Communications & Public Affairs Manager

HF Sinclair; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Vision Insurance

Dental Insurance

Paid Time‑Off

401(k) Retirement Plan with match

Educational Reimbursement

Parental Bonding Time

Employee Discounts

Job summary

HF Sinclair, based in Utah, seeks a strategic Advisor, Communications & Stakeholder Relations to support critical business initiatives, stakeholder engagement, community relations, and strategic communications. The role prefers candidates in the greater Salt Lake City area.

The successful candidate will build trusted relationships with external stakeholders and partners, shaping messaging to protect and enhance HF Sinclair's reputation while coordinating with site leadership and cross‑functional

Qualifications

• Strong written communication skills and demonstrated strategic thinking.
• Experience collaborating with executives, business partners and stakeholders.
• Proficiency in AP Style and familiarity with SharePoint and WordPress is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Develops and implements strategic communication and stakeholder engagement plans that support critical business projects, community relations initiatives, and reputation management efforts across HF Sinclair operations, with emphasis on Utah-based assets and interests.
• Leads proactive engagement with external stakeholders, including community leaders, local organizations, industry groups, educational institutions, and government entities to strengthen relationships and build trust.
• Provides strategic counsel to site and corporate leadership on stakeholder considerations, messaging strategies, public perception, and engagement approaches for key business initiatives.
• Develops and executes external communication strategies that highlight HF Sinclair's operational excellence, community investments, economic impact, and commitment to responsible operations.
• Supports internal communication efforts related to major projects and organizational initiatives, ensuring alignment with broader stakeholder engagement objectives.
• Partners with Operations, Government Affairs, Legal, Human Resources, and Corporate Communications to align stakeholder outreach and communications strategies with business priorities.
• Leads and supports crisis communications, issues management, and stakeholder response planning, helping protect company reputation during sensitive situations.
• Creates and maintains stakeholder maps, engagement plans, and relationship management strategies to support long‑term business objectives.
• Monitors stakeholder sentiment, community issues, media coverage, and engagement effectiveness, using insights and analytics to refine strategies and identify emerging risks or opportunities.
• Supports consistency with corporate brand standards, messaging frameworks, and communication best practices across all stakeholder‑facing materials.
• Represents HF Sinclair at community meetings, industry events, and stakeholder forums as needed.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Written communication

Stakeholder engagement

AP Style familiarity

Executive collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in journalism, communication, or public relations

Tools

SharePoint

WordPress

Job description

HF Sinclair is seeking a strategic Advisor, Communications & Stakeholder Relations based in Utah, preferably in the greater Salt Lake City area. This role serves as a key advisor supporting critical business initiatives, stakeholder engagement efforts, community relations, and strategic communications across the organization. The successful candidate will help build and maintain trusted relationships with external stakeholders and community partners, while developing communication strategies that support business objectives and protect and enhance HF Sinclair's reputation. The position partners closely with site leadership and cross-functional teams to support high-impact projects, issues management and stakeholder outreach.

Job description:

Basic Function

HF Sinclair is seeking a strategic Advisor, Communications & Stakeholder Relations based in Utah, preferably in the greater Salt Lake City area. This role serves as a key advisor supporting critical business initiatives, stakeholder engagement efforts, community relations, and strategic communications across the organization. The successful candidate will help build and maintain trusted relationships with external stakeholders and community partners, while developing communication strategies that support business objectives and protect and enhance HF Sinclair's reputation. The position partners closely with site leadership and cross-functional teams to support high-impact projects, issues management and stakeholder outreach.

