Principal Engineer - Clean Fuels

NextEra Energy•Juno Beach, FL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

NextEra Energy Engineering and Construction (E&C) is seeking a Principal Engineer to support its Clean Fuels team on fossil-fuel projects, including combined-cycle and simple-cycle power plants, cogeneration plants, and carbon capture and sequestration projects. The position is based at the company’s headquarters in Juno Beach, Florida, and supports early-stage engineering. Travel averages 35% of the time. The successful candidate may have the opportunity to continue with a project in the field as lead field engineer during construction and commissioning. The engineer is responsible for engineering across major projects that may involve four or five power plants constructed sequentially over several years at one site, or at two nearby sites. The work spans concept definition through construction and final commissioning and requires sustained coordination with stakeholders across origination, development, environmental, procurement, transmission services, third-party engineering firms, contractors, and project management. A major responsibility is managing third-party engineering firms. The role applies value engineering to balance reliability, cost, and performance, and calls for broad knowledge of applicable engineering disciplines, strong communication and stakeholder-coordination skills, and experience managing major-project schedules and budgets. The role makes decisions and recommendations with significant impact on extensive engineering activities, manages complex programs important to company objectives, and serves as a subject matter expert. It requires creativity, foresight, and mature judgment in planning, organizing, and guiding engineering programs. The position is full-time and relocation assistance may be provided if applicable.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering.
At least 7 years of experience.
Experience applying value engineering to balance reliability, cost, and performance for complex systems.
Thorough knowledge of applicable engineering disciplines.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Proven ability to coordinate project stakeholders and mobilize engineering teams to achieve business objectives.
Experience managing schedules and budgets for major capital projects.
Ability to travel, averaging 35% of the time.

Nice To Haves

Mechanical engineering degree.
Experience managing direct reports.
Knowledge of conventional-fuels plants, including combined-cycle, simple-cycle, and cogeneration plants.
Ability to perform basic engineering calculations using spreadsheets and specific engineering software.
Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams.
Opportunity to follow the project to the field as lead field engineer during construction and commissioning.

Responsibilities

Lead engineering-related activities for projects.
Perform conceptual engineering and define project scope.
Observe safety requirements and ensure safety criteria are implemented in specifications and design.
Ensure permit, code, and standards criteria are incorporated into specifications and design.
Prepare, conform, and adapt technical specifications and contract documents for EOR, engineering consultant, early-stage engineering, construction, EPC, and owner-furnished equipment, using in-house guidance or third-party consultants as needed.
Review EOR, engineering consultant, early-stage engineering, contractor, EPC, and owner-furnished equipment deliverables for contract compliance, adequacy, and completeness.
Work with the purchasing department to ensure purchase orders define specified requirements and contracts are established.
Conduct non-legal contract reviews.
Review project evaluation and planning.
Review engineering design and planning.
Analyze and optimize schedules.
Perform cost-benefit analyses.
Provide technical support to the group.
Ensure project QA/QC requirements, method statements, quality plans, and inspection and test plans are included in contracts and monitored.
Review and oversee EPC contractor design and engineering.
Monitor equipment and material compliance with specifications.
Monitor engineering deliverables to ensure they meet project schedule requirements.
Conduct site investigations and inspections in support of bidding, contracting, and contract compliance.
Check equipment, materials, and work in progress at factories or in the field for compliance with specified requirements.
Resolve technical issues with engineers, suppliers, contractors, subcontractors, and statutory authorities.
Ensure technical reports and record drawings are complete.
Ensure commissioning, operations, and maintenance information is adequate and provided on time.
Support project execution with technical knowledge throughout engineering, construction, and startup.
Plan, organize, and guide engineering programs and activities.
Manage one or more complex programs critical to company objectives.
Act as a subject matter expert.
Perform other job-related duties as assigned.