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 Transportation Manager, you will manage a team of transportation representatives responsible for nominations, allocations, confirmations and balancing of gas flow volumes across the system. You will supervise daily operations of the gas scheduling team handling multiple customer relationships, counterparty deals, storage positions, and tariffs. You will be responsible for ensuring business coverage, recruitment, development and training of staff, and you may manage cross functional stand-alone projects. You will ensure your team's accuracy and availability/timeliness.
Your work will challenge you, and with our Core Values to guide you, you’ll quickly learn and grow with us.
Responsibilities/Expectations:
- Leads the team, coordinating activities, optimizing resource usage, and ensuring compliance with organizational standards
- Collaborates with internal partners to establish and continuously improve scheduling and associated business processes (systems, invoicing, etc.)
- Resolves complex problems and answers nonstandard questions pertaining to gas scheduling and onboard/trains new representatives
- Maintains relationships with pipeline representatives to ensure operational integrity
- Communicates with customers on daily requirements and maintain relationships with scheduling counterparts
- Serves as scheduling resource and backup as needed, leveraging experience, broad knowledge of scheduling tasks and processes, and technical aptitude to ensure coverage of multiple pipelines and storage
- Applies understanding of accounting principles and procedures relevant to gas accounting
- Other duties as assigned
Education/Years of Experience:
- Required: Bachelor’s degree (Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business or similar) and seven years’ related experience OR High School diploma/GED and ten plus years’ related experience
Requirements:
- Proven experience in leading a team with a strong understanding of regional and physical grid operations, energy infrastructure, and effective storage asset utilization, including LDC and power generation markets
- Ability to manage multiple pipelines and pools, contributing to commercial analysis and demonstrating detailed knowledge of the US gas pipeline system, major industry players, and relevant business models
- Specialized knowledge in commercial aspects and gas scheduling
- Excellent attention to detail and strong written and oral communication skills for varied audiences at all levels
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to build and maintain relationships through effective communication and interpersonal abilities
- Must be willing to work after hours, on-call rotations, nights, weekends, and holidays per business need
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!
Houston is the fourth most populous city in the nation and greater Houston is the most ethnically diverse metropolitan area in the United States. Houston is a dynamic mix of imagination, talent and first-class attractions that makes it a world-class city!
If you love being outside, Houston rates first in total park acreage among U.S. cities with more than one million residents and offers a 300-mile interconnected bikeway network spread over 500 square miles. Check out visithoustontexas to learn more!
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
- Wellness Program with annual rewards
- 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.
For more information, please visit https://www.williams.com/careers/total-rewards/.
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