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Commercial Optimization Rep III/Sr/Lead

Williams, Houston, TX, United States


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!

The Commercial Optimization Sr you will be responsible for optimizing our revenue streams within the geographic footprint of an assigned market area for our eastern interstate pipeline, in addition to cultivating and maintaining joint venture (JV) partnerships across Williams. This includes coordinating with the Pipeline Control and Commercial organizations to support, develop and implement controls to optimize utilization of services in an effort to increase revenue. This role will also conduct Critical Day tasks to update our 1line system on any changes required to address operational conditions.

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

Responsibilities/Expectations

Determines services impacted when system capacity is limited due to unplanned outages or when flow dynamics are predicted to change and responsible for Critical Day tasks in 1line

Supports, develops and implements controls to better predict customer imbalances and utilization of services

Coordinates with internal partners on tariff changes and expansion project implementation as well as coordination of facility abandonments

Represents Williams on management committee, overall governance and commercial business for JV assets; works with JV partners to pursue revenue optimization

Supports gas control in short and long-term planning to ensure firm obligations are met and revenue streams are optimized

Develops tariff modifications, coordinates across market centers, defines business requirements and trains Commercial Services Reps on changes to business practices

Ability to understand contract details and resulting business impacts

Demonstrates understanding of energy market fundamentals and economics, including commodity pricing, basin market fundamentals and competitor strategies and actions

Understands all components of a deal structure and can evaluate risk/reward potential

Previous commercial experience with proficiency in economics, marketing practices and contracting

Other duties as assigned

Education/Years of Experience

Required: Bachelor's Degree in Business, Engineering or related field; a minimum of five (5) years of experience in the energy industry

Preferred: Master's degree; familiarity with contractual and tariff provisions

Other Requirements

Demonstrates outstanding organizational and interpersonal skills and safety as the utmost priority

Proficiency in Microsoft Applications and PC skills

Experience in drafting and negotiating commercial documents and agreements, such as standard and non-standard transportation and storage agreements, facilities and interconnect agreements memorandum of understanding, tariff, data requests, etc.

Strong analytic skills to identify process improvements, trends and predictive behavior

Experience establishing commercial contacts at appropriate levels throughout the industry

Proprietary understanding of how natural gas challenges and complements alternative sources of energy

Experience leading cross-functional project teams focused on commercial operations

Extensive knowledge of the specific business needs and challenges of our customers and in-depth understanding of most aspects of commercial systems

About Houston (Williams Tower Location) Our Houston office is located in the Williams Tower on Post Oak Boulevard, just steps from the Galleria.

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

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

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

Education Requirements:

Bachelors (Required)

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