Supervisor, Buildings and Infrastructure

The Supervisor, Buildings and Infrastructure is responsible for the safe, reliable, quality, and productive execution of maintenance, inspection, and infrastructure activities associated with refinery buildings and both plant and non‑plant facilities, on and off site. This role provides responsive and flexible service as an integral part of the Humber Facilities team and is accountable for HVAC, refrigeration, electrical services, lighting, access and security systems, building infrastructure, and associated compliance activities.

Responsibilities

• Health, Safety and Environmental
  • Provide visible leadership in the field through regular observations, audits, safety engagement, and routine face time with personnel and contractors carrying out buildings and infrastructure work.
  • Communicate and hold the team accountable to working safely, following company work rules and procedures, and using STOP work authority effectively.
  • Ensure all incidents and near misses involving the team or contractors are promptly reported, investigated, documented, and closed out.
  • Ensure buildings and infrastructure equipment operates within safe, reliable, and environmental limits, including timely recognition and response to abnormal conditions.
  • Ensure all work on HVAC, refrigeration, plumbing system, electrical systems, access systems, temporary power and lighting, and DSEAR‑related activities is executed in compliance with refinery standards, QA/QC expectations, and relevant statutory requirements including F‑Gas obligations where applicable.
• Execution / Cost / Productivity
  • Accountable for the execution of the buildings and infrastructure work schedule, ensuring priorities support safe, reliable, and effective refinery operations.
  • Work with the Facilities leader and other stakeholders to build weekly schedules, review backlog, and coordinate work across maintenance, projects, outages, and support activities.
  • Drive technician, contractor, and Worley temp power and lighting team productivity, identifying and implementing continuous improvement opportunities.
  • Ensure materials, specialist tools, drawings, and permits are available and do not delay execution of work.
  • Remove barriers to efficient work execution and coordinate work with subcontractors and specialist support resources as required.
  • Provide daily oversight of controllable costs, optimise contractor headcount where applicable, and minimise unnecessary overtime while maintaining safe execution.
  • Manage labour and contractor effort conscientiously and support budget control for routine work, projects, and infrastructure campaigns.
• Buildings and Infrastructure Scope
  • Maintain all HVAC and plumbing equipment to refinery standards and in line with preventive maintenance requirements.
  • Maintain and repair domestic and commercial refrigeration systems and ensure compliant installation and commissioning practices.
  • Lead and coordinate new HVAC equipment installations, including scope definition, cooling capacity considerations, and delivery of compliant solutions.
  • Oversee lighting repairs, replacements, and improvement campaigns for all buildings, plant and associated infrastructure.
  • Oversee repairs and replacement of electrical water heaters, boilers, gas boiler systems, toxic gas dampers, blast doors, roller shutter doors, automatic doors, security barriers, blockers, turnstiles, and other building‑related systems.
  • Act as focal point for the status of all works in buildings and infrastructure, whether for maintenance or projects, and ensure timely resolution of breakdown issues.
  • Troubleshoot problems and engage appropriate technical department resources as needed to support buildings and infrastructure activities.
• Temporary Power, Lighting and DSEAR Compliance
  • Lead the Worley temporary power and lighting team to deliver safe, reliable, and efficient temporary electrical infrastructure for turnarounds, shutdowns, projects, tanks, facilities management, and routine maintenance.
  • Ensure temporary power and lighting installations are planned, documented, installed, maintained, and removed in a controlled manner, with focus on QA/QC, record quality, and minimising generator use, hire cost, and fuel cost where practicable.
  • Maintain ownership of temporary power and lighting records, drawings, and installation history to support future events and continuous improvement.
  • Provide oversight for site lighting campaigns, emergency lighting routines, PAT‑related coordination where applicable, and infrastructure upgrades associated with buildings and site support facilities.
  • Provide direct supervision and prioritisation for the DSEAR inspector function to ensure inspections, repair identification, record updates, and close‑out actions are coordinated effectively within the wider buildings and infrastructure scope.
• Reliability / Improvement
  • Ensure regulatory and reliability preventive maintenance activities within the buildings and infrastructure scope are completed to schedule with zero overdue where practicable.
  • Ensure equipment condition monitoring, inspections, and routine rounds are completed effectively and that issues are acted upon in a timely manner.
  • Identify buildings and infrastructure bad actors, defect elimination opportunities, and improvement plans to improve reliability and reduce repeat failures.
  • Lead or support 5 Why investigations and structured troubleshooting for recurring failures and operational issues within the area of responsibility.
  • Develop longer‑term infrastructure strategies, including refrigerant changeout and capital planning for compliance‑driven replacement programmes.
• Development and Leadership
  • Supervise supplemental contractors and specialist support personnel as necessary to meet business objectives.
  • Ensure all employees and contractors in the team are properly trained, competent, and oriented for the work they are doing.
  • Input into functional training and development plans for buildings and infrastructure personnel consistent with refinery and individual needs, including coaching, appraisal, and development gap assessment.
  • Utilise the Performance Management Process with direct reports, providing continuous feedback to recognise strong performance and correct deficiencies.
  • Build teamwork across work groups and encourage coordination and knowledge transfer between the discipline and specialist groups.
  • Identify and develop individuals to be prepared for broader supervisory or coordination responsibilities in future.
• Critical Skills
  • Discipline qualification (City & Guilds, S/NVQ Level 3 or equivalent) – Required
  • Qualification in Refrigeration and Air‑Conditioning – Preferred
  • Qualification in F‑Gas – Preferred
  • Strong working knowledge and experience in building services maintenance, including HVAC, refrigeration, lighting, electrical systems, and associated compliance activities.
  • Demonstrated leadership ability to manage technicians, contractors, and specialist service providers to achieve refinery goals.
  • SAP skills to a proficient level for work management, records, and planning feedback.
  • Knowledge of HSE required standards and best practices, including HSE Manual, MOC Process, ATC, incident investigation, and Human Performance principles.
  • Knowledge of maintenance required standards and best practices, including routine maintenance work process, QA/QC expectations, and reliability requirements.
  • Good understanding of refinery topography and the buildings / off‑site facilities footprint.
  • Good communicator, effective time manager, strong problem solver, and team player working for the greater good.
  • Keen adopter of technology and digitisation to improve work processes and efficiency.
• Key Competencies
  • Ability to make professional judgements
  • Critical thinking / problem solving
  • Teamwork / collaboration
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Safety leader
  • Positivity
  • Leadership ability to manage a diverse workforce to achieve plant goals
  • Good communicator and team player
  • Effective time manager with sound judgement and decisiveness
  • Encourages coordination and knowledge transfer between the discipline and specialist groups

Phillips 66 is an Equal Opportunity Employer.