Nuclear Outage Project Lead: Refueling & Turbine Services

Florida Power & Light; Florida; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

NextEra Energy Resources in Florida seeks a Lead Project Manager for North Outage to own refueling or turbine services during nuclear outages, driving execution with accountability and clear ownership.

This role sits at the Jupiter West office and requires 4+ years of experience, PMP preferred. You will manage internal teams and vendors, oversee planning, budgets, risk, and ensure projects are delivered on schedule and within cost.

Qualifications

• High School Grad / GED or higher.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required.
• Experience: 4+ years in project management or related field.
• Min Exp in Lieu of Degree: 9+ years.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end execution of refueling or turbine services scope, ensuring schedule commitments are met.
• Maintain disciplined lookahead planning (2-4 weeks minimum) with daily readiness verification for work orders, parts, and resources.
• Drive vendor accountability through structured meetings with decision-makers and documented action items.
• Identify performance gaps early and elevate with recovery plans.
• Lead data-driven meetings with current information and actionable outcomes.
• Document lessons learned and drive process improvements.

Skills

Experience

4+ years

Accountability

Education

High School Grad / GED

Bachelor's or Equivalent Experience

Job description

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

The Lead PM for North Outage will serve as the primary owner for either Refueling Services or Turbine Services scope during nuclear outages, driving execution excellence through rigorous accountability and proactive project management. This role requires an individual who takes full ownership of their scope—no excuses—and holds both internal teams and vendors to the highest standards of performance and communication. This role sits out of our Jupiter West office in Jupiter, Florida.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own end-to-end execution of refueling or turbine services scope, ensuring all schedule commitments are met
• Maintain disciplined lookahead planning (2-4 weeks minimum) with daily readiness verification for work orders, parts, and resources
• Drive vendor accountability through structured meetings with decision-makers, requiring documented action items and follow-through
• Identify performance gaps early and immediately escalate with clear recovery plans and ownership assignments
• Lead focused, data-driven meetings with current information—no rehashing without new solutions
• Document lessons learned and drive behavior change when processes fail or commitments are missed

Work Environment: This position operates in a fast-paced outage environment requiring on-site presence during critical execution periods. You'll work cross-functionally with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Planning, and external vendors.

Preferred: PMP certification, experience managing multi-million dollar vendor contracts.

Job Overview

This position is responsible for the completion of substantial projects that support nuclear objectives. Employees in this role lead projects that vary with regard to resource requirements, functional interaction, direction, scope, and timeframe. Individuals maintain project momentum, report completion status, and control costs to budget.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Leads substantial and complex projects independently to ensure completion in accordance with schedule date
• Develops project plans such that stakeholders and contributors understand their assignments and timing
• Deploys resources efficiently, ensuring that work performance flows without bottlenecks and gaps
• Innovates solutions to problems that arise from changing project circumstances
• Values and effectively incorporates certain functional experts into projects
• Calculates costs and controls expenses to budget
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• High School Grad / GED
• Bachelor's or Equivalent Experience
• Experience: 4+ years
• Min Exp in Lieu of Degree:9+ years

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's - Engineering

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Employee Group: Exempt
Employee Type: Projectbound FT
Job Category: Project Management
Organization: NextEra Energy Point Beach, LLC
Relocation Provided: No

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