Specialist, Safety (Midland or Monahans)

Full job description

Enterprise Products Partners L.P. is one of the largest publicly traded partnerships and a leading North American provider of midstream energy services to producers and consumers of natural gas, NGLs, crude oil, refined products and petrochemicals. Our services include: natural gas gathering, treating, processing, transportation and storage; NGL transportation, fractionation, storage and import and export terminals; crude oil gathering, transportation, storage and terminals; petrochemical and refined products transportation, storage and terminals; and a marine transportation business that operates primarily on the United States inland and Intracoastal Waterway systems. The partnership’s assets include approximately 50,000 miles of pipelines; 260 million barrels of storage capacity for NGLs, crude oil, refined products and petrochemicals; and 14 billion cubic feet of natural gas storage capacity.

The Safety Field Specialist position is a leadership role established to oversee application of the Safety processes for the respective region. This position could be located in Midland or Monahans.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Daily Safety support of local area Operations, Maintenance, and Shared Services personnel.
• Maintain close communication with local Maintenance and Operations Supervisors and Managers.
• On-site support of high risk projects and maintenance activities with a focus on Job Planning/Prep, Equipment Isolation, Equipment Clearing, Excavations and Hot Work/Atmospheric Monitoring.
• Track the progress and status of open audit / ESS action items, and assist in completion where possible.
• Visit all control rooms, shops, work sites, pipeline projects, and other field activities on a routine basis to make observations and check compliance and implementation of established safety practices and procedures.
• Attend and participate in Operation’s Job Planning, contractor pre-bid, and shutdown meetings with input relative to safety items, activities and requirements.
• Conduct walk-through safety and housekeeping inspections with local management and/or unit and area supervisory personnel, including on Greenfield Projects.
• Plan, schedule, and coordinate Emergency Response Training schools/programs.
• Participate on Regional Safety Committees.
• Conduct compliance-audit of permit system and provide written report of results/deficiencies to Area Supervision.
• Maintain condition and operability of Emergency Response equipment.
• Oversee/coordinate and monitor contract service/inspection of plant fire extinguishers, breathing apparatus, portable gas detectors and other applicable fire/safety equipment.
• Conduct/coordinate classroom and field training meetings as needed.
• Assist Operations and Maintenance Supervision in preparation of materials for monthly safety meetings.
• Serve as member of Incident Investigation Team.
• Assist respective area management teams in overall compliance of OSHA/PSM/RMP policies.

Qualifications

The successful candidate will meet the following qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Safety or other relevant technical field required; extensive experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
• Certification in the Safety field is preferred.
• Incident Investigation experience is preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years in an industrial setting or in the Safety field.
• Must be self- motivated to gain knowledge of regulatory affairs in the Safety Management areas.
• Working knowledge of midstream energy industry facilities such as: pipelines (gas, liquids, natural gas liquids), pump and compressor stations, gas and liquid measurement facilities, above and below ground storage, liquid terminals, gas processing facilities, or natural gas liquids fractionation is preferred.
• Ability to communicate effectively and influence various individuals and groups across organizational lines is required.
• Must be able to multi-task and prioritize in order to support multiple groups.
• Must be a self-starter with initiative to enhance work processes.
• Ability to evaluate issues, define requirements, and implement action plans to accomplish organizational goals is required.
• Mobility to walk and access field assets and ROW is required.
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 50% of the time is required.
• Must live within one hour of report to location or be willing to relocate.

Primary Location: USA-Texas-Midland

Other Locations: USA-Texas-Monahans

Shift: Day Job

Travel: Yes, 50 % of the Time

Unposting Date: Ongoing

Organization: E H S & T

Job: Environmental, Health, Safety & Training

Job Level: Individual Contributor