Project Engineer Senior/Staff - 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.

What You’ll Do

• 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

What You’ll Bring

• 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 

• 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

• 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