Engineer Sr/Staff - Steam Turbines

Williams; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Williams in Houston seeks a Steam Turbine Engineer for Senior/Staff level roles. You will independently anticipate business trends on major projects, recommend policy updates, and deliver technical presentations to management while directing the work of others.

The role supports gas compression and power generation projects, requiring 15+ years of industry expertise and strong interpersonal skills. You will author improvements to enterprise policies and procedures and collaborate with leadership

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in relevant Engineering field required; PE license preferred.
• Experience: 8+ years in natural gas or petrochemical industry for Senior track; 15+ years for Staff.
• Strong analytical and communication skills; ability to direct work of others.

Responsibilities

• Performs technical and economic evaluation, performance testing, design and construction of new facilities or upgrades.
• Directs work of engineers and support staff; serves as technical SME in turbines
• Prepares and delivers management presentations; champions safety and standards
• Maintains understanding of industry trends and anticipates business needs
• Defines maintenance practices for turbine, generator, and related equipment
• Supports cost/resource control and compliance with training requirements

Skills

Rotating equipment

Reciprocating turbines

Project leadership

Technical presentations

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

PE Certification

Tools

MS Office

Job description

As a Steam Turbine Engineer Power Senior/Staff, you will work independently to anticipate internal and external business trends on major projects and recommend improvements to policies, procedures, and standards. You will advise and deliver technical presentations to our management team and direct the work of others which will be key to your success!

The role supports major gas compression and power generation projects independently, applying 15+ years of industry expertise and excellent interpersonal skills. This role will anticipate internal and external business trends and author improvements to enterprise policies and procedures. Advising our leadership team and directing the work of others are keys to success!

Responsibilities/Expectations

• Performs technical and economic evaluation, performance testing, design and construction of new facilities, or upgrading existing facilities, and research on new developments
• Accounts for a diverse range of sophisticated assignments requiring the use of experience, innovation and judgment; may direct work of other engineers and/or support staff
• Serves as a technical specialist in rotating equipment and reciprocating turbines
• Applies specialized knowledge in the effective completion of major projects
• Prepares and delivers presentations
• Anticipates our internal/external customer needs; assesses requirements and identifies solutions
• Maintains a strong understanding of our industry and operational requirements; champions best standards and safety standards
• Interprets internal/external business challenges and improves products, processes or services
• Collaborates with others to ensure compliance, build improvement plans and meet training needs
• Monitors and controls costs and resources associated with projects
• Serves as the highest technical subject matter expert in gas turbine, steam turbine, and waste heat design for both gas compression and power generation.
• Defines pragmatic maintenance practices to driver and driven equipment
• Understand and modify controls logic across various platforms
• Expertise in turbine engine, package, and generator controls technology
• Performs technical analysis of various generator manufacturer 5MW and larger
• Analyzes equipment reliability, generator vibration, generator health with transient loading, and generator protection
• Other duties as assigned

Education/Years of Experience

Senior

• Required: Bachelor’s Degree in relevant Engineering field from an accredited college or university, OR Bachelor's Degree in Engineering Technology in a relevant field with Professional Engineer (P.E.) license; A minimum of eight (8) years of engineering experience in the natural gas or petrochemical industry
• Required: Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering; a minimum of seven (7) years of engineering experience in the natural gas or petrochemical industry with a PE Certification

Staff

• Required: Bachelor’s Degree in relevant Engineering field from an accredited college or university, OR Bachelor's Degree in Engineering Technology in a relevant field with Professional Engineer (P.E.) license; A minimum of fifteen (15) years of engineering experience in the natural gas or petrochemical industry

Other Requirements

• Demonstrates excellent organizational/interpersonal skills and safety as the utmost priority
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Applications and PC skills
• Demonstrates expertise in rotating equipment, specifically reciprocating turbines
• Preferred: Project management experience

, This role has an expertise in rotating equipment, specifically reciprocating turbines. May direct work of other engineers and/or support staff. Activities typically involve assignments of a specialized function or engineering discipline and include technical and economic evaluation, performance testing, design and construction of new facilities, or upgrading existing facilities, and research on new developments.