Process Control and Instrumentation Projects Team Lead

HF Sinclair

HF Sinclair

Anacortes, WA, USA

USD 122,400-222,400 / year

Posted on Jun 2, 2026
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Basic Function

Oversees delivery of Process Control, Instrumentation, and Analyzer scope within the refinery capital project portfolio. Provides leadership, technical direction, and resource planning to ensure successful front-end design and execution of capital projects while maintaining alignment with site strategy, standards, and long-term system lifecycle plans.

Job Duties

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES: (functions considered essential as defined by ADA)

  • Maintains ongoing awareness of refinery capital project portfolio, ensuring effective planning, prioritization, and execution of process control, instrumentation, and analyzer scope
  • Leads and supervises a team of engineers and specialists supporting capital projects, jointly establishing work delivery expectations and individual development plans
  • Plans and coordinates internal and contract resources to support front-end engineering design and project execution activities across multiple concurrent projects
  • Provides technical leadership and oversight for project scope including control systems, instrumentation design, analyzers, IPF/SIS considerations, and related data/indexing systems
  • Coordinates closely with assigned Project Managers (outside the department) to ensure PCIS scope is clearly defined, estimated, scheduled, and executed in alignment with overall project objectives
  • Manages embedded contractors and engineering service providers performing design and implementation work, ensuring quality, consistency, and adherence to company and site standards
  • Provides discipline technical assurance for all project work within scope, directly and through team members, consistent with site assurance processes and management systems
  • Serves as a key interface with Operations, Maintenance, Technical, and external suppliers to ensure successful integration of projects into existing refinery systems
  • Leads long-term planning for control system lifecycle management, including major initiatives such as Distributed Control System (DCS) migrations (e.g., Honeywell TDC to Experion)
  • Develops and stewards multi-year plans for control system and instrumentation obsolescence, upgrades, and strategic investments
  • Ensures application of industry standards, company standards, and site-specific practices in all project designs and implementations
  • Supports Management of Change (MOC) processes as a reviewer/approver for discipline-related project modifications
  • Works closely with other PCIS Team Leads (Process Control, Instrumentation, OT Systems) to ensure consistency in technical approach, standards, and execution
  • Supports turnaround and shutdown planning by identifying and integrating capital and improvement project opportunities
  • Special assignments or tasks assigned by supervisor

Experience

A minimum of ten years engineering experience in a refinery or functionally similar environment is required, with a minimum of five years experience in process control, instrumentation, or related disciplines. Experience supporting or executing capital projects and coordinating engineering resources is required.

Education Level

A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution is required (Chemical or Electrical Engineering preferred). Other engineering degrees may be considered with relevant experience.

Required Skills

  • Demonstrated ability to lead and direct technical professionals and contract resources
  • Strong understanding of process control systems, instrumentation, analyzers, and associated engineering practices
  • Experience with capital project work processes, including scope development, design, and execution
  • Ability to plan, prioritize, and manage multiple competing projects and resource demands
  • Knowledge of control system lifecycle management and modernization strategies
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills across multiple organizational levels
  • Ability to apply engineering knowledge analytically and maintain awareness of evolving technologies

Supervisory/Managerial Responsibility

Responsible for supervision of a team of technical professionals supporting capital projects. Oversees embedded contractors, engineering firms, and vendors performing front-end engineering, design, and implementation work. Accountable for resource planning, work prioritization, and team development.

Work Conditions

Primarily office environment, with occasional field-based work and up to 20% travel by land and air required. Petroleum refinery, warehouse/plant environment, out-of-doors environment, including but not limited to chemicals, pressure vessels, tanks, rotating/mechanical equipment, electrical equipment, computer equipment, and working in confined spaces. Subject to all temperatures and varying weather conditions. Work outside of traditional daytime/weekday schedule will be required during some periods. Off-hours support on call will be required at times, and this may require reporting to the facility off hours.

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

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.

Salary Range: The salary range includes the minimum, midpoint, and maximum base salary values. A candidate's offer can vary depending on differentiating factors, including but not limited to education, training, or experience.

This position has a salary minimum of $122,400.00 and maximum of $222,400.00.

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