PGD Engineering Leader

NextEra Energy•Palm Beach, FL

About The Position

NextEra Energy’s Power Generation Division is seeking an Engineering Leader to support Siemens Energy 8000H and Mitsubishi Power 501G combustion turbine technologies. The role leads a team of combustion turbine engineers with varying experience levels and is accountable for fleet reliability, troubleshooting, technical investigations, root cause analysis, issue resolution, and outage planning. The leader defines and drives strategic initiatives and regularly updates senior leadership on the performance and health of the combustion turbine fleet, balancing long-term reliability and overhaul strategies with evolving business priorities. Strong relationships with direct reports, plant leadership, operations teams, central maintenance, peer engineering organizations, OEMs, and contractors are essential. The role leads engineers or technical specialists performing engineering functions. It may involve negotiating critical and controversial issues with senior engineers and officers at other organizations, and responsibility for programs whose diversity and scope are critical to company objectives. The leader anticipates and solves unprecedented engineering and technical complexities, determines program objectives and requirements, and organizes programs and projects. The position is full-time and may require overnight travel, typically averaging no more than 15%. After-hours support is expected, generally by phone consultation and occasional call-outs. Relocation is provided if applicable.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Engineering; the required degree must be from an ABET-accredited engineering program.
At least 10 years of gas turbine engineering experience for the position-specific role.
Demonstrated technical leadership experience.
At least 6 years of experience and at least 2 years of leadership experience, with or without direct reports, as stated in the general qualifications.
Overnight travel may be required, typically averaging no more than 15%.
After-hours support, typically phone consultations and occasional call-outs, is expected.

Nice To Haves

At least 15 years of combustion turbine engineering experience.
Strong communication and presentation skills.
Demonstrated field and/or design experience.
Six Sigma certification.
Certified Professional Engineer (PE).
Six Sigma Black Belt certification.
Six Sigma Green Belt certification.
Master's degree.
Six Sigma Master Black Belt.

Responsibilities

Foster a team culture that reflects NextEra values and promotes safety and collaboration.
Provide technical oversight and guidance for troubleshooting and technical decisions, ensuring consistency across the FPL Combined Cycle and Simple Cycle turbine fleet.
Manage root cause analyses, Engineering Requests, Work Orders, OEM Bulletins, reliability projects, and upgrade projects.
Support proactive outage planning and annual budget planning, incorporating fleet lessons learned.
Manage OEM relationships and advance technical issues toward timely resolution while considering long-term goals.
Consolidate and present root cause analyses, fleet challenges, and OEM progress to senior leadership.
Plan, organize, and guide extensive engineering programs and activities with creativity, foresight, and mature judgment.
Lead team communication rhythms and ensure accountability for risk assessments and technical recommendations.
Mentor and provide career guidance to engineering team members, rotational team members, and interns.
Develop standards and guidelines for diverse technical and engineering activities.
Perform other job-related duties as assigned.