Full-Time

VP Midstream Operations

Midland, TX

Posted on 11/15/2025

Delek US

Delek US

1,001-5,000 employees

Downstream energy company: refining, logistics, retail

No salary listed

Midland, TX, USA

In Person

Willingness to travel 40-50% of the time.

Category
Operations & Logistics (1)
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree (Required)
  • Eight or more years senior level experience in engineering, operations, and project management of gas processing facilities (Required)
  • Fifteen or more years experience in the oil and gas industry (Required)
  • Equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered
  • Must be willing to travel 40-50% of the time (Required)
Responsibilities
  • Implement and influence a process and systems environment to achieve operational excellence in midstream operating organizations
  • Design and execute scalable and common operational procedures with a focus on safety, operational excellence, cost control, asset utilization, and value creation
  • Collaborate with EH&S, Asset Integrity Management and Engineering to maximize the profitability of assets and systems
  • Interface regularly across the organization to ensure operations comply with regulatory and industry standards
  • Design and maintain key metrics, systems, processes, and KPIs to measure and maintain high operating standards
  • Develop and recruit key team members, and lead a positive work environment that attracts, retains, and motivates staff
  • Foster a corporate culture committed to safety, technical and commercial excellence, teamwork, people development, integrity, sustainability, calculated risk-taking and creativity
  • Participate as a key member of the leadership team in developing and implementing the company's growth strategy
  • Lead commissioning and integration of new systems and projects with detailed plans for successful commissioning
  • Manage communications at all levels of the organization and proactively seek input from stakeholders on business projects
  • Develop and implement policies, procedures, and processes for operational excellence conforming to Delek Logistics requirements
  • Plan and accomplish goals leveraging extensive experience and judgment with a high degree of creativity and latitude
  • Ensure progress reports are developed, approve budget variance reports including mitigation plans
  • Apply Change Management principles to organizational initiatives
  • Lead and have preference for sour gas processing and commissioning of adjoining acid gas injection facilities
  • Demonstrate a track record of operational excellence and transforming business practices in high-growth environments
  • Lead budgets with full profit and loss accountability
  • Have significant operating experience across engineering, operations, construction/project development, commercial, business development and administration
  • Lead staff and contractors in office and remote locations and manage resources without direct reporting relationships
  • Be highly organized, analytical, action and detail oriented with an ownership mindset and sense of urgency
  • Travel 40-50% of the time
  • Possess a strong track record in safety initiatives including environment, health, and safety
Desired Qualifications
  • Master’s Degree in a related field
  • Experience in sour gas processing and commissioning of adjoining acid gas injection facilities is highly preferred

Delek US Holdings is a downstream energy company with three main activities: refining, logistics, and retail. Its refining segment turns crude oil into products such as gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel for wholesale and retail customers. Its logistics arm operates pipelines and terminals that move and store crude and refined products, creating an integrated supply chain from refineries to market centers. Its retail business runs a chain of convenience stores that offer fuel, food and merchandise. The company differentiates itself through an integrated platform that combines refining, transportation, and retail operations under one umbrella, a broad customer base, and growth driven by acquisitions and organic expansion. Its goal is to reliably supply energy products to its markets while expanding its footprint and improving efficiency to create value for shareholders.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Brentwood, California

Founded

2001

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Credit facility expanded to $1.25B with April 2031 maturity and 0.25% margin reduction.
  • Big Spring turnaround completed on time, within budget, contributing $60M Q1 savings.
  • Amber Russell's 30-year refining expertise from ExxonMobil and bp strengthens operations.

What critics are saying

  • EPA denial of Small Refinery Exemptions exposes $750M renewable volume obligation at $1.50 RIN.
  • Q1 $201M net loss and $61M Supply/Marketing loss persist through H2 2026.
  • Marathon Petroleum's Greenbrier acquisition floods southern markets, eroding Delek's pricing power.

What makes Delek US unique

  • Four strategically located inland refineries with 302,000 barrels daily crude capacity.
  • Integrated logistics network with pipelines, terminals, and Delaware Basin sour gas solution.
  • Enterprise Optimization Plan targeting $220 million annually in cost savings by 2026.

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Company News

TipRanks
Apr 10th, 2026
Delek US boosts credit facility to $1.25B and extends maturity to 2031

Delek US Holdings has amended its asset-based revolving credit facility, increasing total commitments from $1.1 billion to $1.25 billion and extending maturity from October 2027 to April 2031. The amendment reduces interest rate margins by 0.25% and permits additional incremental revolving capacity up to $750 million. The downstream energy company loosened covenant thresholds and adjusted reporting requirements whilst maintaining secured first-priority liens and customary financial covenants tested quarterly. The changes enhance Delek's liquidity profile and provide greater flexibility for operational and financing needs in its asset-intensive business. TipRanks' AI Analyst rates the stock as neutral, citing weak underlying financial performance offset by strong technical momentum and positive earnings guidance.

Yahoo Finance
Mar 26th, 2026
Delek US director sells $6.1M in shares under pre-arranged trading plan

Delek US Holdings director Ezra Uzi Yemin sold 140,006 shares across two transactions in March 2026, generating approximately $6.1 million in gross proceeds, according to SEC filings. The sales were executed under a 10b5-1 plan adopted on 3 December 2025, meaning they were scheduled in advance. The March transactions reduced Yemin's aggregate holdings by approximately 14.9%, from 938,076 shares to 798,070 shares. Since October 2025, he has reduced his total holdings by roughly 245,000 shares—a 15% reduction. Delek US Holdings is a downstream energy company operating refineries in Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana, with a market capitalisation of $2.7 billion. The company reported $10.7 billion in trailing twelve-month revenue but posted a net loss of $22.8 million.

Yahoo Finance
Mar 25th, 2026
Delek director sells $338K in stock as shares surge 180% in one year

Zohar Shlomo, a director at Delek US Holdings, sold 7,343 shares of common stock for approximately $338,000 on 19 March 2026, according to an SEC Form 4 filing. The sale represented 52.49% of his direct shareholdings, reducing his position from 13,989 to 6,646 shares. The transaction was the third recent sale by Shlomo since 5 March 2026, with all three representing large proportions of his declining share holdings. The sale occurred as Delek's shares have surged 180% over the past year, closing at $44.60 on 19 March 2026. Delek US Holdings operates four refineries producing petroleum products and generates revenue through refining, transportation, marketing and retail fuel sales across the southern United States. The company reported revenue of $10.72 billion over the trailing twelve months.

Yahoo Finance
Feb 27th, 2026
Delek US Holdings reports $0.44 Q4 EPS, raises enterprise optimization target to $200M annually

Delek US Holdings reported fourth-quarter 2025 adjusted earnings per share of $0.44 and adjusted EBITDA of approximately $226 million. Net income reached $78 million, or $1.26 per share, whilst adjusted net income was $143 million, or $2.31 per share. The company raised its enterprise optimisation plan target to at least $200 million annually and reported full-year adjusted EBITDA of approximately $763 million. Fourth-quarter cash flow from operations totalled $503 million, with $82 million in capital spending. Delek subsidiary DKL announced 2026 EBITDA guidance of $520 million to $560 million. The company maintained shareholder returns through approximately $20 million in share repurchases and $15 million in dividend payments during the quarter.

El Paso Times
Aug 5th, 2024
Mexico's huge Oxxo stores' chain crossing border with deal to buy DK stores in Texas, NM

Fomento Economico Mexico, or Femsa, based in Monterrey, Mexico, has agreed to buy the 249 DK convenience stores from Tennessee-based oil refiner Delek US Holdings for $385 million in cash.

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