Manager, South Texas Facility Integrity (STX)

Buckeye Partners L.P.; Corpus Christi (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Buckeye Partners L.P. is seeking a Manager, South Texas Facility Integrity to lead inspection programs, coordinate field execution, and drive remediation planning across South Texas facilities.

The role requires experience managing inspectors, escalation of risks, and collaboration with operations, maintenance, engineering, and projects to maintain safe, compliant assets. The successful candidate will oversee budget, data integrity, and reporting, with up to 15% travel.

Qualifications

• BS degree in engineering or related field is required.
• 7+ years in facility integrity, mechanical integrity, or related roles in energy/industrial sectors.
• Experience leading technical teams and managing contractors.
• Familiarity with API/ASME and inspection data systems is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead inspection program and multi-year plans for piping and equipment.
• Direct inspectors and contractors; balance workload and ensure safety.
• Oversee inspection execution, reports, and data entry into integrity systems.
• Translate findings into repair or mitigation plans with priorities and costs.
• Coordinate work orders with maintenance and projects to close findings.
• Monitor risk, schedules, and backlog; escalate critical issues.
• Manage annual budget for inspection and remediation activities.
• Maintain program data and concise performance reporting.
• Support audits and regulatory compliance; assist in corrective actions.

Skills

Leadership

Program management

Analytical problem solving

Communication

Power BI

SQL

GIS (ESRI)

Python/R

Inspection leadership

Team supervision

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Chemical/Electrical/Materials Engineering

Tools

Power BI

SQL

ESRI GIS

FME

Python

R

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 Manager, South Texas (STX) Facility Integrity with in-depth knowledge of and experience with Facility Integrity Management Programs in the Oil & Gas Industry to join our team!

Role Summary:

The Manager, STX Facility Integrity is accountable for inspection planning, field execution, findings management, budget performance, and team leadership across the South Texas facility integrity program. The manager directs employees and contractors, maintains a risk-based multi-year inspection plan, and works with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, and Projects to convert inspection findings into prioritized, executable work.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the inspection program. Develop and maintain annual and multi-year inspection plans for applicable piping, pressure equipment, and other covered assets. Set priorities based on risk, equipment condition, operating needs, regulatory requirements, and available resources.
• Manage inspectors and contractors. Lead team of employees and contractors. Assign work, balance workload, establish clear expectations, verify qualifications, and hold the team accountable for safe, timely, and technically sound execution.
• Oversee inspection execution and quality. Coordinate scopes, schedules, access, permits, NDE resources, and deliverables. Confirm inspection reports are complete, accurate, reviewed, and entered into the appropriate integrity systems.
• Own findings and remediation planning. Ensure findings are technically reviewed, risk‑ranked, and translated into practical repair, replacement, monitoring, or engineering‑evaluation plans. Define recommended scope, priority, timing, estimated cost, and required interim controls.
• Drive work into execution. Partner with Maintenance, Operations, Engineering, and Projects to create work orders and project scopes, align outage or access needs, resolve execution barriers, and track findings through documented closeout.
• Manage risk and schedule. Monitor upcoming inspections, overdue work, high‑priority findings, temporary repairs, deferrals, and inspection backlogs. Escalate emerging integrity risks and recommend appropriate operating or mitigative actions.
• Manage the budget. Develop annual expense and capital forecasts for inspection and remediation work. Track commitments and actual spending, update forecasts, explain variances, and identify future funding needs.
• Maintain program data and reporting. Ensure inspection records, equipment data, due dates, findings, remediation status, and closeout documents are accurate and traceable. Provide concise routine reporting on schedule performance, backlog, spend, and key risks.
• Support compliance and assurance. Execute the South Texas program in accordance with Company procedures, applicable regulations, and relevant API, ASME, and other industry standards. Support audits, reviews, and corrective actions within the role's site scope.
• And other duties as assigned.

Position Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, Materials Engineering or other relevant discipline required.
• 7+ years of progressively responsible experience in facility integrity, mechanical integrity, inspection engineering, reliability engineering, asset integrity, or related disciplines within the energy, pipeline, terminal, petrochemical, refining, or process industries. Demonstrated knowledge of and experience with Facility Integrity Management Programs is required.
• Demonstrated experience leading technical teams, contractors, and cross-functional programs is required. Direct people-management experience preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and experience using inspection data management, enterprise asset management, GIS, business intelligence, or similar technical systems required. Experience with Power BI, SQL, ESRI GIS, FME, Python, R, or comparable analytics tools is preferred.
• Up to 15% travel.

Certificates & Licenses:

• API 570 certification preferred.
• API 580 certification preferred.
• Other relevant API, AMPP, NDE, reliability, or project-management credentials are preferred.
• Professional Engineer licensure preferred.

Other Skills, Attributes and Abilities:

• Working knowledge of applicable facility and mechanical integrity regulations, industry codes, and recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices, including relevant API and ASME standards, is required.
• Requires excellent analytical and problem‑solving skills to resolve complex technical, business, and operational issues, as well as strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate technical risk to executive, operational, and regulatory audiences.
• The individual must be well‑organized, with the ability to monitor and direct the work of employees and contractors and evaluate their performance.
• Must be available, as needed, to provide technical leadership and support during releases, equipment failures, integrity‑related operating events, and other emergencies. Occasional work outside normal business hours may be 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:

• Must be able to conduct periodic field visits at pipeline, terminal, and processing facilities; traverse industrial work areas and uneven surfaces; ascend and descend fixed stairs; wear required personal protective equipment; and work outdoors in varying weather conditions, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Normal office environment when not working in the field.

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.

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