Engineer Sr​/Controls Engineering

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 an Engineer Sr / Staff – Controls Engineering , you will lead the design, integration, and commissioning of control systems supporting power generation, battery energy storage (BESS), and other energy infrastructure projects.

Working across the full project lifecycle, you'll partner with EPC contractors, OEMs, and cross-functional engineering teams to deliver safe, reliable, and efficient plant control solutions.

• - Lead the design and integration of plant-wide control systems, including:
  • Balance of Plant (BOP)
  • - Generator and turbine controls
  • - Power Management Systems (PMS)
  • - Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS)
• - Develop and review control narratives, system logic, cause-and-effect matrices, and network architectures.
• - Provide technical direction to control system integrators, vendors, and OEM partners.
• - Support FEED, detailed design, procurement, construction, commissioning, startup, and operations.
• - Troubleshoot, test, and optimize control systems to improve reliability and performance.
• - Lead design reviews, Management of Change (MOC), and system implementation activities.
• - Ensure compliance with safety, regulatory, and engineering standards.
• - Collaborate with electrical, mechanical, and operations teams to deliver integrated plant solutions.

• - Required:
  
  Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering field from an ABET accredited college or university and twelve (12) - (15) fifteen years engineering experience in natural gas, data centers or related industry
• - Preferred: PE License
• - Preferred:
  Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from ABET accredited college or university

• - Required:
  
  Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering field from an ABET accredited college or university and eight (8) years engineering experience in natural gas, data centers or related industry
• - Preferred: PE License
• - Preferred:
  Master’s degree in electrical engineering

• - PLC, DCS, HMI, and SCADA systems
• - Control system programming, configuration, and troubleshooting
• - Allen-Bradley / Factory Talk and AVEVA (Wonderware)
• - Power system controls and SEL applications
• - Industrial networking and OT/IT integration
• - OPC UA, DNP3, and IEC 61850 communications
• - P&IDs, instrumentation, and control system commissioning
• - Large capital projects and EPC environments

• - Approximately 25% , with increased travel during commissioning and startup activities.

You’ll help deliver the next generation of power and energy infrastructure by defining control system architectures, solving complex integration challenges, and bringing critical facilities online safely and efficiently.

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• - 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…