Assistant Manager - Operations

Buckeye Partners; Port Reading (NJ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Buckeye Partners is seeking an Assistant Operations Manager with pipeline or terminal operations experience to join our team in the United States. The role supports the Operations Manager to ensure safe, reliable, and environmentally conscious operations aligned with company policy and direction.

Essential duties include managing daily operations, maintaining pipeline and terminal assets, and complying with environmental and regulatory requirements, while assisting in budgeting and project

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Bachelor’s Degree preferred
• 5 years Pipeline or Terminal Operations or the equivalent industry experience required.
• Significant technical troubleshooting experience required.
• Significant experience managing operations helpful.

Responsibilities

• Daily Operations: manage daily operations schedule and ensure safe operations.
• Pipeline and Terminal Maintenance: ensure reliability and compliance of assets.
• Environmental Compliance: prevent contamination and train for emergencies.
• Budgeting: develop budgets and control expenses.
• Capital and Expense Projects: assist from inception through turnover and operations.

Skills

Pipeline Operations

Terminal Operations

Safety Compliance

Team Leadership

Troubleshooting

Education

High School Diploma

Bachelor’s Degree preferred

Job 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 Assistant Operations Manager with pipeline or terminal operations of experience in the Oil & Gas Industry to join our team!

Role Summary

The Assistant Operations Manager role is responsible for assisting the Operations Manager with assuring safe, reliable and environmentally conscious operations that are in compliance with Company mission, policy, and direction.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities Include

• Daily Operations. Prioritizing and managing daily operations schedule and assuring safe operations by insisting on subordinate compliance with company safety and training policies.
• Pipeline and Terminal Maintenance. Assuring reliability of pipeline and terminal assets by timely maintenance in compliance with company and regulatory requirements and ensuring representation at appropriate Public Awareness Programs to help prevent third party damage.
• Environmental Compliance. Assuring environmental consciousness by compliance with policy to prevent any environmental contamination and by preparing for pipeline or terminal emergencies via training of work force and education of potential public emergency responders.
• Budgeting. Assuring efficient operations by developing economical responsibility expense and ordinary capital budgets and controlling expenses via efficient operations and maintenance within these limitations.
• Capital and Expense Projects. Assisting in the capital and expense projects within responsibility from inception through construction to turnover and operations.
• Company Spokesperson. Acting as company spokesperson to shippers and the public.
• Monitoring Loss/Gain. Ensuring loss/gain is properly monitored and any discrepancies resolved promptly.
• Vendor Relations. Managing contracts and coding invoices related to vendor and third party services and acting as point person for vendor related issues.
• Project Work. Supporting project related work including developing and reviewing scopes of work, submitting and approving bids, performing purchasing and order management.
• And other duties as assigned.

Position Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Bachelor’s Degree preferred
• 5 years Pipeline or Terminal Operations or the equivalent industry experience required.
• Significant technical troubleshooting experience required.
• Significant experience managing operations helpful.

Certificates & Licenses

• None required

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

• This role may be 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.
• The person in this position needs to occasionally move inside the office to access file cabinets, office equipment, etc.
• The incumbent in this role must be able to wear Fire Retardant Clothing (FRC) and/or Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
• The employee is frequently required to effectively communicate with others.
• This position is subject to DOT drug and alcohol regulations.

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.