Power Permitting Leader for Innovation Projects

Williams; Tulsa (OK); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Paid time off and holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Williams is seeking a Permitting Manager – Power Innovation in Houston. You will mentor environmental and permitting professionals, drive permitting strategy, and lead cross‑functional teams across gas-fired generation, battery storage, pipelines, and site development.

You will align schedules, manage risk, and ensure compliant, constructible projects on accelerated timelines while collaborating with Engineering, Legal, Land, Government Affairs, and commercial teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, environmental science, natural resources, planning, or related field; a minimum of eight (8) years’ experience in energy, infrastructure, power generation, environmental permitting, land development, or related project execution, including a minimum of five (5) years’ supervisory/management or project leadership experience
• Preferred: License, certification, or advanced training in engineering, project management, environmental permitting, air quality, land use planning, or construction compliance

Responsibilities

• Establishes consistent permitting processes, accountabilities, and decision records for Power Innovation projects from screening through development, construction, commissioning, and operational handoff
• Manages work plans, methods, schedules, and procedures to ensure permitting support aligns with Project Development, Engineering, Construction, Operations, Commercial, Legal, Land, Government Affairs, and customer commitments
• Ensures priorities and performance of the permitting team are aligned with Power Innovation portfolio goals, including schedule certainty, risk mitigation, constructability, compliance, and speed-to-market objectives
• Develops and delivers training, permitting playbooks, and lessons learned for internal project teams, contractors, consultants, and external business partners
• Leads, supports, and participates in environmental incident response, permit compliance reviews, and corrective-action planning for project-related construction and operational issues
• Coordinates internal resources and external consultants for air permitting/modeling, water, wetlands, cultural resources, threatened and endangered species, noise, zoning, building permits, utility/PUC matters, and construction compliance

Skills

Leadership

Regulatory compliance

Environmental permitting

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Risk management

Team mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, environmental science, natural resources, planning, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Williams is seeking a Permitting Manager – Power Innovation in Houston. You will mentor environmental and permitting professionals, drive permitting strategy, and lead cross‑functional teams across gas-fired generation, battery storage, pipelines, and site development.

You will align schedules, manage risk, and ensure compliant, constructible projects on accelerated timelines while collaborating with Engineering, Legal, Land, Government Affairs, and commercial teams.