Williams Companies
Environmental Specialist IV/V - CCS, Solar, Wind and Net Zero Projects
Williams Companies, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84193
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.
You’ll lead environmental planning and permitting for transformative projects in carbon capture, renewable energy, and net‑zero initiatives—turning bold ideas into reality. From crafting permitting roadmaps and managing studies and fieldwork to ensuring compliance with federal and state programs. Your work will make a measurable impact. You’ll collaborate with internal teams and external stakeholders on siting, mitigation, and reporting, while senior specialists drive strategy, negotiate commitments, and oversee budgets, and mid‑level specialists prepare applications, coordinate surveys, and maintain compliance trackers. Every day brings new challenges, opportunities to innovate, and the chance to accelerate the energy transition.
Your work will challenge you, and with our Core Values to guide you, you’ll quickly learn and grow with us.
Responsibilities/Expectations
Develops, maintains, improves and provides guidance on environmental processes/policies
Assess environmental risk, provide recommendations to address risk and participate in or run the approved course of action, including required regulatory documentation
Coordinate regular environmental planning, scheduling and cost estimating, including preparation of environmental impact assessments
Provide guidance and mentorship to others and be involved in industry associations and environmental communities
Lead projects or programs with significant risk and complexity to achieve objectives; develop the strategy for project execution and handle resource requirements
Other duties as assigned
Education / Years of Experience Environmental Specialist IV
Required: Bachelor’s degree and minimum eight (8) years’ environmental experience
Environmental Specialist V
Required: Bachelor’s degree and minimum fifteen (15) years of multifaceted environmental experience
Preferred: Minimum ten (10) years of experience in environmental soil and groundwater assessment and remediation at CERCLA (Superfund) and RCRA sites
Other Requirements
Demonstrates excellent organizational/interpersonal skills and safety as the utmost priority
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Applications and PC skills
About Pittsburgh Pittsburgh is a city full of adventure. If you love a good ball game or the great outdoors such as visiting Point State Park (https://www.dcnr.pa.gov/StateParks/FindAPark/PointStatePark/Pages/default.aspx) in Pittsburgh’s Golden Triangle to see the Allegheny River, Monongahela River, and Ohio River converge, then Pittsburgh has you covered! The city is also known for its Only in Pittsburgh experiences and its unique and vibrant 90 neighborhoods that create the perfect places to live, hang out and explore.
Also, Pittsburgh is a convenient, affordable place to live and work—with a cost of living 7% lower than the national average. (https://www.areavibes.com/pittsburgh-pa/cost-of-living/)
The Steel City’s accent is a thing to behold, and you’ll find people living in Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania speaking Pittsburghese (https://pittsburghspeech.pitt.edu/PittsburghSpeech_PgheseOverview.html). You may hear the term yinzer, which is the equivalent to the word y’all and used to address two or more people as a second‑person plural pronoun. If you’re moving to the ‘Burgh, learning Pittsburghese will help!
Check out https://www.discovertheburgh.com/moving-to-pittsburgh/ or https://www.visitpittsburgh.com/ 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
Employment Eligibility and Benefits 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/.
We’re proud of our innovative people who want to make the world a better place and invite you to explore how you can help us make clean energy happen. Apply now!
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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.
You’ll lead environmental planning and permitting for transformative projects in carbon capture, renewable energy, and net‑zero initiatives—turning bold ideas into reality. From crafting permitting roadmaps and managing studies and fieldwork to ensuring compliance with federal and state programs. Your work will make a measurable impact. You’ll collaborate with internal teams and external stakeholders on siting, mitigation, and reporting, while senior specialists drive strategy, negotiate commitments, and oversee budgets, and mid‑level specialists prepare applications, coordinate surveys, and maintain compliance trackers. Every day brings new challenges, opportunities to innovate, and the chance to accelerate the energy transition.
Your work will challenge you, and with our Core Values to guide you, you’ll quickly learn and grow with us.
Responsibilities/Expectations
Develops, maintains, improves and provides guidance on environmental processes/policies
Assess environmental risk, provide recommendations to address risk and participate in or run the approved course of action, including required regulatory documentation
Coordinate regular environmental planning, scheduling and cost estimating, including preparation of environmental impact assessments
Provide guidance and mentorship to others and be involved in industry associations and environmental communities
Lead projects or programs with significant risk and complexity to achieve objectives; develop the strategy for project execution and handle resource requirements
Other duties as assigned
Education / Years of Experience Environmental Specialist IV
Required: Bachelor’s degree and minimum eight (8) years’ environmental experience
Environmental Specialist V
Required: Bachelor’s degree and minimum fifteen (15) years of multifaceted environmental experience
Preferred: Minimum ten (10) years of experience in environmental soil and groundwater assessment and remediation at CERCLA (Superfund) and RCRA sites
Other Requirements
Demonstrates excellent organizational/interpersonal skills and safety as the utmost priority
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Applications and PC skills
About Pittsburgh Pittsburgh is a city full of adventure. If you love a good ball game or the great outdoors such as visiting Point State Park (https://www.dcnr.pa.gov/StateParks/FindAPark/PointStatePark/Pages/default.aspx) in Pittsburgh’s Golden Triangle to see the Allegheny River, Monongahela River, and Ohio River converge, then Pittsburgh has you covered! The city is also known for its Only in Pittsburgh experiences and its unique and vibrant 90 neighborhoods that create the perfect places to live, hang out and explore.
Also, Pittsburgh is a convenient, affordable place to live and work—with a cost of living 7% lower than the national average. (https://www.areavibes.com/pittsburgh-pa/cost-of-living/)
The Steel City’s accent is a thing to behold, and you’ll find people living in Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania speaking Pittsburghese (https://pittsburghspeech.pitt.edu/PittsburghSpeech_PgheseOverview.html). You may hear the term yinzer, which is the equivalent to the word y’all and used to address two or more people as a second‑person plural pronoun. If you’re moving to the ‘Burgh, learning Pittsburghese will help!
Check out https://www.discovertheburgh.com/moving-to-pittsburgh/ or https://www.visitpittsburgh.com/ 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
Employment Eligibility and Benefits 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/.
We’re proud of our innovative people who want to make the world a better place and invite you to explore how you can help us make clean energy happen. Apply now!
#J-18808-Ljbffr