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As a Project Manager Staff, you’re not just managing projects—you’re defining how complex initiatives are executed across the organization. This role demands technical mastery, strategic vision, and the ability to deliver results that directly impact business performance. You’ll lead multiple large-scale projects with a relentless focus on safety, efficiency, and profitability, ensuring every initiative aligns with corporate objectives and engineering best practices.

Responsibilities/Expectations:

• Leads a team to implement project plans or programs with significant complexity to achieve objectives, coordinating with our internal and external business partners
• Sets up the core project team to facilitate achievement of the project objective
• Coordinates key functions with technical resources under the guidance of Project Life Cycle
• Develops and implements project reports, presentations, schedules and costing forecasts
• Presents and implements recommendations supported by sound engineering and operational efficiency that supports reliability targets and reduces risks inherent in the project
• Prepares, reviews and approves requests for proposals, evaluations and contractor selection
• Understands the economic impact of the project being developed to drive solutions
• Anticipates issues, gathers information, assesses opportunity, analyzes alternative solutions and makes important decisions
• Develops optimum project solutions that improve economic profit over the life of the project
• Runs moderate-large projects with high quality and a focus on our business partners
• Leads project teams and contractors; accountable for producing results and meeting deadlines
• Other duties as assigned

Education/Years of Experience:

• Required: Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 15 years’ experience in oil and gas engineering/project management
• Preferred: Bachelor’s Degree in engineering or construction management and Master's degree in business, project management or engineering management; PMP, PE, and Microsoft Specialist Project Certification (MS)

Shift/Work hours/Travel Requirements:

• Must be willing to travel up to 50%

Other Requirements:

• Demonstrates excellent organizational/interpersonal skills and safety as the utmost priority
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Applications and PC skills
• Solid understanding of PLC/Stage-Gate processes and extensive experience with facility construction or operations in the oil and gas industry

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About Houston (Williams Tower Location):

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. We offer free onsite-parking!

 

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We invest in our people in ways that actually show up in your day-to-day, not just on paper. Our Total Rewards are built to support how you work, live, and plan for what’s next.

Here’s a look at what that means:

• 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 holidays
• Paid parental leave (up to six weeks per parent), plus fertility and adoption support
• Advanced AI tools and resources to help level up and work smarter
• Clear paths to grow your career, with a strong culture of promoting from within
• Tuition reimbursement and support for continuing education
• HSA and FSA options
• Company-paid life insurance and disability coverage
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Domestic partner benefits
• Employee resource groups, wellness support, paid volunteer time, and company matching for causes you care about

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

For more information, please visit Total Rewards | Williams Companies.

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.

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