Project Manager

About the role

HF Sinclair is seeking a Mechanical Engineer responsible for managing refinery capital projects from front-end loading (FEL) through detailed design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and final turnover to operations.

Job Duties

• Manages 7 to 10 simultaneous projects with competing priorities in various phases on a wide variety of manufacturing processes in the refinery
• Develops project scopes in collaboration with operations, discipline engineering, and business representatives
• Facilitates project meetings to develop and review project scope, design criteria and drawings
• Oversees engineering execution utilizing either on-site design staff or local engineering companies
• Responsible for coordinating technical assurance activities with company subject matter experts
• Drives the approval by the appropriate technical authority of equipment specification and drawings
• Develops project cost estimates and schedules for each phase and for final funding
• Accountable for meeting project cost and schedule requirements
• Maintains budgets and schedule forecast with assistance from project controls
• Works with site and corporate procurement to develop/implement a procurement strategy for each project
• Affords assistance in developing/implementing equipment and material bid specifications, bid evaluation and selection
• Ensures delivery of specified equipment by facilitating shop inspections and factory acceptance testing
• Covers coordination of refinery personnel and contractors to assure that field activities are completed safely, on time, within budget and in accordance with the design requirements
• Sets the expectations for construction contractors by spending time in the field
• Affords assistance in start-up plans and procedures, provides technical support during start-up, supports training activities and assures documentation and knowledge transfer
• Provides appropriate files to maintenance and operations for record keeping
• Closes project financial accounts
• Covers coordination and or participation in the Management Of Change (MOC) Process, incident investigations, Process Hazard Analysis (PHA), and Pre-start up Safety Reviews (PSSR)
• Reviews proposals of outside vendors regarding the purchase of new or modernization of existing processing equipment
• Special assignments or tasks assigned to the employee by their supervisor, as determined from time to time in their sole and complete discretion

Experience

• In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 10 to 15 years of relevant field experience in construction supervision, project execution, or progressive construction management roles may be considered.
• Strong understanding of engineering principles, construction methods, and safety standards is required regardless of education pathway.

Education Level

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management or related technical field preferred.

Required Skills

• Ability to manage a project is essential. Working knowledge of commonly used engineering concepts and ability to apply this knowledge analytically.
• Ability to stay abreast of new technology developments and processes is essential.
• Ability to communicate effectively with others, strong verbal communication skills, advanced level of reading and writing, ability to perform advanced mathematical calculations.
• Advanced ability to work effectively with multiple groups throughout the refinery.
• Strong spreadsheet and word processing applications knowledge; strong interpersonal, time-management and organizational skills; ability to provide training to multiple groups on a variety of applicable assigned discipline topics.

PREFERRED SKILLS

• Working knowledge of capital projects staged gate development process in a Refinery or Chemical manufacturing complex.

Supervisory/Managerial Responsibility

May be responsible for the supervision of personnel as well as contractors.

Work Conditions

• Office and plant based with up to 10% travel required. Subject to varying weather conditions and required to work in all temperatures, including outdoors.

Benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Paid Time-Off
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with match
• Employee Discounts

Physical Requirements

• Standing, walking, sitting, talking or hearing, making visual inspections, lifting or carrying up to 50 lbs, climbing up to 200 ft, perceiving color differences, required to wear personal protective equipment as needed and a respirator in emergency situations (beards are not permitted), ability to operate and drive all assigned company vehicles at company standard insurance rates is essential, valid state driver's license and proof of insurance required. Job conditions may require making precise hand and finger movements, twisting, stooping, crouching, kneeling, reaching or grasping, and working in confined spaces as permitted.

About HF Sinclair Corporation

HF Sinclair Corporation, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, is an independent energy company that produces and markets high-value light products such as gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, renewable diesel and other specialty products. HF Sinclair owns and operates refineries located in Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Wyoming, Washington 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 supplies high-quality fuels to more than 1,500 branded stations and licenses the use of the Sinclair brand at more than 300 additional locations throughout the country. In addition, subsidiaries of HF Sinclair produce and market base oils and other specialized lubricants in the U.S., Canada and the Netherlands, and export products to more than 80 countries. Through its subsidiaries, HF Sinclair produces renewable diesel at two of its facilities in Wyoming and also at its facility in Artesia, New Mexico. HF Sinclair provides petroleum product and crude oil transportation, terminalling, storage and throughput services to its refineries and the petroleum industry.

Equal Opportunity Employer

HF Sinclair Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other prohibited ground of discrimination.