Sr Manager, HR Business Partner, Lake Charles Refinery

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As the Sr Manager, HR Business Partner, you will serve as the senior human resources leader for the site and a strategic partner to the refinery leadership team. In this role, you will translate business strategy into an integrated people plan, shaping workforce strategy, culture, organizational design, and leadership effectiveness while ensuring compliance and managing people-related risk. You will lead a high-performing HR team, work closely with employee and labor relations, and help create an inclusive, high-engagement workplace where people can do their best work.

At Phillips 66, Lead Forward is our leadership approach. It defines how leaders show up, make decisions, and support their teams while delivering results in a complex, fast-changing environment. Leaders at this level focus on setting clear direction, building trust, and helping their teams succeed. You’re expected to act with integrity, make timely and thoughtful decisions, and take ownership of outcomes while supporting collaboration across teams.

This role is about leading people well, even when priorities change or the path forward isn’t always clear.

• Lead the overall HR strategy for the refinery as the top HR leader on site, translating business objectives into an integrated people plan that aligns with corporate HR frameworks and reflects sound, transparent decision making.
• Serve as a trusted member of the refinery leadership team, advising on organizational design, workforce structure, culture, and leadership effectiveness, and using HR data and insights to balance the needs of multiple stakeholders.
• Build, coach, and develop a diverse HR team, setting clear goals, aligning priorities, providing feedback, and recognizing contributions so the team operates as a cohesive, accountable partner to the business.
• Collaborate across HR centers of expertise, operations, Legal, Health and Safety, and other partners to remove obstacles, coordinate change initiatives, and deliver integrated solutions on talent, rewards, and employee experience.
• Lead the site talent management and workforce planning cycle, including talent reviews, succession and bench-strength planning, and individual development plans, while overseeing talent acquisition and onboarding to build a future-ready workforce.
• Oversee HR operations and compliance for the refinery, including headcount management, HR systems and data integrity, HR reporting, and mandatory training, continuously improving processes to increase efficiency and reliability.
• Guide leaders and employees through complex, high-stakes HR, employee relations, and change situations by providing calm, clear direction, framing options in ambiguous circumstances, and helping the organization adapt productively.
• Champion an inclusive, engaging culture aligned with Our Energy in Action and Lead Forward, modeling integrity, promoting open communication, and leading site-level engagement and culture initiatives.

• Legally authorized to work in the job posting country.
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field.
• Possess a valid driver’s license.
• 7 or more years of progressive human resources experience, including HR business partner and/or labor/employee relations responsibilities in oil and gas, manufacturing, construction, or similar industry.
• Must be willing and able, with or without reasonable accommodations, to comply with the following:
  • Travel up to 15%.
  • Operate company vehicle on site premises and/or public roads.
  • Work extended hours, which may include evenings, weekends, and holidays, and perform occasional on-call duties.
  • Maintain face daily for proper respirator/face mask seal (some examples include being free of facial hair and/or clean shaven).
• Willing and able to obtain a Transportation Worker Identification Card (TWIC).

• Master’s degree in Human Resources, Labor/Industrial Relations, Business, or a Juris Doctor.
• 3 or more years of experience leading people and managing team resources.
• 10 or more years of HR experience, including leadership roles as the senior HR…