Williams Companies Inc. Work Values

Daily Duties at Williams Companies Inc.:

• Licensed Professional Engineer leading pipeline integrity efforts and programs including the maintenance and inspection of Williams’ liquid and gas pipeline assets in the north east region of USA as per applicable state and federal standards • Developed, updated, and maintained the integrity management program for the Williams’ pipeline network in the north east USA • Mitigate pipeline risks due to landslide movements and due to long wall mining operations • Carried out pipeline risk management studies to maintain the safety of the Williams pipeline network • Identified additional preventive and mitigative measures, determined the re-assessment interval and re-assessment methods through participation in Informational Analysis processes. • Interacted with various other departments within the company including pipeline operations, pipeline control and commercial to minimize revenue impact due to pipeline inspection and maintenance • Carried out due diligence studies on new company acquisitions for Williams • Mentoring of junior Engineers in the Asset Integrity group • Evaluating integrity assessment results to determine need for temporary pressure reductions and the need for repairs and repair methods • Lead High Consequence Area (HCA) impact determination analysis for both hazardous liquids and natural gas pipelines • Performed analysis for determining possible placement of Emergency Flow Restrictive Devices (EFRD) • Conduct calculations to carry out hydrostatic testing of pipelines and to determine the MAOP of pipelines • Knowledge of various state and federal pipeline regulations • Evaluate new pipeline inspection technology to inspect unpiggable pipelines • Implemented the written Integrity Management Programs; as well as the standards and procedures to support the IMP for all pipeline assets, both liquids and gas • Provided input to the annual budget • Incorporated newly acquired operated assets into the Integrity Management plan (IMP) • Investigated and developed solutions to evaluate and mitigate residual strain in pipeline due to poor pipeline construction to prevent girth weld failures • Conducted pipeline pigging operations in gas and liquid and in batched operations • Reviewed Cathodic Protection (CP) surveys on pipelines • Develop and maintain all pertinent records for all the jurisdictional pipelines as per DOT 192 and DOT 195. • Recommend and supervise pipeline repairs based on In-Line Inspection reports • Review and evaluation of operator qualifications for various ILI and field inspection activities as per API 1160, API 1163, ASNT ILI PQ-2005 and NACE RP0102 • Developed alternatives to minimize and eliminate foreign encroachment on company pipelines • Participated in pipeline failure investigations and carried out root cause analysis studies

What they like about Williams Companies Inc.:

Working in an organization that is technologically advanced, creative, and innovative is critical in your assessment of hiring companies. Less important to you are stability of the organization, the length of time an organization has been in business, and the business' plans for the future. You prefer a fast-moving company that will take risks to achieve its goals and objectives. The length of time the company has been in business is irrelevant. Maintaining status quo is unnecessary. You thrive on change, uncertainty and the upside of potential business risks, especially those associated with innovation. Stability for the long haul is not nearly as important as is working in an atmosphere that is charged with a sense of urgency and constant change.

Tags

pipeline integrity engineer, risk management, risk assessment, Integrity management plan (IMP), In Line inspection technology, defect assessment, MAOP calculations, hydrotest, pipeline line records, mentoring, High Consequence Areas (HCA)

Skills

analytical, problem solving, managing, quick learner

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