Business Process Improvement Analyst IV

Williams Companies, Inc.; Texas; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work option

Annual incentive program

401(k) with company match

Medical/dental/vision insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Williams Companies, Inc. is seeking a Business Process Analyst IV to shape how maintenance is planned and executed. You will drive improvements to maintenance processes, maximize wrench time, and provide data-driven insights for reliability analytics.

You will lead cross-functional workshops with operations, reliability, HSE, and supply chain, and rollout Maximo-based scheduling tools to improve schedule adherence and field data capture.

Qualifications

• Required: Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering or related major with seven years' experience or HS diploma with nine years' experience in data analysis or process improvement.
• Strong analytical, data visualization and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Proficiency in SQL, Python, Excel and BI tools preferred.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and improve maintenance processes for reliability and safety.
• Lead cross-functional workstreams and partner with operations, reliability, HSE and supply chain.
• Configure CMMS (Maximo) and rollout scheduling improvements.
• Develop executive-ready content and roadmaps for execution.
• Support data quality and master-data standardization.

Skills

Data analysis

Leadership

Project management

Process improvement

SQL

Python

Power BI

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

7+ years of data analysis / process improvement

Tools

Maximo CMMS

Oracle

Microsoft Access

Job description

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 a Business Process Analyst IV supporting Maintenance Services, you will serve as the analytical engine shaping how Williams configures its CMMS and plans, prioritizes, schedules, and executes maintenance work. In this role, you will drive enterprise-wide impact by improving and standardizing maintenance processes to maximize wrench time and produce reliable data for maintenance and reliability analytics. By analyzing processes and data, you will identify , quantify, and prioritize improvement opportunities. C omparing curr ent s tate with fu ture capab ili ty disco very , you will f acilit ate cr oss -fun ctional works hops , translate insights into a clear roadmap, p ackage into executive -ready content, and lead execution in partnership with operations, reliability, HSE, and supply chain.

Responsibilities/Expectations:

• Anayses existing business processes; assists with developing sustainable, repeatable and quantifiable business process improvements
• Creates and coordinates process improvement opportunities, researches and develops operational standards and procedures that focus on enhanced safety, increased efficiency and reduced costs
• Applies data analysis and technological skills to fulfil data analysis requests, produce metric reports, and support business decisions using data
• Leads multiple company partners to ensure organizational alignment and project success
• Drives development of change management activities
• Deployment of the Maximo Graphical Assignment / Scheduler (crew-loading and capacity planning) to improve schedule compliance and resource leveling
• Rollout and optimization of Maximo Mobile for field execution and data capture at the point of work
• Design and implementation of a 7-day integrated (weekly) maintenance schedule and supporting scheduling discipline
• Revision of maintenance prioritization and work-prioritization standards (criticality-based)
• Reliability strategy reviews (PM/ PdM optimization) and data quality / master-data standardization assessments
• Maximo upgrade to MAS 9.2, including requirements definition, testing, and adoption
• Other duties as assigned

Education/Years of Experience:

• Required: Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering or related major and seven (7) years of experience OR High School Diploma/GED and nine (9) years' experience in data analysis, project management, process improvement, or other related experience

Other Requirements:

• Demonstrates excellent organizational/interpersonal skills and safety as the utmost priority
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Applications and PC skills
• Preferred: Proficiency with analytics languages (i.e. SQL, Python, etc.) and platforms (i.e. Power BI, Microsoft Access, Oracle, and etc.)
• Preferred: Proficiency with process mapping and value stream mapping
• Preferred: Midstream / asset-intensive operations industry experience, maintenance or reliability functional experience, and CMMS tool experience (Maximo)
• Willingness to travel up to 25%

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About Houston (Williams Tower Location):

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!

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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 ca