Senior Specialist, Butane Blending

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 Specialist, Butane Blending with experience in the Oil & Gas Industry to join our growing team!

Role Summary:

The Senior Specialist, Butane Blending role is responsible for overseeing and implementing the Company's butane blending program

Responsibilities & Essential Functions include:

• Butane Blending Programs. Maintain and provide direct ownership of Buckeye's Butane Blending programs, measurement policies, inventory balancing support, product specifications, shipper guidelines, and training for terminals and pipelines.
• Butane Blending Liaison. Serving as the primary liaison to our butane blending partners and ensuring all Buckeye stakeholders are represented and communicated with when butane MOC issues occur.
• Complete day to day support regarding measurement/inventory discrepancy investigations to include:
• Customer loss/gain ticket volume requests
• Buckeye identified loss/gain connecting carrier volume discrepancies
• BET folio or EOM inventory loss/gain tolerance exceedances
• Pipeline inventory loss/gain tolerance exceedances
• Connection carrier transmix generation investigations
• Transmix Minimization
• New and Expansion Projects. Working with Marketing and Engineering to contribute to future butane blending projects, including the installation of systems at new facilities and the expansion of existing systems.
• Budget Management. Developing, monitoring, forecasting, and having direct ownership of the budget(s) for Butane Blending Facilities.
• Butane Blending Manuals. Developing, maintain, and be primary responsibility for the butane blending manual, including training modules and frequencies for all employees associated with butane blending.
• New Technologies. Researching and recommending new technologies or product specifications.
• Policies and Procedures. Supporting development and/or approval of policies and procedures required for appropriate butane blending support and oversight.
• And other duties as assigned.

Position Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• Related experience in butane blending and midstram operations required.
• 5+ years of experience in field, pipeline or petroleum related operations is required.
• Up to 75% travel

Certificates & Licenses:

• None required

Other Skills, Attributes and Abilities:

• In order to succeed in this position it is necessary to have good interpersonal and communication skills (both oral and written) Proper interaction, using tact and discretion with suppliers, shippers and outside testing facilities is also required to make correct decisions concerning product quality in a timely manner.
• Physical demands require someone capable of sitting at a desk for a minimum of 8 hours, visiting field locations where there is potential for being near construction activity and participating in operational tasks including climbing tanks.
• They should be a person of integrity who is passionate and knowledgeable about butane blending, field operations, maintenance, quality control and compliance.
• They would be the point man for communicating performance, leveraging best practices, and continual improvement. Relationships should be enhanced through openness.
• Person should be an open-minded problem solver.

Essential Functions:

• 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:

• Normal office but with significant Field involvement

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.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. We are also an equal opportunity employer of individuals with disabilities and protected veterans. Please view Equal Employment Opportunity Posters provided by OFCCP on the following website: http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/ofccpost.htm