide variety of personnel and organizations.
        
        
        Essential Functions:
        
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        • This position requires the ability to safely and successfully perform essential job functions consistent with ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards, including meeting qualitative and or/quantitative productivity standards.
          
        • This role requires the ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.
          
        • This position requires compliance with all personnel policies.
          
          
          Physical & Safety Requirements: (depends on work assignment)
          
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          • This role is regularly exposed to outside weather conditions.
            
          • This position requires the employee to regularly access and work at or around heights in excess of 5 feet, moving mechanical parts, moving on-track rail equipment, petroleum product or other chemical fumes, airborne particles like dust or other chemicals, vibration, uneven terrain, and high noise level in the work environment.
            
          • The incumbent must meet medical criteria established by OSHA for emergency response.
            
          • This position may require exposure to hazardous environments and require the wearing of a respirator.
            
          • Must be able and willing to spend a large degree of ones time on his/her feet and be able to lift large, heavy objects weighing up to 50 pounds.
            
          • The person in this position needs to occasionally move inside the office to access file cabinets, office equipment, etc.
            
          • This role continuously operates a computer and other office productivity equipment (i.e. a calculator, copy machine and computer printer).
            
          • This position communicates with supervision and co-workers via VHF radio and hand signals.
            
          • The incumbent in this role must wear Fire Retardant Clothing (FRC) and/or Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
            
          • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
            
          • The employee is frequently required to effectively communicate with others.
            
          • Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
            
          • This position requires the ability to work comfortably and safely in the proximity to open water.
            
          • This position requires the ability to climb ladders (approx. 50 feet) and work comfortably and safely at heights for extended periods of time.
            
            
            About You:
            To be successful in the Buckeye culture, our employees must possess a demonstrated commitment to environmental responsibility and regulatory compliance. Excellent communication, both written and verbal, as well as strong organizational skills are paramount. You must work independently and be able to exercise tact, discretion, and professionalism when dealing with internal and external customers, and when handling sensitive and confidential information.
            Buckeye wants to create and reward an organizational focus that stimulates the creative and entrepreneurial actions of its employees that result in innovative ways of reducing costs, generating revenues, improving productivity, or improving processes.
            People First Culture:
            From managing over 5,000 miles of pipeline to commercializing clean energy projects, our people collaborate to provide world-class service and meet the changing energy needs of our customers. 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. We want the best in you to bring out the best in us.
            Join us as we work together to build a business that is responsive to the needs of the future while continuing to serve the energy needs of communities today.
            
            Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with DisabilitiesThe contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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