Sr Project Management Consultant - E&C

NextEra Energy•Juno Beach, FL

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Project Management Consultant is responsible for leading advanced technical, financial, and regulatory planning for utility‑scale Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) projects from early development through construction readiness. The role requires the application of advanced engineering, economic, and project‑management principles to optimize project scope, risk allocation, and financial feasibility across highly complex, multi‑disciplinary infrastructure projects. This position assists in the overall management of assigned projects, to ensure compliance within required budgetary, scheduling, and safety goals. Employees in this role support construction work performed by contractors and/or vendors at the project site.

Requirements

Bachelor's or Equivalent Experience
4+ years of experience

Nice To Haves

None

Responsibilities

Lead advanced pre‑construction planning and optimization for utility‑scale BESS projects, integrating engineering design, financial modeling, procurement strategy, and regulatory constraints to support executive investment decisions.
Manage critical coordination of highly matrixed project development teams to ensure resources are focused on the right activities to meet project schedules.
Coordinate with environmental, regulatory, cultural, land acquisition, interconnection, and other project variables to ensure comprehensive project development.
Develop and optimize the project’s technical scope and variables to improve both technical and financial feasibility.
Support origination and development teams with PPA and GIA negotiations, as well as jurisdictional requirements.
Coordinate engineering, estimating, and procurement needs to support the development of financial models and project designs.
Actively seek out and leverage market data to ensure the financial model is robust.
Present financial models to respective business units and manage them through executive budget approvals.
Competitively source, negotiate, and execute commercial contracts for critical services, including geotechnical, survey, engineering, and EPC/PC construction services.
Represent E&C’s interests on assigned projects and engage in various software applications to support activities, manage critical data, and report on key indicators.
Actively communicate and interface with Executive Leadership, Suppliers, Regulatory Agencies, Local Communities, and other stakeholders.
Present project progress and risk mitigation strategies in meetings with various levels of management.
Ensure seamless handover of projects moving to the Construction stage to the Construction Project Manager with an inclusive and executable construction plan.
Assesses productivity, schedule compliance, work quality, and safety performance on assigned projects
Participates in walk downs of planned work, validates acceptance of completed work to design requirements, and reviews contractor payment requests
Verifies constructability, ensures proper resource allocation, assesses field status, and resolves issues as needed
Coordinates project activities with vendors, suppliers, regulatory agencies, local community officials and the company
Assists in scope control, budget oversight, resolution of technical issues, performance reporting, scheduling, and work-in-progress
Interfaces with landowners, local regulators and state agencies
Reinforces expectations related to safety, procedure compliance, lessons learned, corrective action and appropriate work behaviors for employees and contractor staff
Coordinates activities or groups such as safety programs, engineering, construction, budget, analysis and contract administration
Interfaces with project’s designated management committee
Performs other job-related duties as assigned