Lead Project Estimator

NextEra Energy•Juno Beach, FL

4d•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a high-impact Lead Project Estimator to play a critical role in driving estimating excellence across a diverse portfolio of energy and infrastructure projects. In this role, you will lead the development and execution of capital cost estimates—from early-stage concept through detailed design—ensuring accuracy, insight, and alignment with business objectives and market conditions. You will work closely with engineering, project development, and leadership teams to evaluate design alternatives, challenge assumptions, and drive better outcomes through data-driven analysis and value engineering. As a key contributor to estimate quality, you will help advance our tools, processes, and methodologies to improve speed, precision, and decision-making at scale. We are builders, competitors, and learners—people who take pride in doing hard things well—and we are looking for you to join us. The ideal candidate is highly organized, detail-oriented, and relentlessly effective, with the ability to manage complexity and deliver in a fast-paced environment. You bring strong technical skills, intellectual curiosity, and the drive to continuously improve yourself and those around you. You are a collaborative team player and emerging leader who communicates clearly, builds trust, and influences outcomes—balancing creativity with discipline and precision. You thrive on accountability, enjoy solving problems without clear answers, and bring a competitive edge that pushes for better results every time. If you are motivated by high standards, meaningful impact, and the opportunity to grow into a leadership role while doing work that truly matters, you will fit right in. Job Overview This position develops, quantifies, costs, and provides a complete capital expenditure (CapEx) model for evaluating projects. Employees in this role provide technical guidance, estimating knowledge, market pricing, and staffing considerations during the estimating process.

Requirements

Bachelor's or Equivalent Experience
Experience: 6+ years

Responsibilities

Prepares capital cost estimates
Reviews designs and specifications for cost effectiveness and suggests alternatives, when appropriate
Coordinates with other departments, ensuring understanding of project objectives and efficient utilization of resources
Reviews layouts, designs and specifications for cost effectiveness and suggests alternatives, when appropriate
Remains current with technology and industry evolution, assuring that capital estimates anticipate the correct market conditions
Establishes, builds and implements metrics for cost and construction estimate checks
Performs other job-related duties as assigned