Associate Project Manager

NextEra Energy • Riviera Beach, FL

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About The Position

This position will report to the Central Maintenance Project Team Manager and will be located in Palm Beach Gardens, FL. This position includes approximately 10% travel to support company operations and initiatives. Central Maintenance Associate Project Manager is responsible and accountable for providing safe, reliable, and cost-effective implementation of approved capital projects. The project may include restoration of a catastrophic failure wind turbine and/or implementing preventative measure solutions for improvements within the NextEra Energy Resources wind fleet. In this role, you will be responsible for all aspects of restoring wind turbines from the ground up following a catastrophic failure or wind turbine upgrades (i.e., engineering, purchasing, transportation, restoration construction, managing field supervision/oversight, execution, and commissioning). As such, the candidate must have a working knowledge of the associated civil, mechanical, and electrical/control disciplines (i.e., restorations can include foundations restoration, collection systems, tower sections, blades, major components, cabling, controls, etc.). In addition, the position is responsible for driving decisions and developing approaches with internal and external stakeholders. Individuals in this role devise standardized PM processes and controls for reporting and contracting practices throughout that ensure compliance with corporate guidelines, terms and conditions that provide a reasonable rate of return, address governmental compliance, identify risk with mitigation and/or contingency plans, and budget and schedule adherence.

Requirements

• High School Grad / GED
• Bachelor's or Equivalent Experience
• Experience: 0+ years

Nice To Haves

• Master's Degree
• Project Management Professional (PMP)
• Proficient in PM Scheduling software (i.e., Microsoft Project, Smartsheet)
• Basic understanding of crane operations

Responsibilities

• Plans, coordinates and completes project(s) within budgetary and scheduling guidelines
• Develops detailed work plans, schedules, project estimates, resource plans, and status reports
• Secures required resources and uses formal processes and tools to manage resources, budgets, risks and changes
• Conducts project meetings and is responsible for project tracking and analysis
• Identifies issues and challenges, measures and validates results, and implements solutions
• Provides information to internal and external clients on various issues
• Creates and communicates presentation materials for report out and updates with various levels of internal and external stakeholders
• Conducts external research and stays abreast of new developments or innovative advancements pertaining to the project
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Utilities
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree