Compliance Auditor Lead

About the role

HF Sinclair Midstream is seeking a Compliance Auditor Lead. This position ensures compliance with regulations and conducts moderate to complex regulatory compliance and auditing assignments for assigned areas under general supervision.

Responsibilities

• Reviews, interprets, and ensures compliance with applicable federal, state, and local regulatory requirements for all assigned locations.
• Plans, conducts, and leads regulatory compliance and operational risk-based audits, including evaluations and review of internal policies and procedures of the company operations.
• Serves as the primary liaison to regulatory agencies and as the Company’s point of contact for general inquiries, audits, and on-site evaluations.
• Leads and coordinates follow-up activities associated with regulatory inspections, audits, and enforcement actions by tracking corrective actions, conducting gap assessments, coordinating responses, and ensuring regulatory commitments are completed in a timely manner.
• Leads the development and review of internal and external audit reports, inspection responses, and documentation based on findings and recommendations compliant with Company, federal, state, and local regulatory requirements.
• Communicates regulatory changes, compliance risks, audit findings, best practices, and continuous improvement efforts across the organization.
• Reviews and monitors progress report updates, records, and regulatory websites to determine what forms are needed to prepare required reports.
• Maintains oversight of company compliance records and databases to ensure regulatory documentation is accurate, complete, and audit ready.
• Prepares, reviews, and maintains federal, state, and local regulatory records, reports, and filings, while serving as a technical resource for compliance-related inquiries.
• Promotes a culture of safety, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement while supporting safe and reliable operations.
• Represents the Company at regulatory inspections, industry conferences, technical committees, and stakeholder meetings to maintain awareness of emerging regulatory requirements and industry best practices.
• Performs special assignments or tasks as determined by the supervisor.

Requirements

• A minimum of five to seven years of related experience in the oil and gas industry, with demonstrated technical expertise in regulatory compliance, pipeline operations, engineering, integrity management, auditing, or related technical functions.
• Experience interacting with federal and state regulatory agencies is preferred.
• A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and work experience is required.
• Candidates should possess a strong technical aptitude, with an engineering, engineering technology, or other technical background preferred.

Skills

• Ability to lead and train a small group of employees in a Technical Expert capacity.
• Advanced computer skills and knowledge of customized software.
• Detail-oriented with a strong understanding of compliance practices and procedures.
• Advanced knowledge of industry regulations and related compliance issues.
• Advanced written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills.
• Working knowledge of PHMSA and transportation safety regulations.
• Ability to diplomatically and confidently stand firm on regulatory requirements, audit findings, and safe work practices while fostering collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to evaluate and take prudent risks to accomplish work.

Supervisory Responsibility

May direct, prioritize, and review the work of compliance auditors and other personnel while providing technical guidance.

Work Conditions

• Office-based with travel up to 25% by land and air.
• Exposure to petroleum refinery, warehouse/plant environment, outdoors, and driver-based environments including chemicals, pressure vessels, tanks, and rotating equipment.
• May require working long hours, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Subject to all temperatures, weather, and varying road conditions.

Benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Paid Time-Off
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with company match
• Educational Reimbursement
• Parental Bonding Time
• Employee Discounts

Physical Requirements

• Standing, walking, sitting, talking, or hearing.
• Making visual inspections and precise hand and finger movements.
• Lifting and/or carrying up to 25 lbs.
• Pushing and/or pulling up to 25 lbs.
• Ability to operate and drive all assigned company vehicles; valid State driver’s license and proof of insurance required.
• May require twisting, stooping, kneeling, or crouching.

About HF Sinclair Corporation

HF Sinclair Corporation, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, is an independent petroleum refiner and marketer that produces high-value light products such as gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, and other specialty products. The company owns and operates refineries located in Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Utah, and markets its refined products principally in the Southwest U.S., the Rocky Mountains extending into the Pacific Northwest, and in other neighboring Plains states. HF Sinclair also produces base oils and other specialized lubricants in the U.S., Canada, and the Netherlands, and exports products to more than 80 countries. Additionally, HF Sinclair owns a 57% limited partner interest and a non-economic general partner interest in Holly Energy Partners, L.P., a master limited partnership that provides petroleum product and crude oil transportation, terminal, storage, and throughput services to the petroleum industry, including HF Sinclair Corporation subsidiaries.