Sr Manager, Process Control, Billings Refinery

Phillips 66 • Billings, MT

3d • $180,000 - $220,000 • Onsite

About The Position

As the Sr Manager, Process Control, you will lead the team that owns our distributed control, advanced process control, and automation systems that keep the refinery safe, reliable, and optimized. You’ll combine hands‑on technical leadership with people development, guiding controls engineers and specialists while shaping the long‑term automation and APC strategy for the site. This is an opportunity to influence high‑impact decisions, champion innovation, and collaborate across operations, maintenance, and engineering to improve process safety, operability, and profitability.

Requirements

• Legally authorized to work in the job posting country
• Must be willing and able, with or without reasonable accommodation, to comply with the following:
• Travel up to 5%
• Work extended hours, which may include evenings, weekends, and holidays, and perform occasional on-call (24/7) duties
• Transport articles up to 50 pounds
• Climb ladders and stairs up to 200 feet
• Work safely near large, hot, high-speed machines, around chemicals and hydrocarbons under high pressure and heat, and in harsh weather conditions
• Wear fire retardant clothing and personal protective equipment
• Maintain face daily for proper respirator/face mask seal (some examples include being free of facial hair and/or clean shaven)
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering discipline
• 10 or more years of engineering experience in the Energy, Chemical, or related industry
• 6 or more years of experience managing teams and planning and organizing engineering resources
• Advanced proficiency working with distributed control systems, advanced process controls, networks, and operating systems

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Chemical Engineering or Electrical Engineering
• 12 or more years of engineering experience, including extensive leadership of controls or APC teams in manufacturing, refining, or chemical environments
• Direct experience in the refining and/or chemical industry, including automation and control applications in these settings
• Hands‑on experience with Emerson DeltaV and DeltaV Safety Instrumented Systems
• Experience with Honeywell ProfitSuite and other APC or optimization platforms
• Experience with Alteryx, Tableau, or similar tools for data analytics, reporting, and visualization
• Proven ability to lead complex automation projects, coach diverse technical teams, and make thoughtful, timely decisions in ambiguous or rapidly changing conditions

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high‑performing controls team, setting clear goals, managing performance, building capabilities, and modeling safety, integrity, and accountability in line with our leadership expectations.
• Own the refinery’s control system strategy and lifecycle, including distributed control systems (DCS), PLC interfaces, advanced process control (APC), and other stand‑alone controls, to meet safety, regulatory, production, and optimization objectives.
• Design, standardize, and continuously improve APC and process control solutions, including development and testing of APC applications, inferred properties, control strategies, and alarm management to drive process safety, operability, and profitability.
• Oversee engineering standards, compliance, and cybersecurity for control systems, including networks, domains, system software upgrades, hardware migrations, documentation, and alignment with corporate standards, process safety management, and security requirements.
• Lead a portfolio of automation and control projects from concept through commissioning and startup, managing scope, schedule, and budget while partnering with operations, maintenance, process and project engineering, vendors, contractors, and corporate experts.
• Champion refinery safety and operational excellence by actively supporting the safety program, providing guidance during startups, shutdowns, and upsets, and participating in incident investigations and Management of Change reviews.
• Break down barriers and build cohesive, cross‑functional relationships across the refinery and enterprise, managing stakeholder expectations and facilitating effective collaboration to solve complex issues and implement change.
• Use data and strategic analysis to drive quality decisions, including reporting and optimization of control system performance metrics and contributing to longer‑term automation and APC roadmaps and budget planning.

Benefits

• Annual Variable Cash Incentive Program (VCIP) bonus
• 8% 401k company match
• Cash Balance Account pension
• Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits with an annual company contribution to a Health Savings Account for employees on HDHP
• Total well-being programs and incentives, including Employee Assistance Plan, well-being reimbursement, and backup family care services

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager