Senior Project Manager Development

NextEra Energy•Juno Beach, FL

About The Position

NextEra Energy Transmission, LLC (NEET) is the leading competitive transmission company in North America. We develop, finance, construct, operate and maintain transmission assets across the continent. We operate through our regional subsidiaries to integrate generation resources and enhance grid reliability. The Senior Manager, Strategy & Strategic Initiatives is responsible for enterprise-wide strategy development, transformational initiative leadership, and commercial pipeline / portfolio management across NEET’s North American footprint. This role partners closely with NEET and NextEra leaders to identify new growth opportunities, shape investment priorities and capital allocation recommendations, and drive disciplined execution of high-impact initiatives from concept to measurable outcomes. The position is designed to scale: while initially operating as an individual contributor, it offers the opportunity to build and lead a team over time as the strategy and commercial pipeline function matures. The role will also build, leverage and manage AI agents as part of the day-to-day operating model to accelerate research, analysis, synthesis, and reporting. Experience building with and effectively using AI tools is a plus, but not a requirement for the position. Top success traits include strong creative and critical thinking, intellectual curiosity, an innovation mindset, and a strong work ethic with a commitment to excellence.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

Experience building with and effectively using AI tools is a plus, but not a requirement for the position.
Strong creative and critical thinking, intellectual curiosity, an innovation mindset, and a strong work ethic with a commitment to excellence.
Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and influence senior stakeholders without direct authority
Comfort sharing preliminary analyses, soliciting early input, and iterating quickly based on ambiguous or evolving feedback
Experience in energy, infrastructure, utilities, or adjacent capital-intensive industries preferred; liner infrastructure and transmission development experience is a strong plus
Comfort with data-driven analysis and building executive-ready deliverables (models, dashboards, briefs, and narratives)
Exceptional creative and critical thinking: frames problems well, tests assumptions, and synthesizes insights into clear actions
Innovation mindset with a bias for improvement: consistently identifies better ways to operate and helps teams adopt them
Strong business and financial acumen; comfort with portfolio trade-offs and risk/return thinking in capital-intensive environments
Executive-ready communication: concise writing, clear storytelling, and ability to present complex topics to senior leaders
Stakeholder management and influence: builds trust across diverse teams and drives alignment without formal authority
Digital fluency: proficiency with modern analytics and productivity tools; experience building with and using AI (including AI agents) is a plus, not required

Responsibilities

Lead periodic enterprise strategy refreshes, including market sizing, competitive positioning, and thesis-driven growth narratives for NEET’s North American footprint
Develop clear perspectives on macro trends (e.g., load growth, reliability, policy, technology, and interconnection dynamics) and implications for transmission investment
Build decision frameworks and business cases that translate insights into actionable recommendations for leadership
Partner with Finance and functional leaders to inform capital allocation strategy and long-range planning
Identify, scope, and lead cross-functional transformational initiatives that improve how NEET originates, evaluates, and advances opportunities (from ideation through implementation)
Translate ambiguous problems into structured workplans, hypotheses, and measurable success criteria; drive delivery against timelines and stakeholder expectations
Design and implement scalable processes, governance, and reporting to increase speed, clarity, and accountability across the commercial lifecycle
Leverage and manage AI agents to accelerate research, drafting, synthesis, and routine analytics; establish quality controls and human-in-the-loop review to ensure accuracy and business relevance
Develop change management plans and executive-ready communications to support adoption and sustained performance
Own the end-to-end commercial pipeline view (origination through award / NTP / execution handoff), including stage definitions, gate criteria, and health metrics
Drive opportunity prioritization and portfolio trade-off discussions by integrating market attractiveness, probability-weighted value, resourcing constraints, and strategic fit
Partner with Development, Regulatory, Engineering, Finance, and Legal to surface risks, dependencies, and decision points early and keep opportunities moving
Prepare concise, decision-ready materials for leadership reviews (pipeline reviews, portfolio refreshes, and investment committee-style discussions)
Manages all aspects of the day-to-day transaction process to ensure timely completion as well as a cost-effective and competitive result
Leads and coordinates key functions such as financial feasibility analyses, engineering/design, project legal review, permitting activities and financial negotiations
Responsible for managing multiple and complex projects
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
Performs other job-related duties as assigned