Project Director, Hub Integration

NextEra Energy•Juno Beach, FL

About The Position

NextEra Energy Resources is seeking an experienced development leader to join its Hub Integration team. This role will lead the development and execution of large-scale energy infrastructure Hubs designed to support hyperscale data centers and other large-load customers. The Project Director will act as the primary integrator for one or more Hubs, managing concurrent workstreams across power generation, battery storage, powered land, transmission and interconnection, commercial activities, and supporting infrastructure. This individual will drive overall project execution by setting priorities, managing milestones and dependencies, resolving risks, facilitating decisions, and ensuring alignment among internal teams and external stakeholders. This is a highly visible role requiring a proven ability to lead complex infrastructure or development projects from concept to execution, with a strong capacity for influence within a matrixed organization. The ideal candidate will possess strong judgment, be adept at synthesizing complex or incomplete information, escalate critical issues appropriately, and communicate effectively with technical, commercial, and executive audiences. They must be comfortable leading cross-functional teams, engaging with customers and external stakeholders, and presenting project status, risks, recommendations, and key decisions to VP and senior executive leadership.

Requirements

Approximately 7+ years of relevant development, infrastructure, energy, real estate, engineering, construction, or other complex project experience.
Meaningful experience personally leading large, multidisciplinary projects.
Demonstrated ability to rapidly understand unfamiliar subject matter, integrate multiple disciplines, exercise sound commercial and development judgment, and consistently move complex projects from concept toward execution.
Strong judgment.
Ability to synthesize complex or incomplete information.
Ability to escalate critical issues appropriately.
Ability to communicate effectively across technical, commercial, and executive audiences.
Comfortable leading cross-functional teams.
Comfortable engaging customers and external stakeholders.
Comfortable presenting project status, risks, recommendations, and key decisions to VP and senior executive leadership.
High School Grad /GED
Bachelor's or Equivalent Experience

Nice To Haves

Direct experience with power generation, data centers, large-load development, transmission/interconnection, battery storage, or powered land development is beneficial but not required.

Responsibilities

Serve as the day-to-day leader and primary integrator for one or more Hubs, maintaining accountability for overall project advancement and execution across multiple parallel workstreams.
Establish and manage the integrated Hub development plan, schedule, critical path, milestones, dependencies, risks, decisions, and executive action items.
Lead cross-functional teams spanning generation development, BESS, powered land, transmission/interconnection, origination, structuring, engineering and construction, environmental, permitting, regulatory, finance, legal, and other functions.
Drive timely resolution of cross-functional issues and tradeoffs, particularly where decisions within one asset or workstream affect overall Hub cost, schedule, risk, or commercial objectives.
Develop recommendations and make decisions with incomplete information by clearly identifying assumptions, risks, alternatives, and information required to progressively reduce uncertainty.
Establish effective project governance and communication rhythms and ensure project information, decisions, accountabilities, and milestones are clearly documented and understood.
Prepare and deliver concise executive-level written, verbal, and presentation materials communicating project status, critical risks, recommendations, and decisions required.
Represent the integrated Hub in discussions with customers, partners, utilities, governmental entities, consultants, and other external stakeholders as appropriate.
Partner with individual asset and functional leaders while maintaining an independent, integrated perspective on what is required to successfully deliver the overall Hub.
Proactively identify emerging risks and opportunities and drive mitigation or resolution before they affect critical project milestones.
Manages all aspects of the day to day transaction process to ensure timely completion as well as a cost effective and competitive results.
Leads and coordinates key functions such as financial feasibility analyses, engineering/design, project legal review, permitting activities and financial negotiations.
Coordinates due diligence activities with other internal groups to ensure proper analysis and structuring of assigned projects.
Acts as liaison between internal and external specialists regarding procurement, contracting, permitting and interconnection.
Constructs contractual arrangements for project development.
Negotiates agreements with consultants and subcontractors.
Ensures compliance with applicable technical and regulatory requirements.
Fosters external relationships with customers, third parties and members of the community.
Identifies opportunities and negotiates power sales contracts.
Performs other job-related duties as assigned.