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.
As an Engineer Sr / Staff – Controls Engineering, you will lead the design, integration, and commissioning of control systems supporting power generation, battery energy storage (BESS), and other energy infrastructure projects.
Working across the full project lifecycle, you'll partner with EPC contractors, OEMs, and cross-functional engineering teams to deliver safe, reliable, and efficient plant control solutions.
What You'll Do
Lead the design and integration of plant-wide control systems, including:
Balance of Plant (BOP)
Generator and turbine controls
Power Management Systems (PMS)
Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS)
Develop and review control narratives, system logic, cause-and-effect matrices, and network architectures.
Provide technical direction to control system integrators, vendors, and OEM partners.
Support FEED, detailed design, procurement, construction, commissioning, startup, and operations.
Troubleshoot, test, and optimize control systems to improve reliability and performance.
Lead design reviews, Management of Change (MOC), and system implementation activities.
Ensure compliance with safety, regulatory, and engineering standards.
Collaborate with electrical, mechanical, and operations teams to deliver integrated plant solutions.
What You'll Bring
Required: Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, or related field.
Engineer Sr: 8+ years of controls engineering experience in power generation, energy, or industrial facilities.
Engineer Staff: 15+ years of progressive controls engineering experience leading complex projects.
Preferred: Professional Engineer (P.E.) license.
Technical Experience
PLC, DCS, HMI, and SCADA systems
Control system programming, configuration, and troubleshooting
Allen-Bradley / FactoryTalk and AVEVA (Wonderware)
Power system controls and SEL applications
Industrial networking and OT/IT integration
OPC UA, DNP3, and IEC 61850 communications
P&IDs, instrumentation, and control system commissioning
Large capital projects and EPC environments
Travel
Approximately 25%, with increased travel during commissioning and startup activities.
Why You'll Love This Role
You'll help deliver the next generation of power and energy infrastructure by defining control system architectures, solving complex integration challenges, and bringing critical facilities online safely and efficiently.
Our Houston office is located in the Williams Tower, just steps from the Houston Galleria on Post Oak Boulevard, an area with more than 700 retailers, fine dining and hotels within two square miles. We offer free onsite-parking!
Houston is the fourth most populous city in the nation and greater Houston is the most ethnically diverse metropolitan area in the United States. Houston is a dynamic mix of imagination, talent and first-class attractions that makes it a world-class city!
If you love being outside, Houston rates first in total park acreage among U.S. cities with more than one million residents and offers a 300-mile interconnected bikeway network spread over 500 square miles. Check out visithoustontexas to learn more!
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.
Education Requirements:Skill Requirements:
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, or related field
- 8+ years controls engineering experience in power generation, energy, or industrial facilities (Engineer Sr level)
- 15+ years progressive controls engineering experience leading complex projects (Engineer Staff level)
- Experience with PLC, DCS, HMI, and SCADA systems
- Control system programming, configuration, and troubleshooting
- Experience with Allen-Bradley / FactoryTalk and AVEVA (Wonderware)
- Experience with SEL applications and power system controls
- Industrial networking and OT/IT integration experience
- Familiarity with OPC UA, DNP3, and IEC 61850 communications
- Experience with P&IDs, instrumentation, and control system commissioning
- Experience on large capital projects and EPC environments
- Professional Engineer (P.E.) license
What We Do
Williams has been around for more than a century, but our work has never been more important. Our employees impact people’s lives every day, fueling the clean energy economy with large-scale energy infrastructure that connects natural gas supplies to markets with growing demand for cleaner fuel. We handle 30% of the natural gas in the United States that is used every day to heat our homes, cook our food and generate our electricity. Williams works closely with customers to provide the necessary infrastructure to serve growing markets and safely deliver natural gas products to reliably fuel the clean energy economy. With interstate natural gas pipelines and gathering & processing operations throughout the country, we reliably deliver value to our employees, investors, customers and communities by running our business with authenticity and a safety-driven culture, leading our industry into the future. Our employees are our most valued resource and the driving force behind our reputation as a safe, reliable company that does the right thing, every time. At Williams, we make clean energy happen. And you can too, so bring your energy to ours.
