Project Manager - E&C

NextEra Energy • Juno Beach, FL

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About The Position

The Project Manager works mostly independently as business and project support in collaboration with the Solar Regional Lead Project Manager, managing a portfolio of assigned early-stage solar projects in preparation for turnover to the Construction team. The role applies technical, commercial, and financial expertise to help meet project, business unit, and corporate targets. It involves analyzing project data and market impacts, and ensuring each assigned project is technically feasible, appropriately scheduled, commercially supported, and financially viable.

The Project Manager provides development and permitting support, coordinates subject-matter experts, facilitates engineering, resolves issues, manages capital budgets and approvals, develops construction plans and schedules, negotiates and executes commercial contracts, and identifies optimization opportunities. The role also manages project and portfolio budget variances, uses software applications to manage data and deliverables and report indicators, and supports Early-Stage team process, tool, and training initiatives. The position interfaces with executive leadership, suppliers, regulatory agencies, local communities, and other stakeholders.

The role manages assigned projects and team resources to meet budget, schedule, safety, and corporate objectives. It coordinates contractor and vendor work and oversees engineering, procurement, construction, licensing and permitting, erection, startup, and commercial operations activities. Responsibilities include validating completed work against design requirements, approving contractor payment requests, assessing constructability and resource needs, resolving field issues, leading project meetings, reviewing budgets, risks and contingencies, coordinating project committees and functional groups, and overseeing commissioning.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, or Engineering; the posting also lists a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience as a required qualification.
• At least 6 years of experience.
• Project management experience.
• Strong financial and data analysis skills.
• Highly organized.
• Proactive attitude.
• Ability to manage a fast-paced, high-stress environment.

Nice To Haves

• Construction, energy industry, and/or solar experience is a plus.
• Mechanical awareness and/or interest in technical variables.

Responsibilities

• Own and independently manage a portfolio of assigned solar projects through the Early-Stage process, preparing them for turnover to the Construction team.
• Apply technical, commercial, and financial expertise to support project, business unit, and corporate targets.
• Analyze technical and financial data, identify variables and trends, and account for broader market impacts across the project portfolio.
• Ensure each assigned project is technically feasible, appropriately scheduled, commercially supported, and financially viable.
• Provide development and permitting support; coordinate subject-matter experts; facilitate engineering; and actively resolve project issues.
• Manage capital budgets and approvals, develop construction plans and schedules, negotiate and execute commercial contracts, and investigate optimization opportunities.
• Create and manage individual project capital budgets and balance variances across the project portfolio.
• Use software applications to manage critical data and deliverables and report key indicators.
• Support Early-Stage team process, tool, and training initiatives.
• Communicate and interface with executive leadership, suppliers, regulatory agencies, local communities, and other stakeholders.
• Work collaboratively across disciplines to determine project priorities and work plans.
• Manage department resources to provide effective early-stage project development support.
• Ensure projects are implemented efficiently, effectively, safely, and in accordance with department procedures and policies.
• Manage work walkdowns, validate completed work against design requirements, and approve contractor payment requests.
• Verify constructability, ensure appropriate resource allocations, assess field status, and resolve issues.
• Lead project meetings and review budgets, risk trackers, and contingency allocations.
• Interface with designated project management committees or act as Executive Director of project activities.
• Supervise or coordinate activities and groups involving safety programs, engineering, construction, budgets, analysis, and contract administration.
• Oversee commissioning activities to meet corporate objectives.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• NextEra Energy offers a wide range of benefits to support employees and their eligible family members; specific benefits are not listed.
• Relocation provided, if applicable.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level