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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 seeking a highly motivated Engineer II, Fire Protection, to join our team and help drive our fire protection initiatives across our pipeline and terminal assets. The role serves as the primary point of contact for fire protection matters, working closely with site teams, local fire departments, project teams, and vendors.

Role Summary:

The Engineer II, Fire Protection role is responsible for supporting fire protection engineering standards, continuous improvement program, and general subject matter expertise in all fire protection systems throughout the company.

Responsibilities & Essential Functions include:

• Operations Support 
  • Provide response to field operations requests for technical assistance and guidance on application of fire protection systems in compliance with established codes and company standards.  Technical support to operations in the event of incidents.
  • Provide operations support for fire protection systems maintenance, testing, and upgrades to ensure compliance with API, NFPA, OSHA, and local regulations.
  • Participate in building productive relationships with Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) across our asset portfolio in conjunction with local operations personnel.
  • Provide technical expertise for fire incident investigation and response strategies.
• Program Management  
  • Manage the fire protection maintenance program including the scope/budgets for all projects in the portfolio while leveraging vendor relationships to drive cost savings and operational efficiency.
  • Implement strategies to minimize accidental fire system discharges and reduce AFFF foam concentrates within the company.
  • Coordinate with teams to establish and maintain site-specific fire response plans, including water and foam resources.
  • Monitor inspection and testing reports from third-party vendors, providing guidance on corrective actions and system improvements.
  • Identify reliability opportunities, design improvements, and oversee implementation in coordination with Operations & Maintenance personnel.
  • Promote an atmosphere of safety excellence through leading by example and interceding when necessary to correct behaviors.
• Design Review
  • Participate in the development of concepts to improve facility fire protection, considering applicable codes, safety standards, and environmental requirements.
  • Participate in design reviews and provide guidance to designers and external design contractors relating to project design packages.
• Engineering Standards
  • Produce, monitor, and improve engineering standards, recommended practices, standard designs, and specifications that form part of the company's design library.  

Position Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Fire Protection Engineering or related field required.
• Working knowledge of NFPA (11, 13, 20, 24, 25, 30, 58, 72, etc.), API standards, and OSHA regulations applicable to pipeline and terminal facilities.
• 7+ years’ experience as a working fire protection engineer in the refining/midstream business, chemicals industry, other process industry, or with an engineering firm serving these industries. 
• Up to 30%-40% travel – Primarily Domestic

Additional Skills Preferred:

• Participate in industry standards groups including ILTA, NFPA, and others.
• Possess and actively apply practical firefighting experience, particularly involving tanks containing ignitable liquids & gases, during project development/review from a first responder's perspective. This includes identifying potential tactical challenges and recommending improvements to fire protection systems to enhance safety, operational effectiveness, and efficiency of deployment.
• Experience in working with firefighting foam including foam systems.
• Experience in testing and commissioning various fire protection systems.

Other Skills, Attributes and Abilities:

• Excellent communication, both written and verbal, as well as strong organizational skills are paramount.
• In order to be successful in this position, one must have excellent analytical skills to resolve business and operations problems and have good communication skills to consult with users to provide technical assistance.
• Skillful in Microsoft Office suite of software, CoPilot, hydraulic calculations, and other design software packages.

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 is regularly exposed to outside weather conditions.
• This position requires the employee to regularly access and work at or around heights more than 5 feet, moving mechanical parts, moving on-track rail equipment, petroleum products or other chemical fumes, airborne particles like dust or other chemicals, vibration, uneven terrain, and high noise level in the work environment.
• The person in this position needs to occasionally move inside the office to access file cabinets, office equipment, etc.
• This role continuously operates a computer and other office productivity equipment (i.e. a calculator, copy machine and computer printer).
• The incumbent in this role must wear Fire Retardant Clothing (FRC) and/or Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
• 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 is frequently required to effectively communicate with others.
• This position requires the ability to work comfortably and safely in the proximity to open water.
• 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, 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 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, 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.