Lead Project Manager

NextEra Energy Resources; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

NextEra Energy Resources in Palm Beach Gardens, FL is seeking a Senior Planning Lead to drive planning excellence for fossil and RNG sites, delivering material readiness, resource coordination, and comprehensive job package readiness.

You will create and maintain detailed job plans, lead outage planning cycles, remove barriers to progress, and coach planners in CMMS/EAM best practices while coordinating with vendors and OEMs.

Qualifications

• 5+ years maintenance planning and outage planning experience in power generation or heavy industrial environments.
• Strong CMMS/EAM proficiency (e.g., SAP, Maximo or equivalent) and work management processes.
• Ability to plan complex, multi-craft jobs and coordinate vendors/OEMs.

Responsibilities

• Oversees large-scale projects of high complexity with detailed work plans and schedules.
• Develops project estimates, resource plans, and status reports.
• Secures resources and uses formal processes to manage budgets, risks and changes.
• Conducts meetings and tracks progress; communicates results to stakeholders.
• Provides coaching and leadership to project teams and external clients.

Skills

Planning

Vendor coordination

CMMS/EAM proficiency

Communication

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's or Equivalent Experience

Tools

SAP

Maximo

Job description

Requisition ID: 96645

NextEra Energy Resources is one of America’s largest wholesale electricity generators, harnessing diverse energy sources to power progress. We deliver tailored energy solutions that fuel economic growth, strengthen communities, and help customers achieve their energy goals. Ready to make a lasting impact? Take the next step in your career with us!

Position Specific Description

Role summary: Lead planning excellence across PGD fossil generating and RNG plants. Will drive planning deliverables as per the Major Maintenance Process including but not limited to material readiness, resource coordination, and job package readiness.

Key Responsibilities

• Creation and Maintaining Job Plans for Fossil and RNG Sites
• Outage Planning for RNG Sites
• Support planners by providing an appropriate level of decision making to remove barriers to Planning progress such as but not limited to accounting issues, clarity on PM sequences, etc.
• Ensure that all major vendors work that requires bidding are identified early so that ISC can lead the bidding process
• Participation in vendor walkdowns and ensure consistency
• Outage planning and readiness: Lead outage planning cycles (milestones, gates, critical path, pre-outage readiness reviews), ensure materials, tooling, vendors, and logistics are in place
• Coach planners on planning best practices and use of CMMS/EAM tools.

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years maintenance planning, outage planning experience in power generation or heavy industrial environments; fossil plant experience preferred
• Strong CMMS/EAM proficiency (e.g., SAP, Maximo or equivalent) and work management processes
• Demonstrated ability to plan complex, multi-craft jobs and coordinate vendors/OEMs
• Solid understanding of mechanical/electrical/instrumentation work on fossil plant systems (boilers, valves, pumps, heat exchangers, turbine/generator auxiliaries, balance-of-plant)
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management across sites and functions

Key Competencies: Planning rigor and attention to detail, decisive prioritization, vendor/OEM coordination, analytical problem-solving, safety-first mindset, collaboration and coaching, continuous improvement orientation

Travel

Regional travel to supported sites as needed (approx. 25%, depending on outage schedule)

Location: Position will be based at the Palm Beach Gardens, FL office, Regional (multi-site support across assigned fossil plants) is required. Consideration to be based out of one of the sites will be determined by candidate's experience and the needs of the business unit.

Reporting

Central Maintenance Planning General Manager

Job Overview

Employees in this job plan, monitor and manage large-scale internal projects from initiation through completion. This role provides direction on projects to the department or project team members.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Oversees a variety of large-scale projects of high complexity
• Develops detailed work plans, schedules, project estimates, resource plans, and status reports
• Secures required resources and uses formal processes and tools to manage resources, budgets, risks and changesConducts project meetings and is responsible for project tracking and analysis
• Identifies issues and challenges, measures and validates results, and implements solutions
• Provides expert information to internal and external clients on complex issues
• Creates and communicates presentation materials for report out and updates with various levels of internal and external stakeholders
• Conducts external research and stays abreast of new developments or innovative advancements pertaining to the project
• Provides coaching, leadership and direction to project team
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• High School Grad / GED
• Bachelor's or Equivalent Experience
• Experience: 6+ years

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree
• Project Management Professional (PMP)

NextEra Energy offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees and their eligible family members.

Employee Group: Exempt

Employee Type: Full Time

Job Category: Project Management

Organization: NextEra Energy Project Management, LLC

Relocation Provided: Yes, if applicable

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