Job Duties

• Develops and implements strategic communication and stakeholder engagement plans that support critical business projects, community relations initiatives, and reputation management efforts across HF Sinclair operations, with emphasis on Utah-based assets and interests.
• Leads proactive engagement with external stakeholders, including community leaders, local organizations, industry groups, educational institutions, and government entities to strengthen relationships and build trust.
• Provides strategic counsel to site and corporate leadership on stakeholder considerations, messaging strategies, public perception, and engagement approaches for key business initiatives.
• Develops and executes external communication strategies that highlight HF Sinclair's operational excellence, community investments, economic impact, and commitment to responsible operations.
• Supports internal communication efforts related to major projects and organizational initiatives, ensuring alignment with broader stakeholder engagement objectives.
• Partners with Operations, Government Affairs, Legal, Human Resources, and Corporate Communications to align stakeholder outreach and communications strategies with business priorities.
• Leads and supports crisis communications, issues management, and stakeholder response planning, helping protect company reputation during sensitive situations.
• Creates and maintains stakeholder maps, engagement plans, and relationship management strategies to support long‑term business objectives.
• Monitors stakeholder sentiment, community issues, media coverage, and engagement effectiveness, using insights and analytics to refine strategies and identify emerging risks or opportunities.
• Supports consistency with corporate brand standards, messaging frameworks, and communication best practices across all stakeholder‑facing materials.
• Represents HF Sinclair at community meetings, industry events, and stakeholder forums as needed.

Special assignments or tasks assigned to the employee by their supervisor, as determined from timeto time in their sole and complete discretion.

Experience

A minimum of eight years of corporate communications, or public relations is required.

Education Level

A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communication, or public relations is required.

Required Skills

Strong written communication skills and demonstrated strategic thinking are essential. Experience collaborating with executives, business partners and stakeholders is required. The ideal candidate is proactive, motivated and focused on results. Excellent organizational abilities and keen attention to detail are expected. Proficiency in AP Style and familiarity with platforms such as SharePoint and WordPress is considered an asset for this position.

Preferred Experience:

• Experience in the energy, manufacturing, industrial, infrastructure, or highly regulated sectors preferred.
• Demonstrated experience engaging external stakeholders, community organizations and business leaders.
• Experience supporting large‑scale projects, capital investments, operational initiatives or complex business issues is highly desirable.

Supervisory/Managerial Responsibility

No direct supervision of employees; may oversee contract or temporary employees.

Work Conditions

Office‑based. Some travel may be required.

Benefits

HF Sinclair offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the well‑being of our employees and their families. Our benefits include, but are not limited to, the following:

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

We are committed to fostering a supportive and inclusive work environment, ensuring our employees have the resources needed to thrive professionally and personally. Benefit eligibility is governed by official plan documents, for more details visitTotal Rewards.

Our One HF Sinclair Culture:

At HF Sinclair, we are united through our One HF Sinclair Culture, which is underpinned by our five core values of Safety, Integrity, Teamwork, Ownership and Inclusion. Developed to empower our people, our five core cultural values are at the heart of everything we do and extend to how we engage our stakeholders. These values influence our decisions, shape our behaviors and keep us connected across the entire organization. We maintain a true Safety culture for our employees, communities, environments and customers. Our goal is to make sure everyone returns home safely each day. We have a long‑standing commitment to Integrity and ethical behavior and do what is right for our employees, investors, communities and the environment. We encourage employees to Step Up and Stand Out by championing a culture of Teamwork and Ownership. We foster a culture of Inclusion by encouraging diversity of experiences, viewpoints and backgrounds. What makes each of us different, together makes us stronger.

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 lubricants and specialty products. HF Sinclair owns and operates refineries located in Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Wyoming, Washington and Utah. HF Sinclair provides petroleum product and crude oil transportation, terminalling, storage and throughput services to our refineries and the petroleum industry. HF Sinclair markets its refined products principally in the Southwest U.S., the Rocky Mountains extending into the Pacific Northwest and in other neighboring Plains states and supplies high‑quality fuels to more than 1,750 branded stations and licenses the use of the Sinclair brand to more than 350 additional locations throughout the country. HF Sinclair produces renewable diesel at two of its facilities in Wyoming and also at its facility in New Mexico. 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.

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.