IT Lead, Enterprise Information Management

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 an IT Lead, Enterprise Information Management with experience in developing and maintaining the organizations enterprise data management program and supporting technologies. 

Role Summary:

The IT Lead, Enterprise Information Management role will work closely with leaders in implementing the overall EIM strategy for the Business Intelligence processes around requirements gathering, data model design, data asset definitions and data productization and will be working on hybrid data platform technologies for the enterprise to enable the full realization of data as a strategic asset. This role will also serve as the strategic interface with the business units and functional areas for the purpose of managing reporting demand, prioritization, solution discovery, and relationship management. This role will be reporting to EIM IT Manager. 

Responsibilities & Essential Functions include:

Project Implementation.

• Responsible for the intake, business engagement and preliminary design of all reporting requests.
• Develop detailed data requirements and wireframes to accelerate development and sprint release delivery.
• Design and Develop complex data requests and reporting visualizations in a manner that will facilitate staged and continuous delivery of value.
• Responsible for testing, conducting reviews and ensure the team deliverables meet or exceed quality standards.
• Collaborate with other Program teams, IT Business Partners, PMO, and external partners for any kind of risk mitigation and meeting project deliverables, schedules, and milestones.
• Able to support/break fix issues within the defined SLA
• Ability to travel up to 25 % domestically and internationally.

Additional Valuable Skills:

• Makes clear and convincing verbal presentations to individuals or groups. Facilitates an open exchange of ideas and fosters an atmosphere of open communication. Independently delivers high quality presentations before leadership and stakeholders as required. Effectively and consistently facilitate meetings with key stakeholders. Coach and develop team members in communication.
• Decision Making & Problem Solving. Makes good decisions based upon a mixture of analysis, experience, and judgement. Proactively creates solutions and suggestions, should be correct and accurate. Sought out by others for advice and solutions. Coach and develop others in Decision Making & Problem Solving.
• Customer Service. Proactively identifies potential issues that could impact internal or external customers and resolves issues prior to becoming a problem. Promptly reacts to requests from customers in a timely and professional manner. Reinforces importance of customer service. Coach and develop others in the importance and best practices of Customer Service.
• Stakeholder Engagement. Ability to maintain good relationships with the people who have the most impact on your work. Actively seek feedback from internal and external stakeholder groups; listen effectively. Proactively communicates to foster a productive and transparent relationship. Coach and develop others in importance and best practices of stakeholder engagement.
• Use of Resources. Can work effectively across Buckeye’s matrix style organization to create opportunities for collaboration and effective problem solving. Demonstrates accountability for managing people including knowledge of and application of Buckeye employee policies including (Finance, IT, and HR). Through planning and effective resource management creates opportunities and space for employees to finish and be responsible for their own work. Coach and mentor others in Use of Resources.
• Time Management & Organization. Can effectively present, train or instruct others on how to intentionally structure projects to best serve Buckeye goals. Strategically organizing tasks to maximize productivity. Effectively organizes your time intentionally and prioritizes activities that most efficiently advance you towards all project goals. Coach and develop others in the importance and best practices of Time Management & Organization.
• Self-Development. Takes initiative to assess own development needs and seeks out constructive feedback. Implements plans to improve upon identified development needs. Proactively gains knowledge and seeks opportunities to further develop abilities. Coach and develop others in the importance of Self Development.
• Developing Direct Reports. If Direct Reports exist; Fully supports and reinforces the developmental standards established for the organization. Is aware of and creates opportunities unique to each team members career aspirations. Encourages team members to take on additional accountabilities that push and stretch capabilities in a productive environment.

Essential Functions:

• This position requires the ability to perform essential job functions consistent safely and successfully 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 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).

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.

Our 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.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. We are also an equal opportunity employer of individuals with disabilities and protected veterans. Please view Equal Employment Opportunity Posters provided by OFCCP on the following website: http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/ofccpost.htm

Applicants who are extended an employment offer will be required to complete certain employment verifications, education verifications, job related assessments, background check, MVR driving record check, drug screen and physical/medical exam, if applicable to the position. All employment offers are contingent upon the successful completion of these pre-employment processes.

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