Manager, Process Monitoring

HF Sinclair•Dallas, TX

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

HF Sinclair is seeking a Manager, Process Monitoring who will oversee the development and execution of monitoring capabilities, engineering support services, and continuous improvement initiatives while fostering organizational excellence and technical competency. This role leads and develops a high-performing team of Process Engineers and Monitoring Engineers within the MidCon Monitoring Center, establishing clear priorities, technical standards, and performance expectations. The Manager provides strategic oversight of monitoring operations, ensuring effective execution of monitoring processes, governance, work management practices, and continuous improvement initiatives. They direct process engineering activities to monitor asset and unit performance, providing advanced technical guidance and operational recommendations that support refinery safety, reliability, and profitability objectives. This role owns and advances the enterprise process monitoring strategy, including monitoring technologies, analytics platforms, reporting frameworks, predictive monitoring capabilities, and digital transformation initiatives. The Manager partners with refinery leadership, site engineering teams, technology managers, reliability organizations, and process specialists to identify, assess, and mitigate operational, reliability, and performance risks across the refining network. They establish and drive best practices in proactive performance monitoring, anomaly detection, root cause analysis, and failure prevention to improve asset utilization and operational excellence. Additionally, the Manager builds organizational capability by coaching and mentoring technical professionals, developing pipeline talent, and fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, accountability, and continuous learning. They manage strategic relationships with external vendors, technology providers, and industry partners to ensure effective delivery of services, technical support, and continuous enhancement of monitoring capabilities. Finally, the Manager develops and manages departmental goals, budgets, resource allocation, and performance metrics to ensure alignment with business objectives and long-term organizational priorities. Special assignments or tasks assigned to the employee by their supervisor, as determined from time to time, are at the supervisor’s sole and complete discretion.

Requirements

A minimum of 10 years of experience, with a minimum of five (5) years of experience in the refining industry, is required.
A minimum of a Bachelors Degree in engineering is required.
Proven leadership ability.
Advanced time-management, organizational, project planning and management skills; demonstrated competency in the execution of multiple projects.
Advanced verbal and written communications and reading skills; advanced interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively communicate to others; presentation, negotiation and organizational skills; ability to communicate technical plans, strategies and designs with all levels of the organization.
Ability to perform advanced mathematical calculations.
Proficient in cost containment; knowledge of refinery principles, safety practices, and regulatory compliance procedures.

Nice To Haves

A Degree in Chemical engineering is preferred.

Responsibilities

Leads and develops a high-performing team of Process Engineers and Monitoring Engineers within the MidCon Monitoring Center, establishing clear priorities, technical standards, and performance expectations
Provides strategic oversight of monitoring operations, ensuring effective execution of monitoring processes, governance, work management practices, and continuous improvement initiatives
Directs process engineering activities to monitor asset and unit performance, providing advanced technical guidance and operational recommendations that support refinery safety, reliability, and profitability objectives
Owns and advances the enterprise process monitoring strategy, including monitoring technologies, analytics platforms, reporting frameworks, predictive monitoring capabilities, and digital transformation initiatives
Partners with refinery leadership, site engineering teams, technology managers, reliability organizations, and process specialists to identify, assess, and mitigate operational, reliability, and performance risks across the refining network
Establishes and drives best practices in proactive performance monitoring, anomaly detection, root cause analysis, and failure prevention to improve asset utilization and operational excellence
Builds organizational capability by coaching and mentoring technical professionals, developing pipeline talent, and fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, accountability, and continuous learning
Manages strategic relationships with external vendors, technology providers, and industry partners to ensure effective delivery of services, technical support, and continuous enhancement of monitoring capabilities
Develops and manages departmental goals, budgets, resource allocation, and performance metrics to ensure alignment with business objectives and long-term organizational priorities
Special assignments or tasks assigned to the employee by their supervisor, as determined from time to time, are at the supervisor’s sole and complete discretion