Staff Power Project Manager, Project Execution

Williams•Salt Lake City, UT

About The Position

At Williams, the Staff Power Project Manager defines how complex power generation initiatives are executed across the organization. The role independently handles relatively complex facilities engineering assignments and leads multiple large-scale generation projects with a focus on safety, efficiency, profitability, corporate objectives, and engineering best practices. Projects may include utility-scale combined-cycle and simple-cycle facilities; cogeneration and behind-the-meter generation supporting industrial and data-center loads; plant uprates and repowering; battery energy storage; and associated substation, switchyard, and generation-tie interconnection scope. The position also performs special studies related to economic analysis, optimization, automation, and productivity, and may supervise engineering design consultants and field contractors involved in project construction. The role is based in Houston and requires willingness to travel up to 50%.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
Minimum 15 years’ experience in power generation, energy, or oil and gas engineering/project management.
Willingness to travel up to 50%.
Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills, with safety as the utmost priority.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and PC skills.
Solid understanding of PLC/Stage-Gate processes.
Extensive experience with facility construction or operations in the oil and gas industry.
Experience serving as the senior project leader on utility-scale thermal generation or energy storage projects.
Experience with ISO/RTO interconnection agreements, air permitting, and long-lead turbine and transformer procurement.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or construction management.
Master’s degree in business, project management, or engineering management.
PMP certification.
PE license.
Microsoft Specialist Project Certification (MS).

Responsibilities

Lead teams implementing project plans or programs of significant complexity, coordinating with internal and external business partners.
Direct the full lifecycle of complex generation projects from development through commercial operation.
Set up core project teams to facilitate achievement of project objectives.
Coordinate key functions with technical resources under the guidance of the Project Life Cycle.
Develop and implement project reports, presentations, schedules, and cost forecasts.
Present and implement recommendations supported by sound engineering and operational efficiency to support reliability targets and reduce project risk.
Prepare, review, and approve requests for proposals, bid evaluations, and contractor selection.
Lead engineering design consultants, EPC contractors, and field construction resources.
Assess project economics and perform economic, optimization, and reliability studies supporting investment decisions.
Anticipate issues, gather information, assess opportunities, analyze alternative solutions, and make important decisions.
Develop project solutions that improve economic profit over the life of the asset.
Establish enterprise standards and best practices for generation project execution, including outage integration, commissioning and startup readiness, and performance testing.
Run moderate-to-large projects with high quality and a focus on business partners.
Lead project teams and contractors; be accountable for results and meeting deadlines.
Ensure compliance with applicable technical, safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements.
Perform other duties as assigned.