Project Engineer; Senior​/Power Innovation

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 Project Engineer (Senior / Staff) – Power Innovation, you’ll design and optimize critical power generation systems supporting turbine operations, fuel gas systems, and overall facility performance. In this high-impact role, you’ll solve complex engineering challenges, improve system reliability, and help shape the future of energy delivery.

You will lead complex engineering efforts across power generation systems, enhance performance, and drive innovation across facilities and operations. This role offers increasing independence, influence over technical decisions, and the opportunity to contribute to long‑term engineering strategy.

• Lead and support engineering efforts across the full project lifecycle, including design, procurement, construction, permitting, commissioning, and operations
• Analyze system and equipment performance to drive improvements in reliability, efficiency, and safety
• Support and advance power generation initiatives, including system performance optimization and maintenance strategies
• Collaborate with cross‑functional partners—including consultant engineering firms, internal engineering, drafting, purchasing, inspection, contracts, planning, and operations—to deliver solutions aligned with business and operational goals
• Support maintenance programs, outage planning, and troubleshooting efforts
• Lead design reviews and facilitate lessons learned initiatives
• Mentor and support the development of engineers and technical staff
• Lead or contribute to projects of increasing scope and complexity
• Staff level: lead large‑scale, high‑impact initiatives

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Engineering Technology (P.E. license required for Engineering Technology degrees)
• Experience supporting power generation, industrial infrastructure, or facility operations
• Knowledge of engineering workflows, project lifecycle processes, and design principles
• Proficiency in construction and constructibility practices, principles, and emerging technology trends
• Power plant or energy infrastructure experience
• Senior: 8+ years of relevant experience
• Staff: 15+ years of progressive experience in energy, natural gas, or related industries

• Professional Engineer (P.E.) license
• Experience supporting project execution, including EPC, FEED, or large capital projects
• Experience with maintenance programs, outage coordination, or operational systems
• Proven ability to improve system performance and reliability

Shift/Work Hours/Travel Requirements:
Must be willing to travel 25% to 50%

• Opportunity to work on high‑impact energy infrastructure projects
• Exposure to Power Innovation initiatives and advanced technologies
• A collaborative environment focused on safety, reliability, and continuous improvement
• The opportunity to mentor others and influence engineering standards and practices

• Our Houston office is located in the Williams Tower, just steps from the Houston Galleria on Post Oak Boulevard, an area with more than 700 retailers, fine dining and hotels within two square miles.

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.

Eligibility and benefits are governed by the terms of the applicable plan or program document which can be amended or terminated at any time.