Project Developer Sr – New Energy Ventures

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.

Do something that means something at Williams. This isn’t just a job - it’s an opportunity to explore and discover your passion with coworkers who become friends and mentors who push you to be your best self in and out of the office. At Williams, we make clean energy happen. And you can too, so bring your energy to ours!

As a Project Developer, you will support our New Energy Ventures division to develop technical solutions that meet customer requirements and help grow our business.  This will include developing technical alternatives, schedules, and cost estimates for multiple sophisticated natural gas and power generation projects, solar/battery storage, renewable natural gas, and carbon capture/sequestration projects.  

The Project Developer will manage the projects early in their lifecycle until it is transitioned to our Project Execution team.  Creativity, strong project management skills, the ability to collaborate with internal and external business partners, and the ability to deal with ambiguity are keys to success! 

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

Responsibilities/Expectations:

• Leads development and preparation of projects through project life cycle from initiation to sanctioning and transition to project execution
• Coordinates key functions with technical resources under the guidance of Project Life Cycle
• Develops and implements project reports, presentations, schedules and costing forecasts
• Prepares, reviews and approves requests for proposals, evaluations and contractor selection
• Anticipates issues, gathers information, assesses opportunity, analyzes alternative solutions and makes decisions that have a meaningful impact on our business
• Develops optimum project solutions that improve economic profit over the life of the project
• Runs small-moderate scope 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 a minimum ten (10 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 or PE

Shift/Work hours/Travel Requirements:

• Up to 50% travel and must be willing to travel to field locations

Other Requirements:

• Demonstrates excellent organizational/interpersonal skills and safety as the utmost priority
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Applications and PC skills

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