Lead Sr Board Operator, Denver Office

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What to Expect

As a Lead S enior (ICC) Board Operator in the Integrated Collaboration/Control Center (ICC), you will play a pivotal role in remotely monitoring and controlling the flows, pressures, and specifications of our field operations. You will quarterback the safe and reliable performance of our operations, overseeing daily field gas flow goals ranging from 400 mmcf/d up to over 1 bcf/d. The ICC supports 40+ plants, integrating operating, engineering, financial, and optimization data to maximize value through collaborative decision-making.

You’ll be part of a centralized, data-driven team that leverages real-time information, advanced optimization models, and cross-functional support to ensure safe, efficient, and profitable plant operations. The ICC value stream includes 24x7 monitoring, plant and system optimization, gas scheduling, and remote gas plant board operations. This position is office-based in Denver, CO.

This position requires the successful completion of an online assessment. If you meet the required qualifications of the position, a link to complete the assessment will be emailed to you immediately after your completed application is received. Please check your spam folder if you do not see the email. The assessment must be completed within 7 days of your application date OR prior to the job posting expiration date, whichever is earlier. The job posting expiration date is listed at the bottom of this job posting. Your assessment results will be valid for one year.

What You’ll Do

As a Lead Sr ICC Board Operator, you will have optimization models, engineering, financial and operations support at your fingertips to maximize the efficiency and profitability of the plants you are helping operate. Some of the lead responsibilities are as follows:

Work with ICC Remote operations and optimize multiple gas plants, ensuring production, quality, and efficiency targets are met.

Monitor operational data for 40+ plants using advanced control systems and optimization models.

Coordinate with plant technicians, pipeline controllers, and system optimizers to ensure safe and reliable operations.

Exchange information with ICC plant coordinators and engineers to optimize plant performance.

Collaborate with field personnel to coordinate pig launching, field utilization, and maintenance activities.

Lead and mentor operators as needed, supporting onboarding, ongoing training, and compliance.

Participate in Management of Change (MOC) processes, alarm management, incident troubleshooting.

Work with the automation group on DCS changes, updating DCS issues list, projects and alarm rationalization.

Maintain/Review accurate logs, reports, and documentation for shift handovers and audits.

Backfill operating consoles when needed.

Operate various plant equipment/systems (process controls, pumps, compressors, turbines, amine treating, etc.).

Monitor field operations remotely via electronic surveillance.

Submit Notifications through SAP, help train in writing notifications for the team.

Communicate field performance and remediation recommendations to local leadership.

Engage stakeholders to develop and communicate operational targets.

Monitor performance against targets and drive/document corrective actions.

Provide guidance based on consolidated data and operational insights.

Support responses to abnormal and crisis events.

Track deviations to plans and their causes.

Complete relevant training program for the specific region, this will include site travel for local sign offs.

Work 40-hour work week, Monday-Friday.

What You’ll Bring – Required

Legally authorized to work in the US

High School Diploma or GED equivalent

At least 18 years of age

Valid driver’s license

5 or more years of onsite plant operations experience

5 or more years as a board operator at a processing plant

Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Office

Willing to live and/or relocate within 45 minutes of the Denver Office

Willing to travel for quarterly training (1-2 weeks based on business needs)

Willing and able to perform and comply with following items, with or without reasonable accommodation:

To lift and transport objects up to 20 pounds

To push and pull forces up to 10 pounds

To walk, stand, stoop, sit, climb, and carry material daily

To work overtime on an as-needed basis

To respond to emergency calls as needed

To remain on call as needed

To work 12-hour shifts rotating between days, nights, weekends, and holidays

To wear personal protective equipment (such as fire-retardant clothing, steel-toe shoes, ear and eye protection)

What Makes You Stand Out – Preferred

7 or more years of onsite plant operations experience

7 or more years in remote/console operations

5 or more years as a board operator at a cryogenic natural gas processing plant

Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office and SAP

Experience with Foxconn and OneNote for data review

Ability to read and understand P&IDs and PFDs

Strong communication and collaboration skills

Advanced troubleshooting and data analysis abilities

Exceptional multi-tasking skills (monitoring and controlling multiple screens simultaneously)

Midstream

The Phillips 66 Midstream business is a safe, reliable, and trusted provider for the movement, storage, gathering, and processing of liquid or gas energy via pipelines or terminals. We are an industry leader in logistics and operate or manage more than 70,000 miles of pipelines that transport crude oil from oil fields to refineries and finished products from refineries to storage terminals. We operate 39 terminals that supply finished products to consumer gas stations, as well as crude oil and NGL storage terminals and NGL fractionation facilities. Our capabilities include extensive natural gas gathering and processing operations, enhancing our wellhead-to-market strategy. We also provide the connectivity between the various Phillips 66 business units.

Total Rewards

At Phillips 66, providing access to high quality programs and care for you and your family is important to us. Maintaining a culture of well-being — physical, emotional, social, and financial — is essential for a high-performing organization. When we are at our best, we are poised to deliver exceptional results — personally and professionally. Benefits for certain eligible, full-time employees include:

Annual Variable Cash Incentive Program (VCIP) bonus

8% 401k company match

Cash Balance Account pension

Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits with an annual company contribution to a Health Savings Account for employees on HDHP

Total well-being programs and incentives, including Employee Assistance Plan, well-being reimbursement, and backup family care services

Learn more about Phillips 66 Total Rewards (http://hr.phillips66.com) .

Compensation Range

The base pay range for this role is $117,000 – $143,000 depending on a candidate's relevant work experience and education.

Phillips 66 has more than 140 years of experience in providing the energy that enables people to dream bigger and go farther, faster. We are committed to improving lives, and that is our promise to our employees and our communities. We are sustained by the backgrounds and experiences of our diverse teams, which reflect who we are, the environment we create and how we work together. We have been recognized by the Human Rights Campaign, U.S. Department of Labor and the Military Times for our continued commitment to inclusive practices and policies in the hiring and retention of those in the LGBTQ+ community and military veterans. Our company is built on values of safety, honor and commitment. We call our cultural mindset Our Energy in Action, which we define through four simple, intuitive behaviors: We work for the greater good, create an environment of trust, seek different perspectives and achieve excellence.

Learn more about Phillips 66 and how we are working to meet the world's energy needs today and tomorrow, by visiting phillips66.com.

To be considered

In order to be considered for this position you must complete the entire application process, which includes answering all prescreening questions and providing your eSignature on or before the requisition closing date of 12/16/2025 .

Candidates for regular U.S. positions must be a U.S. citizen or national, or an alien admitted as permanent resident, refugee, asylee or temporary resident under 8 U.S.C. 1160(a) or 1255(a)(1). Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, or TN or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.

Phillips 66 is an Equal Opportunity Employer