Engineering Leader - T/S

NextEra Energy • Jupiter, FL

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About The Position

Florida Power & Light Company is seeking an Engineering Leader for its Engineering Construction & Supply Chain and Transmission & Substation teams. The role leads engineering and execution of complex, high-voltage substation projects from scoping through construction, commissioning, and closeout. It combines advanced technical engineering with oversight of internal stakeholders, external Engineers of Record (EORs), consultants, and suppliers.

The Engineering Leader operates with high autonomy, providing sound engineering judgment and technical direction while supporting project safety, quality, cost, schedule, reliability, and operability. The role also leads and develops engineers and technical specialists, supports organizational improvement, and requires 25% travel and field support.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (not Engineering Technology), or a Master’s degree in Engineering if the bachelor’s degree is not in a pure engineering field.
• At least one bachelor’s or master’s degree must be from an ABET-accredited program.
• At least 6 years of post-bachelor’s engineering experience.
• At least 2 years of supervisor or management experience, with or without direct reports.
• Strong leadership, problem-solving, and communication skills to resolve complex technical issues independently.

Nice To Haves

• Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Civil Engineering.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license or Engineer Intern/Engineer in Training (EI/FE) certification.
• Extensive background in high-voltage substation design, construction, and commissioning.
• Proven history leading multidisciplinary utility projects and managing external EORs.
• Advanced experience with major equipment procurement, technical bid evaluations, and utility codes such as IEEE, NESC, and ASCE.
• Certified Professional Engineer (PE).
• Six Sigma Black Belt certification.
• Six Sigma Green Belt certification.
• Master’s degree.
• Six Sigma Master Black Belt certification.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical lead for complex, high-value substation projects through planning, engineering, procurement, construction, and closeout.
• Give technical direction to external EORs and consultants, ensuring designs comply with company standards, interconnection requirements, and industry codes.
• Lead reviews of engineering drawings, calculations, and specifications to resolve design, constructability, and interface issues.
• Lead major equipment procurement strategies, technical bid evaluations, vendor selections, and supplier problem-solving.
• Coordinate engineering across substation, transmission, protection/control, civil, and operations teams to clarify project interfaces.
• Support development and validation of project cost estimates, schedules, contracting strategies, and scope definitions.
• Identify engineering and execution risks and develop mitigation strategies to protect safety, quality, cost, schedule, reliability, and operability.
• Interpret and implement applicable interconnection requirements, facility studies, transmission requirements, and system studies within project designs.
• Provide senior engineering support during construction by evaluating significant field changes, nonconformances, and design conflicts.
• Ensure closeout documentation captures final designs, as-installed conditions, technical decisions, and lessons learned.
• Mentor less experienced engineers and develop systematic engineering standards, specifications, and organizational capabilities.
• Plan and lead project engineers on basic, unique, and complex projects.
• Act as a technical liaison and provide training and development for engineering personnel.
• Assume a lead role on teams and assignments and provide direction to others as required.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• NextEra Energy offers a wide range of benefits to support employees and their eligible family members; details are available through the company’s benefits information.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior