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Director of Project Execution, Refining
Delek US Holdings
Brentwood, TN, United States
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Delek US Holdings, Inc. is a diversified downstream energy company with assets in petroleum refining, logistics, renewable fuels and convenience store retailing. The refining assets consist of refineries operated in Tyler and Big Spring, Texas, El Dorado, Arkansas and Krotz Springs, Louisiana with a combined nameplate crude throughput capacity of 302,000 barrels per day.
The logistics operations primarily consist of Delek Logistics Partners, LP. Delek US Holdings, Inc.and its affiliates own approximately 63% (including the 2 percent general partner interest) of Delek Logistics Partners, LP. Delek Logistics Partners, LP (NYSE:DKL) is a growth-oriented master limited partnership focused on owning and operating midstream energy infrastructure assets.
The convenience store retail business is the largest 7-Eleven licensee in the United States and operates approximately 300 convenience stores in central and west Texas and New Mexico.
Role Summary
The Director of Execution – Refining reports to the VP of Engineering and Capital Projects and is responsible for project execution excellence and capital governance within the Refining segments of Delek, coordinating with business unit (BU) and corporate resources.
Job Accountabilities
• This role as 3 key responsibilities which establish and sustain execution excellence:
◦ Create, modify, and enhance, policies, procedures, and workflows
◦ Mentor, coach, train, and lead the project personnel and leadership
◦ Drive project delivery for success by supporting delivery per project objectives and company value.
• Currently four Delek refining BU’s will be supported by this role.
• Policies, procedures, and workflows will guide and drive execution excellence in the following focus areas: project and portfolio levels for portfolio management and budgeting cycles; project execution workflow and activities; AFE and related cost, spend workflows; cost controls, estimates; scheduling, and planning
• Responsible for collaborating with the Director of Metrics and Reporting and related SME’s to establish, modify, and enhance reporting key metrics for productivity, cost efficiency, and project controls
• Responsible to ensure projects and capital spend in area of responsibility deliver optimal results and value to the BU and Delek, and drive project excellence by:
◦ Ensuring appropriate front end efforts are completed leveraging capital governance and project best practices and principles:
◦ Lead by example, sharing clarity around “what good looks like”
◦ Effective decision making (right time, right decision makers), specifically champion projects being “killed” or recycled when required
◦ Risk management
◦ Challenging the project boundaries, technology, and scope
◦ Stopping projects to reset the approach (as early as possible) when: resources are missing, lacking knowledge, skills, experience, or aren’t empowered for success; justification or objectives are unclear or misunderstood; and sponsor, champion, owner is disengaged or missing
◦ Collaborate with multiple groups to ensure appropriate behaviors are established early in the projects including effective communications, interface, and alignment. These group would include BU and corporate resources (reliability, process/technology, economics and planning, procurement, contracts, legal, leadership, contractors, vendors, and similar)
◦ Learning from mistakes and improving behavior, skillsets, and knowledge ensuring continual improvement is driving sustainability
◦ Facilitate governance and portfolio value throughout the yearly portfolio and spend cycle, collaborating with the Director of Metrics and Reporting, BU’s General Manager and Director of Capital Projects
◦ Challenges the inputs and requests for capital portfolio process is executed effectively, such as ensuring effective team interactions during the process and proactive approach to issue identification and resolution
• Reporting
◦ Monitor metrics and reporting and provide feedback as appropriate to execution personnel and leadership
◦ Collaborates and supports BU’s during reporting; aids BU’s with difficult or challenging issues during reporting
◦ Ensures reporting format is aligned with leadership expectations
• Authorization for Expenditure (AFE) Process
◦ Supports by ensuring funding requests content are complete and accurate, and engage early for questions and to provide direction. Items within the AFE process and associated funding request, include:
# Scope clarity, technical aspects, with aligned costs and schedule
# Relevant description and justification
# Coordinate with Director of Metrics and Reporting, budgeted or unbudgeted
# Clearly defined risks, issues, or concerns and mitigation
# Appropriate project plans (execution, contracting strategy, resources/staffing, etc) with associated decision-making. This information to be included in request.
• Communication and interface
◦ Takes personal responsibility for creating an environment where every employee is held accountable for creating a workplace of tolerance and inclusion
◦ Promotes and fosters a culture that understands the value of each employee as a key part of the Company’s overall success
◦ Promotes a culture of mutual respect, tolerance, and inclusion
Required Qualifications
• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering or similar technical field
• Minimum of ten (10) years of progressive experience in project management on large capital projects, including process improvement, planning, project quality management, project budgets, and staffing and resource management.
• Solid knowledge of project controls (cost, schedule, and scope management), estimating, portfolio management, contracting and procurement, and construction.
• Experience with and passion for mentoring and coaching of all levels, and presenting to and collaborating with executive management and board of directors
• Ability to work cross functionally all experience levels, and adapt quickly to changing priorities and assignments
• Excellent skills in people management and leadership, including coaching, supervision, staffing, and conflict management
• Familiar with all Microsoft applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, O365)
• Ability to communicate ideas and solutions in simple language (business jargon not needed) to your team, and executives, contractors, and regulatory officials
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team, with strong ownership
• Must pass drug test and background check
• Must be Legally Authorized to Work in the United States
Desired Qualifications
• Scheduling software knowledge, MS Projects or Primavera 6
Desired Characteristics
• Ten (10) years of experience in refining or petro-chemical industries
• Certified Project Management Professional (PMP)®
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.