Staff Electrical E&C Project Manager - Power, Project Execution

100 Williams WPC-I, LLC.; Houston (TX); Sur place; USD 180 000 - 240 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Competitive pay

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with match

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Life insurance

Résumé du poste

Williams is seeking a Staff Electrical E&C Project Manager in Houston to lead complex generation projects from development through operation. You will drive safety, efficiency, and profitability while coordinating EPCs, design consultants, and field teams on utility-scale facilities, storage, and interconnection work.

Requirements include a ABET-accredited B.S. in Electrical Engineering and 15+ years in power/engineering management; preferred: MS in business/engineering management and PMP/PE/MS

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering (ABET-accredited) is required.
• Minimum 15 years of experience in power generation, energy, oil/gas, or engineering/project management.
• Preferred: advanced degree in engineering/construction management or business; PMP, PE, and MS Project certifications.

Responsabilités

• Lead teams to execute complex, utility-scale power projects from development to commercial operation.
• Direct full lifecycle of generation projects including cogeneration, storage, and interconnections.
• Establish core project teams and manage budgets, schedules, and cost forecasts.
• Coordinate with engineers, EPCs, and field contractors to deliver safe, compliant results.
• Conduct economic, optimization, and reliability studies to inform investments.
• Ensure adherence to safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements.

Connaissances

Project leadership

Engineering know-how

Cost forecasting

Schedule management

Stakeholder mgmt

Risk assessment

PMP (preferred)

PE license (preferred)

Formation

ABET-accredited Electrical Engineering

MS/MA in business or engineering management (preferred)

PMP/PE/MS Project certification (preferred)

Description du poste

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 Staff Electrical E&C Project Manager, you are not just managing projects — you are defining how complex power generation initiatives are executed across the organization. This role demands technical mastery, strategic vision, and the ability to deliver results that directly impact business performance. You will independently handle relatively complex facilities engineering assignments and lead multiple large-scale generation projects with a relentless focus on safety, efficiency, and profitability, ensuring every initiative aligns with corporate objectives and engineering best practices. Assignments include utility-scale combined-cycle and simple-cycle facilities, cogeneration and behind-the-meter generation supporting industrial and data-center load, plant up rates and repowering, battery energy storage, and associated substation, switchyard, and generation-tie interconnection scope. The role performs special studies relating to economic analysis, optimization, automation, and productivity, and may supervise engineering design consultants and field contractors engaged in project construction. Work product is reviewed only for results.

Responsibilities/Expectations

• Leads teams to implement project plans or programs of significant complexity, coordinating with internal and external business partners
• Directs the full lifecycle of complex generation projects from development through commercial operation
• Sets up the core project team to facilitate achievement of the project objective
• Coordinates key functions with technical resources under the guidance of the Project Life Cycle
• Develops and implements project reports, presentations, schedules, and cost forecasts
• Presents and implements recommendations supported by sound engineering and operational efficiency that support reliability targets and reduce project risk
• Prepares, reviews, and approves requests for proposals, bid evaluations, and contractor selection
• Leads engineering design consultants, EPC contractors, and field construction resources
• Understands the economic impact of the project being developed to drive solutions; performs economic, optimization, and reliability studies supporting investment decisions
• Anticipates issues, gathers information, assesses opportunity, analyzes alternative solutions, and makes important decisions
• Develops optimum project solutions that improve economic profit over the life of the asset
• Establishes enterprise standards and best practices for generation project execution, including outage integration, commissioning and startup readiness, and performance testing
• Runs moderate-to-large projects with high quality and a focus on business partners
• Leads project teams and contractors; accountable for producing results and meeting deadlines
• Ensures compliance with applicable technical, safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements
• Other duties as assigned

Education/Years of Experience

• Required: Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from an ABET accredited university and minimum 15 years’ experience in power generation, energy, oil and gas, and/or engineering/project management
• Preferred: Bachelor’s Degree in engineering or construction management and Master's degree in business, project management or engineering management; PMP, PE, and Microsoft Specialist Project Certification (MS)

Education Requirements

Bachelors (Required)

Physical and Environment Work Requirements

Must be willing to travel up to 50%

Other Requirements

• PMP, PE, and Microsoft Specialist Project (MS) certification
• Experience serving as the project leader on utility-scale thermal generation or energy storage projects

Why Houston?

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Our Total Rewards

Our Total Rewards are built to support how you work, live, and plan for what’s next.

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.

Why Williams?

Looking to apply your passion and skills to the innovative and vital work that helps fuel the clean energy economy? As the world demands reliable, low-cost, low‑carbon energy, Williams will be there. We currently handle one third of the natural gas in the United States that is used every day to heat homes, cook food and generate electricity. We don’t offer jobs; we offer career opportunities that include: Competitive compensation and inclusive benefits Growth and development opportunities An inclusive culture where you can be yourself Opportunities to get involved in the community where you work and live We’re proud of our innovative people who want to make the world a better place and invite you to explore how you can help us make clean energy happen.