Manager Process Safety

HF Sinclair; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; 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 in Dallas, Texas is seeking a Process Safety Manager to provide technical leadership and oversight for process safety across midstream assets. You will lead risk assessments, ensure regulatory compliance, and collaborate with operations, engineering, and leadership to reduce risk and protect people and facilities.

The role requires deep expertise in process safety, MOC, PSSR, incident investigations, and performance metrics, with travel up to 30% and a track record of improving

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in process safety, operations, or engineering within oil and gas or adjacent process industries.
• Strong working knowledge of pipeline safety and regulatory requirements.
• Experience leading risk assessments, managing MOCs, and incident investigations.

Responsibilities

• Provides technical leadership for process safety elements across midstream operations, including hazard identification and safeguards management.
• Leads risk assessment activities such as HAZOPs and participates in design reviews, MOC, PSSR, and changes affecting hydrocarbon systems.
• Reviews and approves studies related to overpressure protection, surge protection, leak detection, and loss of containment prevention.
• Interprets and ensures compliance with PHMSA, DOT, API, NFPA, and state requirements; supports regulatory inspections and investigations.
• Leads investigations of incidents and near misses and develops corrective actions.
• Partners with operations, maintenance, and engineering to embed process safety into day-to-day work and deliver training.

Skills

Process safety

Risk analysis

Regulatory knowledge

Leadership

Training delivery

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering

Job description

HF Sinclair in Dallas, Texas is seeking a Process Safety Manager to provide technical leadership and oversight for process safety and operational risk reduction across midstream pipelines, storage tanks, and loading facilities. The role partners with operations, engineering, and leadership to ensure compliant and practical risk‑based process safety programs that protect people, assets, the environment, and company reputation.

Job description

Basic Function

HF Sinclair in Dallas, Texas is seeking a Process Safety Manager to provide technical leadership and oversight for process safety and operational risk reduction across midstream pipelines, storage tanks, and loading facilities. The role partners with operations, engineering, and leadership to ensure compliant and practical risk‑based process safety programs that protect people, assets, the environment, and company reputation.

Job Duties

Process Safety Leadership

• Serves as the primary technical authority for process safety elements applicable to midstream operations, including hazard identification, risk analysis, and safeguards management.
• Provides expert guidance on process safety risks associated with pipelines, storage terminals, pump stations, and liquid loading facilities.
• Supports development, implementation, and continuous improvement of process safety policies, standards, and procedures.

Risk Analysis & Engineering Support

• Conducts risk assessment activities such as hazard and operability studies for new and existing assets.
• Participates in design reviews, Management of Change (MOC), Pre‑Startup Safety Reviews (PSSR), and material or equipment changes affecting hydrocarbon systems.
• Reviews and approves technical studies related to overpressure protection, surge protection, leak detection, and other loss of containment prevention and emergency response equipment.

Regulatory & Standards Compliance

• Interprets and ensures compliance with applicable regulations and standards, including PHMSA, DOT pipeline safety regulations, API, NFPA, and applicable state requirements.
• Provides technical support during regulatory inspections, audits, and incident investigations.
• Tracks regulatory changes impacting midstream facilities and communicates implications to stakeholders.

Incident Prevention & Learning

• Supports investigations of incidents, near misses, and high‑potential events; identifies systemic and latent process safety failures.
• Leads development and tracking of corrective actions to address root causes.
• Analyzes leading and lagging process safety metrics and recommends improvement actions.

Operational Engagement & Training

• Partners with operations, maintenance, and engineering teams to embed process safety principles into day‑to‑day work.
• Develops and delivers process safety training for engineers, operators, and leaders.
• Coaches teams on hazard awareness, barrier integrity, and safe operating envelopes.

Experience

10+ years of experience in process safety, operations, or engineering within oil and gas or adjacent process industries, with direct exposure to midstream assets.

Strong working knowledge of pipeline safety and other regulatory requirements and pipeline and terminal safety standards.

Demonstrated experience leading risk assessments, managing MOCs, and incident investigations.

Preferred Experience

Experience with long‑distance pipelines, storage terminals, and liquid fuel loading rack operations.

Education Level

Bachelor’s degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical discipline

Required Skills

Strong technical judgment with a practical, field‑focused mindset

Ability to influence without authority and work effectively across disciplines

Clear written and verbal communication skills

High integrity, attention to detail, and commitment to operational excellence

Supervisory/Managerial Responsibility

Responsible for the supervision, and leadership, of employees in Process Safety across multiple locations.

Work Conditions

This role may require 30% travel to field locations, terminals, and pipeline facilities. The position involves collaboration with cross‑functional teams in both office and operational environments.

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 visit Total Rewards.

Physical Requirements

Job conditions require standing, walking, sitting, talking or hearing, making visual inspections, making precise finger and hand movements, reaching or grasping, lifting or carrying and pushing or pulling up to 15lbs, climbing up to 25 ft., ability to wear personal protective equipment (beards not permitted).

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 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.