Technical Specialist III/Sr

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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 Technical Specialist Sr, you will use innovation and judgement to resolve sophisticated problems, working closely with multiple company partners to ensure accurate and available data. You may coordinate the work of team members, so leadership, presentation and training skills are vital. Project planning and the ability to collaborate are keys to success in this role and safety is of utmost importance!

As a Controls Technical Specialist, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with people across Williams in order to maintain safe operations, high reliability, and compliant hardware and software for our control systems. Key relationships include IT, Operations, Pipeline Control, Tech Services, and Project Execution.

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

Responsibilities/Expectations:

• Performs moderately difficult assignments to ensure system integrity, support pipeline operations, maintain compliance and maintain facility equipment
• Troubleshoots/resolves sophisticated problems using technical evaluation, innovation and judgment
• Develops, presents and trains internal and external partners; may mentor others
• Participates in project planning and works closely with company partners
• Leads development and tasks associated with operations, equipment maintenance, technical standards and/or governmental requirements
• Reads, understands and evaluates engineering design documents, contracts and agreements
• Solving hardware and software problems with a variety of control systems
• Assisting in the design, programming, and commissioning of controls and instrumentation for operations and capital projects
• Finding opportunities to improve operator controls system experience by implementing industry leading practices
• Optimizing control system designs to improve process efficiency
• Engaging with project teams for capital projects, including management of small-scale capital projects
• Updating and validating C&E’s for responsible assets
• Supporting implementation of all required system updates to keep control systems within compliance
• Leading efforts to implement cybersecurity programs for Williams assets
• Engaging in life critical execution
• Other duties as assigned

Education/Years of Experience:

• Required: Associates degree or equivalent experience and minimum of six (6) years' experience in oil & gas industry
• Preferred: Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a technical field and minimum ten (10) years of progressive experience in field operations/construction or other technical specialty field

Physical and Environment Work Requirements:

Must be willing to:

• Work in extreme temperatures, with loud noises and in enclosed spaces
• Carry or lift items up to 50 lbs and team lift loads of more than 50 lbs as needed
• Stand, walk, climb, bend, stoop, and squat, often for long periods of time
• Work at elevated levels, potentially from man lifts, ladders, scaffolding, and/or small towers, with appropriate PPE (Personal Protection Equipment)
• Use hand tools

Shift/Work Hours/Travel Requirements:

• Available to work after hours, on-call rotations, nights, weekend shifts and holidays as needed
• May be required to work overtime, 10-12 hour shifts and travel between Williams locations with occasional overnight stays

Other Requirements:

• Must possess valid State Driver’s License and clean driving record
• Demonstrates excellent organizational/interpersonal skills and safety as a main priority
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Application and PC skills

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