Storage Tank Project Lead – API 653 & Compliance

Calumet Specialty Products Partners L.P.; Shreveport (LA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Calumet Specialty Products Partners L.P. is seeking a Storage Tank Project Manager to lead AST inspection, repair, replacement and capital projects across refinery facilities.

You will interface with operations, inspection, engineering, contractors and compliance teams to deliver safe, compliant, on-time results. Applicants should have 5+ years of industrial project management experience with AST projects, knowledge of API 650/653, and CMMS like JDE.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in industrial project management, with demonstrated experience managing AST inspection and repair projects.
• Working knowledge of API 650 and API 653 standards.
• Experience developing scopes of work and managing multi-contractor projects in a refinery or bulk liquid terminal environment.
• Familiarity with confined space, hot work, and H2S safety protocols.
• Proficiency with JDE (or equivalent CMMS) for work order management.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end project management for AST repair, replacement, and capital improvement projects, from scope development through mechanical completion and return to service.
• Develop scopes of work, RFPs, bid packages, and contractor evaluations for mechanical repair, coating, blinding, and soil remediation scopes.
• Manage project schedules, budgets, change orders, and contractor performance.
• Coordinate multi-discipline scope splits across mechanical, coating, civil, and environmental contractors.
• Interpret API 653 inspection reports and translate findings into actionable repair scopes aligned with API 650/653 and applicable company engineering practices (EPs).
• Track and maintain internal inspection intervals, corrosion rate data, remaining life calculations, and T-min requirements across the tank fleet.
• Coordinate with authorized API 653 inspectors and third-party inspection firms on inspection scheduling, report review, and repair authorization.
• Manage seal inspection programs and integrate findings with JDE work order documentation.
• Ensure all tank work complies with applicable federal, state, and local regulations, as well as company safety standards.
• Manage H2S exposure tracking for personnel working in and around tank assets, including documentation of area monitor alerts versus personnel exposure events.
• Oversee confined space entry permitting, hot work permitting, and contractor safety compliance on active job sites.
• Serve as primary point of contact for operations, maintenance, environmental, and engineering teams on all tank-related work.
• Coordinate equipment and pump specifications for tank-associated mechanical systems.
• Maintain organized project documentation, diligence records, and closeout packages.

Skills

AST inspection

Project management

API 650

API 653

Multi-contractor

JDE CMMS

Confined space

Hot work

H2S safety

Tools

JDE CMMS

Job description

Calumet Specialty Products Partners L.P. is seeking a Storage Tank Project Manager to lead AST inspection, repair, replacement and capital projects across refinery facilities.

You will interface with operations, inspection, engineering, contractors and compliance teams to deliver safe, compliant, on-time results. Applicants should have 5+ years of industrial project management experience with AST projects, knowledge of API 650/653, and CMMS like JDE.