Engineer Sr/ Staff-Power

About the role

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

• Apply years of industry expertise and experience on large-scale projects and anticipate business trends.
• Collaborate with others to identify and develop innovative services or processes that address current and future customer needs and recommend improvements.
• Prepare and deliver presentations to leaders.
• Serve as a subject matter expert in Power Engineering.
• Provide technical leadership in engineering designs and maintenance as well as reliability best practices for electrical equipment across the company.
• Support Project Execution and Technical Services.
• Interpret industry best practices, standards, and regulatory codes, and provide assessments, strategies, and recommendations for all adoptions.
• Challenge yourself and learn and grow with us.

Responsibilities/Expectations

• Perform sophisticated technical tasks and lead teams in projects of major scope and complexity.
• Develop and implement technical standards and specifications.
• Interpret technological aspects of business and coordinate with leaders to ensure success.
• Prepare and deliver presentations.
• Apply expertise, knowledge, and experience from projects that positively impact earnings.
• Collaborate with others to ensure compliance, build improvement plans, and meet training needs.
• Handle resources requirements for projects.
• Lead initiatives to enhance electrical system reliability through comprehensive root cause analysis, PM optimization, and advanced system studies (e.g., arc flash, load flow, coordination).
• Ensure strict adherence to OSHA, DOT, and company safety policies.
• Evaluate engineering packages to ensure compliance with standards, codes, and project objectives.
• Diagnose complex electrical issues in various systems and equipment, providing expert guidance and training to field support engineers.
• Design and implement robust preventative maintenance programs for electrical systems and equipment.
• Conduct 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.

Education/Years of Experience

• Required: Bachelor’s Degree in relevant Engineering field from an 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.

Engineer Sr

• 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.
• Take initiative and anticipate customer needs.
• Show confidence in presentation-making and the ability to work independently and as a team leader.
• Provide technical leadership in engineering designs and maintenance as well as reliability best practices for electrical equipment across the company.
• Support Project Execution and Technical Services.
• Interpret industry best practices, standards, and regulatory codes, and provide assessments, strategies, and recommendations for all adoptions.
• Perform complex technical tasks and lead teams in projects or work assignments consisting of major scope or unusual complexity.
• Participate in the development and implementation of technical standards and specifications.
• Assume responsibility for interpretation of technological aspects of business and coordinate with management to assure overall project and operational success.
• Advises and participates in technical presentations to management.
• Represent the company in the capacity of a licensed professional engineer.