Senior Specialist, Measurement and Quality Control

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, Measurement and Quality Control with experience in the Oil & Gas Industry to join our growing team!

Role Summary:

The Senior Specialist, Measurement and Control Quality role is responsible for working as part of a multi-functional team that will be collectively responsible for leading measurement and quality control upsets & investigations, implementing programs, policies, training, and providing expertise to operations and other corporate support teams.

Responsibilities & Essential Functions include:

• Operational Support:
  
  
  
  • Lead resolution of measurement and quality problems. Provide expertise and assistance to Operations and other M&QC Specialists in resolving difficult or persistent M&QC problems. Issues include those involving multiple locations/shippers/tankers, large settlements or blending.
  • Respond to operational incidents, as needed. Assist with incident remediations and investigations to ensure incidents are being fully investigated and corrective actions assigned and closed out.
  • Work closely with the Region/Field to support testing, proving and tuning all meters.
  • Complete day-to-day support regarding measurement/inventory discrepancy investigations, including customer or internal loss/gain ticket volume requests or discrepancies, and terminal folio or EOM inventory loss/gain tolerance exceedances.
  • Lead or support inventory escalation investigations per Scheduling Analyst Team initiation.
  • Provide subject matter expertise and customer service to Control Centers, Scheduling, Field Operations, Transportation, Terminals, Marketing, Information Systems, Engineering, and customers for day-to-day support, projects, and as needed.
  • Provide advanced analysis and evaluation of problems. Suggest alternative courses of action and costs/benefits.
  • Provide additional support to Buckeye's butane blending operations (improve procedures, testing, policies, sampling, compliance performance, etc.)
  
  
  
  
• Program Management/Support:
  
  
  
  • Manage or support the development and implementation of Buckeye's measurement and quality control programs, policies, inventory balancing support, shipper guidelines, quality risk assessment program, and training for terminals and pipelines.
  • Provide programmatic guidance to internal and external stakeholders.
  • Improve and enhance systems, processes and procedures to ensure corporate M&QC compliance with federal/state regulations and industry standards, to prevent operational incidents, and minimize custody measurement liability.
  • Implement or support regular auditing of compliance with M&QC policies and obligations to ensure accurate measurement and effective quality control.
  
  
  
  
• Expertise
  
  
  
  • Maintain involvement and participation in API and ASTM and report information of potential impact to Buckeye Partners.
  • Provide technical advice and counsel concerning the application, design, and use of measurement and quality equipment, including remotely controlled applications.
  • Recommend special tests or evaluations to discover more about a measurement or quality issue to improve M&QC practices. Research and recommend new measurement and quality testing technologies.
  
  
  
  
• Budget Management:
  
  
  
  • Develop and monitor M&QC related budget (prover water draws, fungible testing, M&QC Awards Program, etc.).
  • Recommend budget items to Operations for metering/proving, test equipment, training, or other projects involving quality oversight and measurement.
  
  
  
  
• Additional
  
  
  
  • Participate in special projects, acquisitions, and evaluations, as required.
  • Generate monthly/quarterly reports and attend meetings, as necessary.
  • Other duties as assigned.
  
  
  
  

Position Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree required, preferably in a technical discipline.
• 10 years related work experience in measurement and quality control or related field is required.
• Valid driver's license
• Up to 30% travel.

Other Skills, Attributes and Abilities:

• Senior Specialist, M&QCs are on-call 24 hours per day, 7 days per week to handle measurement or quality problems.
• The Senior Specialist, M&QC is expected to coordinate with a variety of stakeholders when working on projects or problem resolution. 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. Good written and oral communication skills, presentation skills, and organizational and scheduling skills are essential.
• Position requires ability to travel but is otherwise office-based.
• Physical demands require visiting field locations where there is potential for being near construction activity and participating in M&QC tasks including climbing tanks.
• This is a visible position where public speaking will be required from time to time to address both internal and external audiences.
• As a service-oriented job, the position requires a great deal of scheduling flexibility and responsiveness.

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 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.

Our 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.