Counsel

HF Sinclair is seeking a Counsel based in Dallas this role you will assist Deputy General Counsel and Associate General Counsel in performing the duties of the Legal Department. This role operates with independence and is expected to own execution not merely advise across a broad range of commercial transactional and operational legal matters.

• Work with business commercial and operational (Midstream and Downstream) teams on a high volume of commercial agreements including supply services logistics procurement and operational contracts.
• Independently reviews negotiates drafts and interprets commercial agreements to deliver pragmatic risk-based legal advice aligned with business objectives.
• Proactively owns executes and delivers legal advice to stakeholders including managing negotiations transactions and operational legal matters rather than solely providing advisory support.
• Supports continuous improvement of legal processes and tools and develop and maintain contract templates negotiation playbooks and internal guidance and provide training to the business teams.
• Ability to independently handle legal processes commonly supported by paralegal functions including contract management transaction logistics and maintenance of records as needed from time to time.
• Advises management of the legal implications of commercial administrative and operational activities.
• Interfaces with outside counsel on various matters.
• May support matters outside core commercial focus as needed including due diligence for acquisitions and dispositions NDAs pipeline-related matters and other matters requiring legal assistance.
• Participates in continuing legal education programs and other activities as necessary to keep informed of developments in the law new and proposed statutes and regulations economic and social issues and other matters of interest to the Company and the energy industry.
  
  

Special assignments or tasks assigned to the employee by his/her superior as determined from time to time in the supervisors sole and complete discretion.

A minimum of 3 years experience as a licensed attorney is required.

Preferred Experience

Previous experience working as legal counsel at a large public corporation or top tier law firm.

A minimum of a Jurisprudence Doctorate Degree from an American Bar Association accredited law school is required.

Advanced legal drafting and analysis of commercial contracts; ability to manage complex legal projects; advanced reading and writing skills; interpersonal problem solving research and document review; and word processing skills. Required to be a member of the State Bar of Texas. Ability to effectively communicate with others both written and verbal communication. Strong public speaking skills along with presentation skills. MS Office word processing skills.

No direct reports. May supervise and lead work of paralegals and outside counsel effectively.

Office based with travel up to 20% by land and air required. Subject to all weather and varying road conditions.

Petroleum refinery and out-of-doors environment including but not limited to chemicals pressure vessels tanks and rotating equipment.

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 visitTotal Rewards.

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 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 1500 branded stations and licenses the use of the Sinclair brand at more than 300 additional locations throughout the 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.

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.