Staff E&C Project Manager, Project Execution

Williams is an energy company powering a cleaner, more connected future and delivering reliable energy to communities. The Staff E&C Project Manager will lead complex engineering and construction projects, including power generation initiatives, while driving safety, efficiency, profitability, and alignment with corporate objectives. The role coordinates technical teams, contractors, utilities, and engineering activities from project planning through execution.

Responsibilities:

• Leads a team to implement project plans or programs with significant complexity to achieve objectives, coordinating with our internal and external business partners
• Sets up the core project team to facilitate achievement of the project objective
• Coordinates key functions with technical resources under the guidance of Project Life Cycle
• Develops and implements project reports, presentations, schedules and costing forecasts
• Presents and implements recommendations supported by sound engineering and operational efficiency that supports reliability targets and reduces risks inherent in the project
• Prepares, reviews and approves requests for proposals, evaluations and contractor selection
• Understands the economic impact of the project being developed to drive solutions
• Anticipates issues, gathers information, assesses opportunity, analyzes alternative solutions and makes important decisions
• Develops optimum project solutions that improve economic profit over the life of the project
• Runs moderate-large projects with high quality and a focus on our business partners
• Leads project teams and contractors; accountable for producing results and meeting deadlines
• Leads power generation project scopes, including on-site generation, backup/standby power, and grid-interconnected generation supporting gas plant, compressor, and processing facility loads
• Coordinates electrical engineering activities for power generation equipment such as turbines, reciprocating engine-generators, transformers, switchgear, and protective relaying systems
• Partners with utility and transmission providers on interconnection agreements, load studies, and power delivery requirements for new or expanded facilities
• Evaluates power generation technology options (e.g. gas turbines, reciprocating generator sets, hybrid/renewable-integrated solutions) to optimize reliability, emissions, and lifecycle cost
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements:

• Required: Bachelor's Degree and minimum 15 years' experience in oil and gas engineering/project management
• Must be willing to travel up to 50%
• Working knowledge of electrical power systems fundamentals
• Familiarity with power generation equipment vendors and OEMs
• Experience working with up to 345kV
• Demonstrates excellent organizational/interpersonal skills and safety as the utmost priority
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Applications and PC skills
• Solid understanding of PLC/Stage-Gate processes and extensive experience with facility construction or operations in the oil and gas industry
• Bachelors (Required)
• Preferred: Bachelor's degree in engineering or construction management and Master's degree in business, project management or engineering management; PMP, PE, and Microsoft Specialist Project Certification (MS)
• Preferred: Direct project experience with power generation assets, such as turbines, generator sets, transformers, switchgear, and grid interconnection projects; familiarity with NERC/FERC interconnection and reliability standards