Environmental Services Project Manager - Central Region
About The Position
A Project Manager provides advanced environmental support including due diligence, permitting, regulatory interpretation and compliance, and interface with federal, state, and regional agencies. This position is in the Environmental Licensing and Permitting Section of the Corporate Environmental Services Department. Remote. Regionally appropriate locations may be considered. Specifically, this position will support new and existing corporate development opportunities for NextEra Energy Resources and other NextEra Energy affiliates in the Central Region with potential focus in Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Texas. The role involves managing multiple, multifaceted environmental issues, licensing and permitting processes, legislative development, and related activities to provide management support to NextEra Energy, Inc. departments. It also includes supporting environmental due diligence, siting, and acquiring federal, state, regional, and local environmental approvals/permits for energy development, mergers and acquisitions, financings, and divestitures of assets, including but not limited to, wind, solar, battery storage, gas, data centers and transmission. The position serves as the subject matter expert resolving complex environmental matters and providing specialized expertise and technical support to ensure compliance with environmental laws, regulations, and permit conditions. Demonstrates strong experience in permitting (e.g., NEPA, utility siting, endangered species, Waters of the U.S.), risk diligence and mitigation, project management with ability to lead projects and consultants with limited direction, leadership, and communication. Maintains current knowledge of pertinent national, state, local, and company level environmental policies and regulations. Effectively interfaces with internal and external customers, subject matter experts, and other stakeholders, including regulatory agencies. Travel is required to support corporate development, and regional and departmental functions.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree - Science
- 10 years of expeirence with atleast 7 years of permitting renewable projects
- Knowledge of applicable environmental regulations
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Experience: 6+ years
Nice To Haves
- Master's
- Effective written and verbal communications
- Environmental laws and regulations
- Environmental negotiations
- Environmental science and engineering
- Environmental issues/compliance
- Performance consulting
- None
Responsibilities
- Assess and communicate environmental risk
- Environmental due diligence, siting, permitting/approvals
- Strategic management, oversight, and knowledge of aquatic, biological, and cultural resource consultants, studies, and technical reports
- Provide guidance on alternatives to minimize environmental impacts
- Provide specialized expertise to ensure cost effective environmental solutions that maximize operational flexibility, maximize environmental benefits for costs incurred, and contribute to improved system reliability and customer satisfaction
- Project management: planning, budget, and schedule
- Translate regulatory authorities into actionable tasks
- Negotiate with federal, state, and local regulatory agencies
- Develop and manage vendor contracts / purchase orders / invoices
- Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders
- Assist with development of strategy and communicate environmental requirements to management
- Review, monitor, and comment on emerging environmental legislation and regulations
- Travel and work extended hours, when applicable
- Other job-related duties as assigned
- Leads environmental programs that provide specialized expertise to ensure cost effective environmental solutions
- Maximizes operational flexibility and environmental benefits for costs incurred
- Contributes to improved system reliability and customer satisfaction
- Translates regulations and permits into actionable tasks
- Provides guidance on alternatives to minimize environmental impacts
- Identifies, tracks, and analyzes environmental performance metrics
- Reviews, monitors, and comments on emerging environmental legislation and regulations
- Assists with development of strategy and communicate environmental requirements to management
- Performs other job-related duties as assigned
Benefits
- Company sponsored benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
