Senior Mechanical Reliability Engineer

About the position

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 Senior Mechanical Reliability Engineer for our Corpus Christi processing and storage facility. The position will focus on short term and long-term reliability strategies for the critical mechanical equipment including components such as compressors, pumps, heat exchangers, valves, and other equipment associated with a naphtha processing facility.

Responsibilities

• Support operations with rotating equipment trouble shooting, retrofit and system re-configuration.
• Identify operational, mechanical, or hydraulic problems related to rotating equipment and identify options for repair, replacement, or upgrades.
• Perform system hydraulic analysis and design using software and by manual methods as needed.
• Be available to support emergency response activities related to compressors, pumps and motors when requested.
• Manage contract service providers performing repairs and upgrades to rotating equipment including scope development, contracting and schedule / cost management.
• Develop, implement and own mechanical equipment reliability programs.
• Manage contract services associated with equipment reliability, i.e. vibration program, risk assessments, RCA, FMEA, oil analysis, etc.
• Develop and own annual budget allocated for reliability program.
• Identify critical rotating equipment across the Corpus asset base through risk based assessments.
• Develop critical spares strategy for critical equipment working in collaboration with various operations teams.
• Develop and update preventative maintenance procedures in accordance with recommendations from critical equipment risk and mitigation assessments.
• Develop and implement data driven mean time between failure metrics using available work order maintenance records.
• Monitor equipment health and take pro-active actions through a robust vibration monitoring and oil sampling program.
• Maintain and track program KPIs and report monthly to leadership.
• Collaborate with other rotating equipment engineers across Buckeye to develop best practices for rotating equipment.
• Support project managers to ensure successful project execution of maintenance and capital projects in Corpus facility.
• Review project designs including equipment selection to ensure the correct equipment has been specified and identify any hydraulic concerns or issues.
• Generate hydraulic pump and system calculations to ensure systems are sized correctly for intended operations.
• Provide training to other Buckeye personnel to expand their knowledge of hydraulic and refrigeration systems.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.
• 10+ years related experience that includes responsibilities for mechanical reliability of compressors, pumps and/or refrigeration packages.
• Vibration Analyst Category II or III certification preferred.
• Understanding of pipeline and terminal terminology and operations preferred.

Nice-to-haves

• Knowledge of Pipeline and or Terminal business or systems preferred.

Benefits

• Commitment to environmental responsibility and regulatory compliance.
• Professional development opportunities.
• Employee-first culture focused on collaboration, inclusion, empowerment, and accountability.