Director, Project Development – Western Interstates

Williams; Salt Lake City (UT); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Annual incentive program

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Educational support

Job summary

Williams Companies is seeking a Manager of Project Development, Western Interstates to lead and grow a team driving pipeline, storage, and facility expansion projects from concept to execution.

The role requires a BS in engineering, 10+ years in oil and gas with related functional experience, and strong scheduling, cost-estimating, and stakeholder collaboration abilities. Hybrid office role with travel up to 25% is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in engineering or related field is required.
• Minimum ten (10) years of oil and gas experience with engineering, project controls, commercial development, operations and/or project management.
• Preferred: at least seven (7) years of project execution experience; engineering degree, advanced degree, PE license and/or PMP certification.

Responsibilities

• Lead, develop, and support a team of Project Development professionals across the Western Interstates systems.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and safety.
• Oversee development of pipeline, compression, storage, and facility expansion projects from concept through handoff to execution.
• Ensure project scopes, schedules, cost estimates, risks, and assumptions are well-defined and documented.
• Drive consistency and quality across project development processes, deliverables, and management presentations.
• Review and approve project development work products before submission for decisions.
• Partner with Business Development to evaluate customer opportunities and expand solutions.
• Collaborate with commercial and system planning to identify and shape future growth projects.
• Communicate project status, risks, opportunities, and resource needs to leadership.

Skills

Team leadership

Project development

MS Project/Primavera

Oracle Applications

Communication

DOT design knowledge

Education

Bachelor of Science in engineering

PE license

PMP certification

Tools

Microsoft Project

Primavera

Oracle Applications

Microsoft Office

Job description

Williams Companies is seeking a Manager of Project Development, Western Interstates to lead and grow a team driving pipeline, storage, and facility expansion projects from concept to execution.

The role requires a BS in engineering, 10+ years in oil and gas with related functional experience, and strong scheduling, cost-estimating, and stakeholder collaboration abilities. Hybrid office role with travel up to 25% is expected.