Sr Director, Technical Excellence

Delek US Holding Inc; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K match

Medical benefits

Calm app access

Performance incentives

Job summary

Delek US Holdings in Brentwood, TN is seeking a Senior Director, Technical Excellence to lead a centralized technical organization across the refining network. The role will drive improvements in safety, reliability, margin, and performance through rigorous discipline, performance management, and effective execution.

The successful candidate will oversee a multi-disciplinary team of process engineers, control engineers, and digital/analytics resources, partnering with refinery leadership to set

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• 8+ years management experience leading technical or engineering teams.
• 15+ years of process engineering experience in refining or petrochemical environments.
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams including process engineering, process control, and digital/analytics resources.
• Strong technical foundation in refinery or petrochemical operations with diagnosing complex issues.
• Direct experience in operations, technical services, or process support roles in an operating facility.
• Ability to influence site leadership and communicate with executive stakeholders.
• Proven ability to identify performance gaps and drive issues to resolution with measurable results.
• Willingness to travel up to 30% to refinery sites and corporate locations.

Responsibilities

• Lead a centralized multi-disciplinary technical organization across Delek’s refining network.
• Identify performance gaps and define strategic priorities; execute improvement initiatives.
• Ensure technical standards are established, applied consistently, and monitored with actionable plans.
• Collaborate with refinery leadership to deliver sustained results in safety, reliability, margin and operations.
• Translate insights from benchmarking and internal analyses into practical resolution pathways.
• Provide high-level technical oversight and support for refinery process performance and troubleshooting.

Skills

CHANGE AGILITY

COLLABORATION

DECISION MAKING

DRIVE FOR RESULTS

TEAM BUILDING

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

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Are you looking for a career in a dynamic and innovative company that values versatility, growth, and teamwork? Look no further than Delek US Holdings!

WHAT IS DELEK? WHAT DO WE DO?

We are a boutique-sized diversified downstream energy company with a range of assets, including petroleum refining and logistics.

Our refineries in Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana have a combined crude capacity of 302,000 barrels per day

Our logistics business currently owns and operates720 milesof crude and product pipelines, a 600-mile crude oil gathering system, and storage tanks and terminals.

DELEK BENEFITS:

We offer fantastic benefits that include up to a 10% match on 401K on your hire start, with a vesting timeline of only one year, along with medical benefits that start on day onewith a 30% premium rebate annually! We value your well-being and all employees now have access to the Calm app for FREE, which is used for meditation, stress management, and better sleep. Through our performance management program, you can earn additional annual incentives as you set and achieve goals. Our pay for performance culture motivates our employees to improve Delek’s year-over-year company, business unit, and individual results. With some of the highest bonus payouts in recent years, we know that our success is due to our talented and dedicated team. We are looking for individuals like you to help us continue this momentum and bring new ideas to the table. At Delek, you will have the opportunity to make an impact and grow your career in a supportive and innovative environment.

JOB SUMMARY

We are hiring for the position of Senior Director, Technical Excellence located in our Brentwood, TN corporate office

This position provides leadership, direction, and accountability for technical excellence across Delek’s refining network. The successful candidate will be responsible for driving measurable improvements in safety, reliability, margin, and operational performance through strong technical discipline, rigorous performance management, and effective execution.

The position leads a multi-disciplinary centralized technical organization and partners with refinery leadership to identify performance gaps, define strategic priorities, and execute improvement initiatives. The successful candidate will ensure technical standards are established and applied consistently, performance is actively monitored, and insights are translated into actionable plans that deliver sustained results in the operating environment

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

4 year / Bachelor's Degree (Required)

Eight (8) or more years Management experience managing technical or engineering teams (Required)

Fifteen (15) or more years Process engineering experience in in refining, petrochemical or related industry,including significant experience in an operating environment (Required)

Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams including process engineering, process control, and digital/analytics resources

Strong technical foundation in refinery or petrochemical operations with the ability to diagnose complex issues and develop practical, field-executable solutions

Direct experience in operations, technical services, or process support roles within an operating facility

Demonstrated ability to influence site leadership and communicate effectively with executive stakeholders

Proven ability to identify performance gaps, develop structured action plans, and drive issues to resolution with measurable results

Ability to synthesize information from benchmarking, external consultants, and internal analyses into actionable plans

Strong understanding of plant economics, performance drivers, and process safety principles

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Sets priorities and establishes strategic direction for technical excellence across the refining organization, aligned with enterprise objectives and performance goals

Provides leadership and oversight for a distributed corporate team of process subject matter experts, process control engineers, and digital/analytics resources

Leads and aligns multi-disciplinary technical teams to deliver measurable improvements in safety, reliability, margin, and operational performance

Collaborates with and influences refinery leadership teams to drive alignment, decision-making, and sustained results

Communicates complex technical and operational concepts to executive leadership with clarity and credibility

Operates effectively across all organizational levels, ensuring strategies translate into practical, field-executable solutions

Establishes and stewards technical standards, ensuring consistent application of sound engineering, process control, and operating practices

Provides high-level technical oversight and support for refinery process performance, troubleshooting, and improvement

Identifies and advances opportunities to improve unit reliability, efficiency, throughput, and margin

Synthesizes insights from benchmarking, external consultants, and internal analyses into actionable resolution pathways

Develops structured, executable plans with defined ownership, milestones, and deliverables

Drives initiatives using disciplined project management to ensure accountability and execution against committed schedules

Monitors performance against goals and KPIs, ensuring timely course correction and delivery of results

Leads cross-functional efforts with operations, maintenance, EHS, planning, and optimization teams

Fosters a culture of technical rigor, continuous improvement, and practical problem-solving

Ability to travel up to 30% to refinery sites and corporate locations

CORE COMPETENCIES

CHANGE AGILITY (LEVEL 5 SHAPING):

Identifies, initiates, and adapts to organizational changes that foster enhanced effectiveness, efficiency, safety, and ultimately business results.

COLLABORATION (LEVEL 5 SHAPING):

Sees connection points across the organization and partners effectively with others to achieve common goals.

DECISION MAKING (LEVEL 5 SHAPING):

Selects a course of action to reduce risk and uncertainty and create optimal outcomes.

DRIVE FOR RESULTS (LEVEL 5 SHAPING):

Drives to achieve challenging performance objectives.

TEAM BUILDING (LEVEL 5 SHAPING):

Builds trust, fosters openness, and provides support. As the manager of a team, selects and motivates a strong team.

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We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Equal Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veterans.

BECOME PART OF THE ENERGY

It’s an exciting time to join Delek. We’re on a mission to attract, retain, and engage the best and brightest talent – those who are great team players and leaders who make it their first priority to serve.

• We are performance driven
• We value a passion for excellence
• We value teamwork
• We value and reward hard work and dedication

Delek US offers the opportunity to provide you with more than a job – we want to help you build a career.

Since our inception, our ability to hire the right people for the job has served us well, resulting in an impressive record of consistent growth and profitability. With more than 3,500 employees in nine states, we have brought together a diverse team of professionals passionate about investing their time and expertise in one of the most dynamic downstream energy companies in the market today.