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The Engineering Supervisor is responsible for leading a diverse team of engineers and other technical specialties to perform technical services in support of operations. This role will encourage safe operations, while influencing decisions that improve the reliability and operability of our pipeline systems and will serve as a specialist in the field for meaningful organizational programs and initiatives.
Responsibilities/Expectations:
- Leads the team in efforts to improve operability, maintainability, and reliability of existing assets within Operations; ensures all work performed is in strict accordance with policies and procedures
- Serves as a contact point for business development, commercial development, and operations; develops and maintains effective relationships with internal/external business partners
- Supervises project activities of third party project managers, consulting engineers, construction inspectors, and contractors
- Participates in planning, commissioning, and start-up of new and modified facilities
- Supervises the utilization of computer modeling and data analysis tools to aid in the evaluation, justification, and development of solutions to problems and/or opportunities
- Provides technical support to all functional departments as part of troubleshooting, regulatory compliance, optimization, start-up, and turnarounds
- Coordinates workforce planning and career development for team members
- Manages costs through accurate planning, budgeting, forecasting, and scheduling with a focus on safety, high reliability, environmental and regulatory compliance
- Other duties as assigned
Education/Years of Experience:
- Required: Required: Bachelor's Degree in a relevant Engineering field from an ABET-accredited college or university, OR Bachelor's Degree in Engineering Technology in a relevant field with a Professional Engineer (P.E.) license and a minimum of eight (8) years of multifaceted engineering experience in the natural gas, petrochemical, or related industry. a minimum of six (6) years of engineering experience
- Preferred: Previous leadership experience; PE Certification
Other Requirements:
- Demonstrates excellent organizational/interpersonal skills and safety as the utmost priority
- Proficiency in Microsoft Applications and PC skills
- Ability to analyze, develop and implement process improvements, documentation and reports
- Experience in three or more of the following areas: Operations, Design, Engineering, Project Management, Business Development, Construction, Environmental or Front-line Supervision
- Must remain technically engaged and capable of independently performing PLC programming, troubleshooting, and commissioning activities.
- Ability to lead complex control system troubleshooting efforts during facility startup, outages, and upset conditions.
- Experience reviewing and approving PLC logic changes, HMI modifications, alarm philosophies, and control narratives.
- Demonstrated expertise performing field investigations and developing practical corrective actions for control system issues.
- Experience supporting both growth and maintenance capital project execution
- Ability to serve as the technical authority for automation scope during detailed design, construction, and commissioning
- Experience coordinating automation resources across multiple projects and geographic regions.
- Demonstrated ability to assess project risks and develop mitigation strategies related to controls and commissioning
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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.
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 a relevant engineering field from an ABET-accredited college or university
- Alternatively, a bachelor’s degree in relevant engineering technology, a Professional Engineer license, and at least eight years of multifaceted engineering experience in the natural gas, petrochemical, or related industry
- At least six years of engineering experience
- Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills
- Proficiency with Microsoft applications and PC skills
- Ability to analyze, develop, and implement process improvements, documentation, and reports
- Experience in at least three of the following: operations, design, engineering, project management, business development, construction, environmental, or front-line supervision
- Ability to independently perform PLC programming, troubleshooting, and commissioning
- Experience leading complex control-system troubleshooting during startup, outages, and upset conditions
- Experience reviewing and approving PLC logic changes, HMI modifications, alarm philosophies, and control narratives
- Experience conducting field investigations and developing corrective actions for control-system issues
- Experience supporting growth and maintenance capital project execution
- Ability to serve as technical authority for automation scope during design, construction, and commissioning
- Experience coordinating automation resources across multiple projects and geographic regions
- Ability to assess project risks and develop mitigation strategies related to controls and commissioning
- Previous leadership experience
- Professional Engineer certification
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.
