Sr Project Management Consultant - E&C

NextEra Energy•Juno Beach, FL

About The Position

Florida Power & Light Company is hiring a Sr Project Management Consultant for its E&C organization. The role leads advanced technical, financial, and regulatory planning for utility-scale Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) projects, from early development through construction readiness. It applies advanced engineering, economic, and project-management principles to optimize project scope, risk allocation, and financial feasibility across complex, multidisciplinary infrastructure projects.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field.
At least 4 years of project management experience.

Nice To Haves

Project management experience focused on engineering, economics, or construction.
Technical experience with renewable energy projects, particularly electricity markets, renewables, and battery projects.

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.
Coordinate highly matrixed project development teams and focus resources on activities needed to meet project schedules.
Coordinate environmental, regulatory, cultural, land acquisition, interconnection, and other project variables to support comprehensive project development.
Develop and optimize project technical scope and variables to improve technical and financial feasibility.
Support origination and development teams with PPA and GIA negotiations and jurisdictional requirements.
Coordinate engineering, estimating, and procurement needs to support financial models and project designs.
Use market data to strengthen financial models.
Present financial models to 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 use software applications to support activities, manage critical data, and report key indicators.
Communicate and interface with executive leadership, suppliers, regulatory agencies, local communities, and other stakeholders.
Present project progress and risk-mitigation strategies to management at various levels.
Ensure projects moving to the construction stage are handed over to the Construction Project Manager with an inclusive, executable construction plan.