Specialist, Air Compliance - Corpus Christi, United States - Buckeye

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 Air Specialist II with pipeline and terminal safety compliance experience in the Oil & Gas Industry to join our growing team


Role Summary:
Responsible for implementing environmental policies and supporting district asset teams and training programs within the assigned district.

Work with asset teams to ensure environmental compliance, including completing applicable reports, coordinating waste removal, as well as ensuring environmental plans remain up to date.

Desired applicant would be a subject matter expert in applicable environmental regulations.

Responsibilities & Essential Functions include:

• Manage the air permitting program, including updating the PSD and Title V air permits, as necessary, and submitting permit-by-rule applications, as necessary for different sites in Texas and Louisiana.
• Perform Reasonable Inquiry, as required by Title V regulations, every 6 months and complete the semi-annual Title V Deviation Reports, as required.
• Manage the compliance documentation for all air regulations, including MACT ZZZZ, MACT EEEE, and MACT Y, as well as NSPS Kb and NSPS IIII. This includes assembling and submitting the applicable periodic reports, as required.
• Assist asset teams in performing annual environmental audits of pipeline and terminal facilities.
• Communicate and reinforce environmental compliance.
• Conduct investigations , capable of leading RCA for major incident/event such as for product releases and other incidents as required.
• Respond to pipeline and terminal emergencies serving as the Site Environmental Officer, ICS Coordinator, or assist in clean up and mediation technical
• Assist as liaison between environmental and state agencies.
• Assist asset teams and provide technical advice regarding environmental equipment and environmental procedures.
• Ensure environmental reporting obligations are met, including Air Emission Inventories (AEIs), TSCA Reports, and other applicable federal, state, and local reports, as necessary.
• Perform active work audits and consulting during hydrostatic pressure tests, pipe repairs and replacements, tank repairs and other pipeline and terminal activities.
• Assist with writing and revising System and Local Operating Manuals and support asset teams in this area as needed.
• Maintain and assist asset team members in Emergency Response Plans.
• Make recommendations and provide consultation in assigned environmental program specialties.
• Conduct New Employee Training School and assist with Operations Training School as necessary.
• Assist Health, Safety, Security and Environmental management in developing company-wide safety and training programs.
• Represent the Company at pipeline public awareness meetings for outside agencies/contractors.
• When required, perform management of work associated with: capital projects; enhancements to existing facilities; and accommodations of outside public or private plans.
• Assist District and Asset Teams in the development of environmental expense budgets.
• Support District Work and Asset Team objectives and immediate needs. This includes doing something that may be outside a normal area of expertise or responsibility.
• Provide assistance as requested from any other member of the District Work Team.
• And other duties as assigned.

Position Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree required, preferably in Science, engineering or other related discipline.
• Entry level through 10+ years pipeline environmental compliance experience required depending on level.
• Recognized as subject matter expert (SME) in two or more environmental program areas and fully-competent in supporting assigned territory in all aspects of environmental compliance
• Understanding of pipeline and terminal maintenance, operations and emergency response including NIIMS Incident Command System highly desired.
• OSHA/RCRA 24 hour HAZWOPER, preferred
• IS-700 NIMS & ICS 100/200/300, preferred
• Proficiency using Microsoft Office products required. Experience in Visio and Sharepoint desired.
• District positions require minor travel (0% - 25%). Incumbent must be flexible and willing to travel on short notice occasionally for extended period of times or under adverse weather conditions.

Certificates & Licenses:

• Valid Driver's license
• CEP, CHMM, EIT, PE or other relevant certifications highly desired.

Other Skills, Attributes and Abilities:

• Must have the ability to communicate well with Federal and State regulatory inspectors.
• Good written and oral communication skills, presentation skills, and organizational and scheduling skills are essential.

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:

• 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.
• This position requires adherence with DOT Drug and Alcohol testing requirements
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
• The employee must be able to perform field safety inspections, enter confined spaces, and respond to pipeline and terminal emergencies.

About You:
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 way.

To be successful in the Buckeye culture, our employees must possess a demonstrated commitment to environmental responsibility and regulatory 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.

Buckeye Partners, L.P.

is headquartered in Houston, Texas is one of the primary distributors of petroleum in the eastern and mid-western portions of the United States.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.

However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.

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