Commercial Services Lead - Joint Ventures
Williams Companies · Houston
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As the Commercial Services Rep- Joint Venturs, you will support and lead joint venture governance activities for natural gas pipeline assets and related entities. In this highly visible role, you will serve as a key commercial and governance contact for joint venture partners and internal stakeholders. You will understand, interpret, negotiate, and administer complex governing agreements, including LLC Agreements and Construction, Operation & Maintenance Agreements. To succeed, you will apply strong business judgment, independently manage multiple priorities, and communicate clearly and effectively across Commercial, Legal, Operations, Engineering, Finance, Accounting, senior leadership, and external joint venture partners.
Responsibilities/Expectations:
- Leads and coordinates joint venture governance activities for assigned natural gas pipeline assets, ensuring governing agreements, contractual obligations, approval requirements, and governance processes are understood and effectively managed
- Interprets, negotiates, amends, and implements joint venture and related commercial agreements, including provisions governing management committees and boards, voting rights, budgets, capital expenditures, expansions, operating responsibilities, and funding obligations
- Serves as a primary point of contact for external joint venture partners and assigned customers, building strong relationships, navigating differing commercial interests, and representing the company’s commercial and governance interests
- Coordinates with Commercial, Legal, Operations, Engineering, Finance, Accounting, Regulatory, and other stakeholders to evaluate complex joint venture matters, identify risks and required approvals, and facilitate timely decision-making
- Supports management committee, board, and partner activities, including meeting materials, governance recommendations, approval items, follow-up actions, and evaluation of proposed projects, expansions, capital expenditures, and operational changes
- Identifies growth opportunities and develops market-area viewpoints, supply/demand analyses, and other market intelligence to support strategic decision-making and capital project development
- Coordinates customer and market activities, including open seasons, interconnecting facilities, required agreements and documentation, and tariff recommendations for new and existing services in alignment with applicable FERC policies and tariff provisions
- Maintains a strong understanding of the natural gas, oil, and NGL industries and clearly communicates complex contractual, commercial, financial, operational, and regulatory matters to senior leadership, internal stakeholders, customers, and external partners
- Other duties as assigned
Education/Years of Experience:
- Required: High school diploma/GED and a minimum of ten (10) years experience working in an energy environment
- Preferred: Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business or related field and a minimum of ten (10) years experience working in an energy environment
Other Requirements:
- Demonstrates outstanding organizational, interpersonal, negotiation, and communication skills with safety as the utmost priority
- Strong ability to read, understand, interpret, and administer complex commercial and governance agreements, including LLC Agreements and Construction, Operation & Maintenance Agreements
- Experience drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and implementing commercial, contractual, and joint venture agreements
- Demonstrates strong business judgment and the ability to translate complex contractual provisions into clear business requirements, recommendations, and actions
- Ability to operate independently and self-manage competing priorities, deadlines, partner requests, and highly visible matters with limited day-to-day oversight
- Strong executive communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively with senior leadership, joint venture partners, legal counsel, and cross-functional internal teams
- Ability to build consensus and effectively negotiate across organizations where parties may have differing commercial, operational, or financial interests
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify contractual obligations, governance requirements, commercial risks, and opportunities
- Working knowledge of natural gas pipeline commercial and operational activities, including capital projects, expansions, budgeting, operations, and regulatory considerations
- Ability to exercise appropriate discretion and professional judgment when handling confidential, commercially sensitive, and high-visibility matters
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Applications and PC skills
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- Strong pay plus an annual incentive program
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage with options that fit your life, not the other way around
- 401(k) with company match and an annual company contribution
- Paid time off, including company and floating holidays
- Paid parental leave (up to six weeks per parent), plus fertility and adoption support
- Advanced AI tools and resources to help level up and work smarter
- Clear paths to grow your career, with a strong culture of promoting from within
- Tuition reimbursement and support for continuing education
- HSA and FSA options
- Company-paid life insurance and disability coverage
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Domestic partner benefits
- Employee resource groups, wellness support, paid volunteer time, and company matching for causes you care about
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