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HF Sinclair Midstream is seeking an Inspection Manager. This position supports Midstream Asset Integrity Management Plans and Programs by providing oversight of inspection and nondestructive examination (NDE) activities across Midstream assets. Establishes all inspector onboarding, qualification requirements, documentation, and quality expectations so inspection work is performed safely, consistently, and in accordance with HF Sinclair Midstream Asset Integrity requirements, applicable codes, and standards.  Ensures Quality Assurance and Quality control of inspection duties and necessary documentation is completed and submitted to document records. 

• Supports Midstream inspection activities for pipelines, terminals, tanks, pressure equipment, piping, and related facilities through work with Project Management and Integrity Managers.
• Onboards contractor inspectors and NDE contractors to applicable HF Sinclair Midstream standards, Asset Integrity procedures, site requirements, and documentation expectations before work begins.
• Defines and communicates the inspection and NDE methods required for assigned work, including the applicable procedure, technique, examination extent, acceptance criteria, personnel qualification, and reporting requirements.
• Verifies contractor personnel qualifications, certifications, training, and experience are appropriate for the assigned inspection or NDE activity and maintains accessible qualification records.
• Works with Asset Integrity Managers to ensure inspection documentation requirements, including inspection plans, field reports, examination records, photographs, drawings, data sheets, calibration records, repair recommendations, final reports, and record turnover packages.
• Develops and administers QA/QC requirements for inspection and NDE activities, including review of procedures, technician qualifications, equipment calibration, examination coverage, data quality, report accuracy, and resolution of nonconforming work.
• Performs or coordinates surveillance and audits of inspection activities to verify conformance with approved procedures, project specifications, applicable codes and standards, and HF Sinclair Midstream requirements.
• Works with Asset Integrity Managers, Project Managers, and Operations to ensure inspection findings are clearly documented, technically reviewed, risk screened, communicated to appropriate stakeholders, and entered into designated recordkeeping or work management systems.
• Provides technical leadership in association with the Asset Integrity SME's for evaluation of inspection results, damage mechanisms, equipment condition, repair recommendations, reinspection intervals, and escalation of conditions that may affect safe and reliable operation.
• Ensures inspection-related changes are evaluated and processed through the applicable Management of Change process before implementation when required, including changes to inspection methods, acceptance criteria, equipment, materials, procedures, or operating conditions.
• Supports development and maintenance of Midstream inspection procedures, specifications, standard forms, contractor expectations, quality plans, and records management practices.
• Supports selection, qualification, performance management, and continuous improvement of inspection and NDE service providers.
• May support incident investigations, failure analyses, repair planning, fitness-for-service evaluations, risk assessments, audits, regulatory inspections, and special inspection initiatives as assigned.
• Promotes consistent application of inspection best practices across Midstream locations and facilitates lessons learned and technical knowledge sharing among inspectors, engineers, operations personnel, and contractors.
• Ensures inspection records are complete, accurate, traceable, and audit-ready condition in accordance with applicable retention and document control requirements.
• Participates in budgeting, forecasting, contract administration, and cost control for inspection and NDE services as assigned.
• Special assignments or tasks assigned to the employee by their superior, as determined from time to time in their sole and complete discretion.

  

• A minimum of 10 years of relevant inspection, mechanical integrity, asset integrity, NDE, pipeline, terminal, refinery, petrochemical, or energy industry experience is required.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating inspectors, NDE technicians, contractors, inspection documentation, and QA/QC activities is required.
• Prior leadership, supervisory, contractor management, or program management experience is required.

A bachelor's degree in engineering, engineering technology, construction management, or a related technical field, or equivalent relevant work experience with API certifications, is required.

• Ability to lead and direct the work of employees and contractors and to establish clear expectations for safety, quality, schedule, documentation, and accountability.
• Working knowledge of inspection and NDE methods, personnel qualification practices, damage mechanisms, quality assurance, quality control, and inspection record requirements.
• Working knowledge of applicable API, ASME, AMPP/NACE, ASTM, regulatory, and jurisdictional requirements relevant to Midstream pipelines, tanks, piping, pressure equipment, and facilities.
• Ability to review inspection procedures, NDE reports, calibration records, drawings, photographs, data packages, repair documentation, and contractor turnover records for technical and administrative completeness.
• Ability to recognize conditions requiring immediate escalation and to communicate integrity concerns clearly to Asset Integrity leadership and affected operating organizations.
• Knowledge of Management of Change principles and the ability to identify inspection-related changes that require formal review and approval.
• Strong organizational, contractor management, interpersonal, analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to effectively communicate with others through clear written reports, technical instructions, presentations, and verbal communication.
• Proficiency with common spreadsheet, database, document management, and word processing applications.

PREFERRED SKILLS:

• Current API certifications relevant to the assigned asset portfolio, such as API 510, API 570, API 653, API 1110, API 1169, CWI, CIP II or other applicable API credentials, are preferred but not required at time of hire.
• Candidates without applicable API certification(s) will be expected to obtain and maintain designated certification(s) as part of the position within a timeframe established by management.
• Experience with pipeline and facility integrity management, risk-based inspection, fitness-for-service, corrosion control, welding inspection, coating inspection, and advanced NDE methods is preferred.
• Experience developing contractor onboarding programs, inspection quality plans, audit protocols, and standardized documentation packages is preferred.

May supervise employees and provides functional direction, oversight, and performance expectations for contractor inspectors and NDE service providers. Specific direct-report responsibilities may vary by organizational need.

Office, field, terminal, pipeline, and plant based with travel by land and air required. Work may occur in petroleum, warehouse/plant, construction, and out-of-doors environments involving chemicals, pressure equipment, piping, tanks, rotating equipment, fumes or airborne particles, loud noise, vibration, excavations, confined spaces, elevated work areas, electrical hazards, temperature extremes, weather, and varying road conditions. The position may be subject to extended hours and after-hours response based on operational and integrity needs.

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.

Job conditions may require standing, walking, sitting, twisting, stooping, crouching, kneeling, talking or hearing, making visual inspections, making precise hand and finger movements, reaching or grasping, climbing, wearing personal protective equipment, and operating assigned company vehicles in accordance with company requirements. Must be able to access field locations and inspection work areas and perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.

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.

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.