About this opportunity
Original employer descriptionAt Williams, we’re powering a cleaner, more connected future, and that starts with you. Here, your work fuels communities, drives innovation, and helps deliver reliable energy the world depends on. Join a Fortune 500 team that invests in your growth, values your contributions, and challenges you to make a lasting impact every day.
Do something that means something at Williams. This isn’t just a job - it’s an opportunity to explore and discover your passion with coworkers who become friends and mentors who push you to be your best self in and out of the office. At Williams, we make clean energy happen. And you can too, so bring your energy to ours.
Engineer Staff
As an Engineer Staff, you will apply your years of industry expertise and experience as you work independently on large-scale projects and anticipate business trends. You will collaborate with others to identify and develop innovative services or processes that address current and future customer needs and recommend improvements. Additionally, you will prepare and deliver presentations to leaders and may supervise team members in their work!
As a subject matter expert in Power Engineering, you will be responsible for providing technical leadership in engineering designs and maintenance as well as reliability best practices for electrical equipment across the company. You will provide internal power engineering support for Project Execution and Technical Services. You will interpret industry best practices, standards, and regulatory codes, and provide assessments, strategies, and recommendations for all adoptions.
Your work will challenge you, and with our Core Values to guide you, you’ll quickly learn and grow with us.
Responsibilities/Expectations:
- Performs sophisticated technical tasks and leads teams in projects of major scope and complexity
- Participates in the development and implementation of technical standards and specifications (e.g. electrical area classification, grounding design)
- Interprets technological aspects of business and coordinates with leaders to ensure success
- Prepares and delivers presentations
- Applies expertise, knowledge and experience from projects that positively impacts earnings
- Collaborates with others to ensure compliance, build improvement plans and meet training needs
- Handles resources requirements for projects
- Leads initiatives to enhance electrical system reliability through comprehensive root cause analysis, PM optimization, and advanced system studies (e.g., arc flash, load flow, coordination).
- Ensures strict adherence to OSHA, DOT, and company safety policies.
- Oversees the evaluation of engineering packages to ensure compliance with standards, codes, and project objectives.
- Diagnoses complex electrical issues in various systems and equipment, providing expert guidance and training to field support engineers.
- Designs and implements robust preventative maintenance programs for electrical systems and equipment.
- Conducts in-depth power system analyses, including short-circuit, protective device coordination, arc flash hazard, harmonics, voltage drop, load flow, transient motor start, and power factor correction studies.
- Other duties as assigned
Education/Years of Experience:
- Required: Bachelor’s Degree in relevant Engineering field from an ABET accredited college or university, OR Bachelor's Degree in Engineering Technology in a relevant field with Professional Engineer (P.E.) license; A minimum fifteen (15) years of progressive engineering experience in the natural gas or petrochemical industry
Other Requirements:
Able to work on engineering specialties covering more than one subject area
- Demonstrates excellent organizational/interpersonal skills and safety as a main priority
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Application and PC skills
- Strong theoretical understanding of power system analysis for low- and medium-voltage applications
- Experience with power system analysis including short-circuit, coordination, and arc-flash Hazard analysis
- Proficient with engineering tools: SKM Power Systems, ETAP, GE Multilin, SEL Relay Software
- Knowledge of applicable codes and standards (API, IEEE, NESC, NEC, NFPA)
- Experience designing layout and spacing, specifying equipment, performing grounding studies, and performing protection and coordination studies is strongly preferred
- Preferred: PE Certification
- Preferred: Project Management experience
Engineer Sr
As an Engineer Sr., you will conduct technical and economic evaluations, performance testing, design and construction of new and existing facilities, and research on new developments, applying your strong understanding of industry and operational requirements. Taking initiative and anticipating customer needs will make you a stand-out player. Confidence in presentation-making and the ability to work independently and as a team leader are also vital in this role!
As a subject matter expert in Power Engineering, you will be responsible for providing technical leadership in engineering designs and maintenance as well as reliability best practices for electrical equipment across the company. You will provide internal power engineering support for Project Execution and Technical Services. You will interpret industry best practices, standards, and regulatory codes, and provide assessments, strategies, and recommendations for all adoptions.
Responsibilities/Expectations:
- Accounts for a diverse range of sophisticated assignments requiring the use of experience, innovation and judgment
- May supervise the work of others
- Demonstrates technical expertise in a specialty, geographic area, or operational function and applies specialized knowledge in the effective completion of large-scope projects
- Prepares and delivers presentations
- Anticipates internal/external customer needs; assesses requirements and identifies solutions
- Interprets internal/external business challenges and improves products, processes or services
- Collaborates with teams to ensure compliance, build improvement plans and meet training needs
- Champions processes, procedures and safety standards
- Monitors and controls costs and resources associated with projects
- Guides initiatives to enhance electrical system reliability through comprehensive root cause analysis, PM optimization, and advanced system studies (e.g., arc flash, load flow, coordination).
- Ensures strict adherence to OSHA, DOT, and company safety policies.
- Monitors the evaluation of engineering packages to ensure compliance with standards, codes, and project objectives.
- Diagnoses complex electrical issues in various systems and equipment, providing expert guidance and training to field support engineers.
- Designs and implements robust preventative maintenance programs for electrical systems and equipment.
- Conducts in-depth power system analyses, including short-circuit, protective device coordination, arc flash hazard, harmonics, voltage drop, load flow, transient motor start, and power factor correction studies.
- Other duties as assigned
Education/Years of Experience:
- Required: Bachelor’s Degree in relevant Engineering field from an ABET accredited college or university, OR Bachelor's Degree in Engineering Technology in a relevant field with Professional Engineer (P.E.) license; and a minimum eight (8) years of multifaceted engineering experience in the natural gas or petrochemical industry
Other Requirements:
- Demonstrates excellent organizational/interpersonal skills and safety as a main priority
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Application and PC skills
- Strong theoretical understanding of power system analysis for low- and medium-voltage applications
- Experience with power system analysis including short-circuit, coordination, and arc-flash Hazard analysis
- Proficient with engineering tools: SKM Power Systems, ETAP, GE Multilin, SEL Relay Software
- Knowledge of applicable codes and standards (API, IEEE, NESC, NEC, NFPA)
- Experience designing layout and spacing, specifying equipment, performing grounding studies, and performing protection and coordination studies is strongly preferred
- Proficiency in engineering specialties covering more than one subject area
- Preferred: Project Management experience
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We invest in our people in ways that actually show up in your day-to-day, not just on paper. Our Total Rewards are built to support how you work, live, and plan for what’s next.
Here’s a look at what that means:
- Strong pay plus an annual incentive program
- Hybrid work for most office roles, plus real flexibility in many field positions
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage with options that fit your life, not the other way around
- 401(k) with company match and an annual company contribution
- Paid time off, including company and floating holidays
- Paid parental leave (up to six weeks per parent), plus fertility and adoption support
- Advanced AI tools and resources to help level up and work smarter
- Clear paths to grow your career, with a strong culture of promoting from within
- Tuition reimbursement and support for continuing education
- HSA and FSA options
- Company-paid life insurance and disability coverage
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Domestic partner benefits
- Employee resource groups, wellness support, paid volunteer time, and company matching for causes you care about
Eligibility and benefits are governed by the terms of the applicable plan or program document which can be amended or terminated at any time.
For more information, please visit Total Rewards | Williams Companies.
Williams is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis protected under applicable discrimination law.
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