Senior Power Generation Technical Services Project Manager

NextEra Energy•Palm Beach, FL

About The Position

The Senior Project Manager – Central Maintenance Projects is responsible for leading and managing capital and maintenance projects across FPL's fossil generating fleet from inception through closeout. This role serves as the primary project owner, ensuring safe execution, budget adherence, schedule performance, and regulatory compliance across all project phases. Employees in this job are accountable for providing safe, reliable, and cost-effective implementation of assigned and approved capital projects. The position is responsible for establishing a single point of ownership and accountability for non-major maintenance capital projects within FPL or NextEra. Individuals in this role devise standardized PM processes and controls for reporting and contracting practices throughout that ensure compliance with corporate guidelines and terms and conditions that provide a reasonable rate of return, address governmental compliance, cure personnel and property risk issues, and impart high quality and schedule adherence.

Requirements

High School Grad / GED
Bachelor's or Equivalent Experience
4+ years of experience

Nice To Haves

B.S. in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, or related discipline)
10+ years of project management experience in power generation, heavy industrial, or utility environments
Demonstrated experience managing projects from $1M to $50M+
Proficiency with Maximo, Horizon, NextProject, and standard project controls tools
Strong knowledge of EPC contracting, ISC procurement processes, and capital project delivery
Working knowledge of NERC, OSHA, and environmental compliance requirements applicable to fossil generating facilities
M.S. in Engineering or M.B.A.
PMP certification or equivalent
Experience with gas turbine, combined cycle, or fossil plant maintenance and capital projects
Familiarity with CPVRR, NPV, and utility financial modeling methodologies
Experience with no reportable safety events track record in large construction environments

Responsibilities

Identify and initiate projects through site requirements, corporate/fleet initiatives, or service requests
Lead scope development, classification, and study phase determination
Develop preliminary budgets, schedules, and risk assessments
Prepare and present business cases using NPV, CPVRR, and payback analyses
Obtain funding approval and establish WBS, including retirement unit considerations
Configure Maximo Work Orders (with MOC checklist), NextProject and Horizon tools setup
Form and lead cross-functional project teams
Select project delivery strategy (EPC / Procure-Construct / Construct-Only)
Oversee engineering package development and design review cycles
Manage permitting processes and approval gates
Ensure WBS alignment and tool integration throughout
Lead ISC procurement process including PO classification decisions (Competitive Bid, Single/Sole Source, PDS)
Develop ISN bidders lists and manage bid evaluation (technical and commercial)
Lead contract negotiations and execute Purchase Orders
Ensure procurement activities align with project schedule and budget
Own overall project budget, schedule, and performance during construction
Coordinate permitting, contractor mobilization, and field execution activities
Maintain reporting cadence and stakeholder communication
Drive acceptance testing and turnover to operations
Complete all closeout documentation, financial reconciliation, and lessons learned
Manage final PO closure, Maximo updates, and archive filing
Ensure all safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements are fulfilled
Develops contractor work scopes
Refines specifications
Estimates jobs
Develops and administers contracts
Procures materials and services
Administers field contract
Performs other job-related duties as assigned