Engineer III / Sr

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At 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.

In this role, you will lead and support project engineering execution compressor station and facility projects across the full lifecycle, typically ranging from $1MM to $50MM in capital scope. You will manage engineering deliverables and guide design progression through key milestone phases, including 30%, 60%, and 90% design reviews.

You will coordinate multi-discipline engineering efforts across mechanical, civil, and structural systems, while also overseeing third-party engineering firms to ensure design quality, regulatory compliance, and accountability for deliverables.

Working closely with project managers, you will help execute project plans by aligning delivery strategy, budgets, and resource planning. You will actively identify and mitigate engineering risks, resolve design gaps, and support procurement efforts by developing material requisitions and ensuring equipment aligns with project requirements.

Your role will involve executing engineering design across a range of capital projects—from maintenance-related work to larger-scale asset builds—while applying technical expertise and sound engineering judgment to solve complex challenges and improve outcomes.

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

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

Proficiency in engineering specialties covering more than one subject area

Preferred: Project Management experience

Additional Responsibilities :

Develops engineering execution strategies to meet overall project objectives; work with internal partners on the management of quality control and project timeline

Coordinates with the project team and communicates project drivers; develops approaches to accommodate concerns 

Partners with contractors and project teams to ensure that technical aspects of the project meet expectations, quality standards, and execution strategy; identifies and implements technical improvements 

Addresses the technical content of purchase orders to ensure they contain accurate technical and commercial terms 

Handles internal resources to ensure Requests For Information are promptly resolved 

Develops commissioning plans, closes projects, and ensures accurate documentation of files, records, databases, and drawings to meet regulatory requirements 

Provides technical expertise and recommendations during project standards reviews 

Additional Requirements:

Possesses advanced knowledge of engineering workflows, project life cycles, and design principles, including applicable design guides and standards across various engineering disciplines 

Demonstrates proficiency in interpreting engineering deliverables and applying construction and constructability practices and principles

Preferred: Understands project controls and estimating processes and procedures

Preferred: Excels in procurement and contract administration, demonstrating strong business

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Here’s a look at what that means:

Strong pay plus an annual incentive program

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.

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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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