Title:  Corporate Environmental Specialist

Basic Function

HF Sinclair in Dallas is seeking a Corporate Environmental Specialist to plan, implement and provide oversight of Company Environmental programs, ensuring consistent application of Company policies as well as State and Federal laws and regulations at Company owned and operated facilities. In this role, act as the senior technical advisor.

Job Duties

• Plans and implements all environmental policies and procedures ensuring Company is compliant with all environmental regulations and standards, that all environmental issues are addressed and Company staff is properly and adequately trained in safe operating procedures, and documents and reports all environmental issues
• Oversees and develops environmental programs and provides environmental assistance to business units
• Reviews and ensures environmental programs comply with all applicable federal, state, and local government laws
• Advises management of environmental issues and activities necessary to ensure compliance, providing documentation and environmental analysis for management review and advises on Company compliance with the Consent Decree requirements between the company, state and federal agencies
• Develops and reviews environmental policies, programs and initiatives
• Represents the company to governmental environmental agencies, the public, and trade/professional associations and interfaces with regulatory agencies to ensure understanding of, and compliance with, all applicable environmental regulations and requirements
• Ensures environmental considerations are factored into corporate planning and the capital budget process
• Establishes, oversees and tracks environmental performance measures and recommends parameters
• Prepares comments on proposed Environmental regulations
• Provides oversight and assistance with business unit air permit applications and supporting documentation and reports
• Directs and oversees environmental compliance activities, reviews and prepares compliance schedules and participates in third party compliance audits of Company facilities
• Oversees annual certification of compliance and other aspects of the Title V programs
• May provide oversight to Company's compliance with EPA fuel regulations depending on assignment

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

Experience

A minimum of 15 years of extensive industry and on-the-job experience is required.

Education Level

A minimum of a Bachelors Degree in engineering or a related field is required.

Preferred Education Level

A Masters Degree is preferred.

Required Skills

Ability to lead and train a small group of employees in a Technical Expert capacity. Special training in hazardous waste regulations and DOT Hazmat Shipping, and a Certification in OSHA Hazmat and Method 9 Opacity. Expert ability to provide analyses of proposed and final air, TSCA, and EPCRA regulations that significantly impact operations and/or compliance status. Strong communication skills and good technical writing skills. Advanced working knowledge of environmental air quality regulations required. Ability to perform emissions calculations preferably with a practical understanding of refinery processing programs. Expert understanding of oil refining processes (process flow diagrams/mechanical flow sheets, chemical phase separations, and reactions). Ability to perform intermediate mathematical calculations and to effectively communicate with others, both written and verbal communication. Expert knowledge of laws, pronouncements and regulations pertaining to environmental operations. Excellent planning, organizational, time management and analytical skills; and ability to present publicly. General knowledge and understanding of OSHA regulations, with particular emphasis in Process Safety Management. Advanced reading and writing skills.

Preferred Skills

Familiarity with community right-to-know and risk management rules and/or experience with fuels compliance are preferred.

Supervisory/Managerial Responsibility

None.

Work Conditions

Office based with travel up to 25% by land and air required. Petroleum refinery, warehouse/plant environment, and out-of doors environment including but not limited to chemicals, pressure vessels, tanks, rotating equipment, working in confined spaces, and exposure to the risk of electrical shock. Subject to all temperatures, weather, and varying road conditions

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 ("HF Sinclair"), 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 in 19 states 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 1,300 Sinclair 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. 

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.