Engineer III/Sr - Systems Planning

About the role

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. Bring your energy to ours.

Responsibilities

• Performs hydraulic modeling on natural gas pipeline systems using both steady state and transient simulations
• Identifies and develops optimization opportunities using hydraulic modeling software
• Works closely with pipeline control, operations, and commercial functions to identify hydraulic impacts and help plan outages on the system
• Works closely with project development partners to scope facilities required for expansion projects
• Develops new application tools, facilitates improvements in design modeling philosophies, and provides training and support to enhance the organization’s capabilities as it relates to hydraulic modeling
• Responds to internal and external inquiries for measurement and SCADA data and performs data analysis, providing appropriate reports and charts to display results
• Develops and maintains a range of automated and customized reports related to pipeline operations and forecasts
• Conducts technical and economic evaluations, performance testing, design and construction of new and existing facilities, and research on new developments
• 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
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in relevant Engineering field from an ABET-accredited college or university
• For Engineer III: Four (4) years of multifaceted engineering experience in the natural gas or petrochemical industry
• For Engineer Sr: Professional Engineer (P.E.) license and eight (8) years of multifaceted engineering experience in the natural gas or petrochemical industry
• Demonstrates extensive knowledge and understanding of pipeline’s operational requirements
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Application and PC skills
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills
• Safety as a main priority

Preferred Qualifications

• FE Certification (for Engineer III)
• Project Management experience
• Hydraulic simulation modeling experience using DNV-GL SYNERGI Gas and SPS Modeling Software
• Experience with Excel, VBA, Power BI, Python, etc.
• Proficiency in engineering specialties covering more than one subject area
• May direct work of other engineers and/or support staff