Staff System Engineer Jobs in Spring, TX (NOW HIRING)

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Engineer Staff

As an Engineer Staff, you will apply your years of industry expertise and experience as you work independently on large-scale projects and anticipate business trends. You will collaborate with others to identify and develop innovative services or processes that address current and future customer needs and recommend improvements. Additionally, you will prepare and deliver presentations to leaders and may supervise team members in their work!

As a subject matter expert in Power Engineering, you will be responsible for providing technical leadership in engineering designs and maintenance as well as reliability best practices for electrical equipment across the company. You will provide internal power engineering support for Project Execution and Technical Services. You will interpret industry best practices, standards, and regulatory codes, and provide assessments, strategies, and recommendations for all adoptions.

Your work will challenge you, and with our Core Values to guide you, you'll quickly learn and grow with us.

• Performs sophisticated technical tasks and leads teams in projects of major scope and complexity

• Participates in the development and implementation of technical standards and specifications (e.g. electrical area classification, grounding design)

• Interprets technological aspects of business and coordinates with leaders to ensure success

• Prepares and delivers presentations

• Applies expertise, knowledge and experience from projects that positively impacts earnings

• Collaborates with others to ensure compliance, build improvement plans and meet training needs

• Handles resources requirements for projects

• Leads initiatives to enhance electrical system reliability through comprehensive root cause analysis, PM optimization, and advanced system studies (e.g., arc flash, load flow, coordination).

• Ensures strict adherence to OSHA, DOT, and company safety policies.

• Oversees the evaluation of engineering packages to ensure compliance with standards, codes, and project objectives.

• Diagnoses complex electrical issues in various systems and equipment, providing expert guidance and training to field support engineers.

• Designs and implements robust preventative maintenance programs for electrical systems and equipment.

• Conducts in-depth power system analyses, including short-circuit, protective device coordination, arc flash hazard, harmonics, voltage drop, load flow, transient motor start, and power factor correction studies.

• Other duties as assigned

• Required: Bachelor's Degree in relevant Engineering field from an accredited college or university, OR Bachelor's Degree in Engineering Technology in a relevant field with Professional Engineer (P.E.) license; A minimum fifteen (15) years of progressive engineering experience in the natural gas or petrochemical industry

Able to work on engineering specialties covering more than one subject area

• Demonstrates excellent organizational/interpersonal skills and safety as a main priority

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Application and PC skills

• Strong theoretical understanding of power system analysis for low- and medium-voltage applications

• Experience with power system analysis including short-circuit, coordination, and arc-flash Hazard analysis

• Proficient with engineering tools: SKM Power Systems, ETAP, GE Multilin, SEL Relay Software

• Knowledge of applicable codes and standards (API, IEEE, NESC, NEC, NFPA)

• Experience designing layout and spacing, specifying equipment, performing grounding studies, and performing protection and coordination studies is strongly preferred

• Preferred: PE Certification

• Preferred: Project Management experience

Engineer Sr

As an Engineer Sr., you will conduct technical and economic evaluations, performance testing, design and construction of new and existing facilities, and research on new developments, applying your strong understanding of industry and operational requirements. Taking initiative and anticipating customer needs will make you a stand-out player. Confidence in presentation-making and the ability to work independently and as a team leader are also vital in this role!

As a subject matter expert in Power Engineering, you will be responsible for providing technical leadership in engineering designs and maintenance as well as reliability best practices for electrical equipment across the company. You will provide internal power engineering support for Project Execution and Technical Services. You will interpret industry best practices, standards, and regulatory codes, and provide assessments, strategies, and recommendations for all adoptions.

• Accounts for a diverse range of sophisticated assignments requiring the use of experience, innovation and judgment

• May supervise the work of others

• Demonstrates technical expertise in a specialty, geographic area, or operational function and applies specialized knowledge in the effective completion of large-scope projects

• Prepares and delivers presentations

• Anticipates internal/external customer needs; assesses requirements and identifies solutions

• Interprets internal/external business challenges and improves products, processes or services

• Collaborates with teams to ensure compliance, build improvement plans and meet training needs

• Champions processes, procedures and safety standards

• Monitors and controls costs and resources associated with projects

• Guides initiatives to enhance electrical system reliability through comprehensive root cause analysis, PM optimization, and advanced system studies (e.g., arc flash, load flow, coordination).

• Ensures strict adherence to OSHA, DOT, and company safety policies.

• Monitors the evaluation of engineering packages to ensure compliance with standards, codes, and project objectives.

• Diagnoses complex electrical issues in various systems and equipment, providing expert guidance and training to field support engineers.

• Designs and implements robust preventative maintenance programs for electrical systems and equipment.

• Conducts in-depth power system analyses, including short-circuit, protective device coordination, arc flash hazard, harmonics, voltage drop, load flow, transient motor start, and power factor correction studies.

• Other duties as assigned

• Required: Bachelor's Degree in relevant Engineering field from an accredited college or university, OR Bachelor's Degree in Engineering Technology in a relevant field with Professional Engineer (P.E.) license; A minimum eight (8) years of multifaceted engineering experience in the natural gas or petrochemical industry

• Preferred: Bachelor's Degree in Engineering and minimum seven (7) years of progressive engineering experience in the natural gas or petrochemical industry and PE Certification

• Demonstrates excellent organizational/interpersonal skills and safety as a main priority

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Application and PC skills

• Strong theoretical understanding of power system analysis for low- and medium-voltage applications

• Experience with power system analysis including short-circuit, coordination, and arc-flash Hazard analysis

• Proficient with engineering tools: SKM Power Systems, ETAP, GE Multilin, SEL Relay Software

• Knowledge of applicable codes and standards (API, IEEE, NESC, NEC, NFPA)

• Experience designing layout and spacing, specifying equipment, performing grounding studies, and performing protection and coordination studies is strongly preferred

• Proficiency in engineering specialties covering more than one subject area

• Preferred: Project Management experience

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Why Choose Williams?

We are committed to providing our employees with competitive compensation and benefits as part of your Total Rewards package to help protect your current and future physical, emotional, and financial health. We generally offer health benefit programs to our employees and their families that are competitive and flexible enough to meet your needs, and retirement benefits to allow you to invest now for financial security when you retire. With rich learning and development programming and a high internal mobility rate, you are not just applying to a job with Williams; you are embarking on an exciting career!

• Competitive compensation

• Annual incentive program

• Hybrid work model - one work from home day each week for most office-based roles

• Flexible work schedule for most field-based roles

• 401(k) with company matching contribution and a fixed annual company contribution

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits

• Generous company-paid life insurance and disability benefits

• A consumer-driven health plan option with the potential for a generous company contribution to a Health Savings Account

• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

• Paid time off, including floating and company holidays

• Employee stock purchase plan

• Robust employee learning and development

• High internal mobility (we promote from within)

• Parental leave (we provide up to 6 weeks for each parent)

• Fertility coverage and adoption benefits

• Domestic partner benefits

• Educational reimbursement

• Non-profit donation matching contributions and time off to volunteer

• Employee resource groups

• Employee assistance programs

• Technology to make our work more productive and collaborative

• Regular employee engagement surveys and feedback processes

Williams has a long history of making a significant difference in the communities where we live and work, and we strive to cultivate an environment of employee inclusion, innovation and passion that values all voices and opinions. We help each other succeed and great things happen when people from a diverse set of backgrounds come together. Together, we make clean energy happen.

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

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