Sr PGD Maintenance Specialist

NextEra Energy•Fort Lauderdale, FL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Sr PGD Maintenance Specialist works at the Port Everglades Clean Energy Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and reports to the Plant Manager. This senior-level role directs production and maintenance technicians and contractors in plant maintenance activities, leading internal and external resources to execute maintenance that supports site goals for safety, environmental performance, compliance, reliability, availability, and cost management. The position works within a team to train, troubleshoot, and analyze equipment performance deviations, while ensuring site mechanical equipment remains in excellent operational condition and available for use. It also plans and executes projects across maintenance disciplines, including mechanical, electrical, and instruments and controls. The role manages associated capital and O&M budgets and the work-management backlog. Occasional night or weekend work is required, and emergency call-outs may be necessary.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
At least 4 years of experience.
Knowledge of process management concepts, quality tools and techniques, safety policy and practice, and technical/functional learning.
Effective written and verbal communication skills.
Strong safety mindset and strong bias for action.
Ability to manage multiple maintenance work scopes across disciplines, including mechanical, electrical, and instruments and controls.

Nice To Haves

Operations and multi-discipline maintenance experience.
Experience with Maximo, operations and maintenance processes and procedures, and mechanical safety.
Knowledge and understanding of advanced power plant mechanical systems.
Experience planning and scheduling complex mechanical maintenance tasks.
Bachelor of Science in Engineering, preferably Mechanical.
Operations experience.
Contract management experience.

Responsibilities

Direct a team of production and maintenance technicians and contractors in plant maintenance activities.
Lead internal and external resources to execute plant maintenance and achieve short- and long-term site goals for safety, environmental performance, compliance, reliability, availability, and cost management.
Optimize site maintenance.
Train and develop technicians’ skills and knowledge.
Standardize processes, procedures, and techniques to ensure repeatability.
Apply leadership skills to internal employee development and performance management.
Plan and execute projects across mechanical, electrical, and instruments and controls maintenance disciplines.
Manage associated capital and O&M budgets.
Manage the work-management backlog.
Troubleshoot and analyze mechanical equipment performance deviations.
Ensure site mechanical equipment is in excellent operational condition and available for use.
Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
Work occasional nights or weekends and respond to emergency call-outs when necessary.