Founded in 1886, Buckeye Partners has a proven track record of stability and success. We pride ourselves on the laser focus we apply to safely providing service and value to our customers, operating by a strong set of values, and empowering our employees to make decisions. We have a tenacious commitment to environmental responsibility and regulatory compliance in all that we do.

Voted one of the Top Places to Work by employees in Houston Chronicle’s® "Top Workplaces”, as well as one of Lehigh Valley's “Top Workplaces”, it is our internal culture that sets us apart from other companies. Our goal is to provide our employees with a greater span of responsibility, the ability to make decisions, and access to experts to help you build your skills and experiences. Each of our career tracks provides employees with the ability to innovate and be a significant contributor from their first day on the job.

Buckeye Partners is currently seeking a Manager, Safety & Operations Management System with experience in developing, implementing and managing management systems in the Oil & Gas Industry to join our growing team!

Role Summary:

The Manager, Safety & Operations Management System role is responsible for implementation and ongoing management of Buckeye’s management system to: enhance risk management and regulatory compliance, reinforce the culture of continuous improvement, advance operational excellence, drive company performance and enable execution of Buckeye’s Mission.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include:

• SOMS Implementation – Provide guidance to Standard Owners related to the ongoing management and continuous improvement of Standards.

• SOMS Document Development and Control – Ensure SOMS Standards remain in compliance with annual review cycles. Support alignment of policies, standards, manuals, procedures, guidance, tools, and checklists to the SOMS Hierarchy and in compliance with the Document Development and Control Standard.

• SOMS Communications and Stakeholder Engagement - Maintain communications with Operations Leaders and Program Owners on SOMS implementation and continuous improvement. Implement ongoing communication strategy to keep SOMS visable across the organization including SOMS in Action communications. Maintain SOMS-related communications with internal and external stakeholders.

• SOMS Performance Assurance –

o Support SMART SOMS KPI tracking and presentation across all Standards in collaboration with the Operational Excellence Team and SOMS Standard Owners.

o Suport leadership, implementation and management of the SOMS Maturity and Effectiveness Evaluation process.

o Support leadership, implementation, and management of SOMS Self-Assessments Program in alignment with the High Performance Team Program.

o Support leadership, implementation and management of SOMS Standard Assessments.

o Coordinate and participate in SOMS Audits.

• SOMS Leadership Review - Facilitate regular update meetings with Standard and Element Owners. Present periodic updates to Sr. Leadership to provide visibility to SOMS program implementation and performance.

• SOMS Continuous Improvement - Identify and track approved SOMS continuous improvement opportunities to completion. Drive stakeholder engagement through initiative identification, prioritization, development, and implementation to assure that continous improvement initiatives are fully developed and implemented to provide the desired results.

• Other duties as assigned.

Position Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree required (engineering/technical/master’s preferred).

• 10 years’ experience in the oil and gas industry or a related field is preferred.

• Strong understanding and experience with management systems.

• Strong project management skills and employee management experience.

• Proficiency using work management systems plus experience with Microsoft Office products including Outlook Explorer, Word, Excel, Power Point, Visio and SharePoint is required.

• Ability to travel up to 25% both domestically and internationally.

Certificates and Licenses:

• None required.

Other Skills, Attributes and Abilities:

• Exceptional writing and communication skills (interpersonal, presentation and training).

• Outstanding organizational skills.

• Position requires a high degree of interaction with subject matter experts, team members and personnel at all levels within the organization.

• Position requires a passion for continuous improvement while also emphasizing strict adherence to process, procedures and policies.

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 be a leader and be able to exercise tact, discretion, and professionalism when dealing with internal and external customers, and handling sensitive and confidential information.

Buckeye Partners 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, and improving processes.

About Us:

Buckeye Partners is the logistical solutions partner of choice for the global energy business. As one of the nation’s largest independent petroleum products common carrier pipeline network providers, Buckeye Partners L.P. provides terminals, storage and refined product distribution services; our strength is to create centers of expertise around our products, technologies and client needs.

Buckeye Partners, L.P. headquartered in Houston, Texas is one of the primary distributors of petroleum in the eastern and midwestern portions of the United States.

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:

Applicants who are extended an employment offer will be required to complete certain employment verifications, education verifications, job related assessments, background check, driving record check, drug screen and physical/medical exam, if applicable to the position. All employment offers are contingent upon the successful completion of these pre-employment processes.