Project Director - Data Center Development Project Director - Data Center Development NextEra E[...]

Seeds Renewables; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

NextEra Energy is seeking a Project Director to lead data center development initiatives, including land development, site diligence, permitting, and infrastructure planning. You will coordinate a large cross-functional team to advance sites through the development lifecycle, from site control to interconnection and community engagement.

The ideal candidate has strong program management experience in data center development or energy projects, with regulatory coordination and field execution

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in related roles.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required.
• High School Grad / GED or higher education background requested.

Responsibilities

• Manages day-to-day development activities and ensures timely, cost-effective progress.
• Leads land development, site diligence, permitting, and infrastructure planning.
• Coordinates with internal teams and external stakeholders for regulatory compliance and interconnection.
• Oversees contracts and negotiations with consultants and subcontractors.
• Ensures adherence to technical and regulatory requirements; manages community engagement.
• Identifies opportunities and drives value across the project lifecycle.

Skills

Data center development

Project management

Regulatory coordination

Stakeholder coordination

Education

High School Grad / GED

Bachelor's or Equivalent Experience

Job description

Project Director - Data Center Development

NextEra Energy

2 days ago

Job Description

Requisition ID: 96546

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

This Project Director will lead development activities for large-scale data center projects, focusing on land development, site diligence, permitting, infrastructure planning, and stakeholder coordination. This role is responsible for advancing sites through the development lifecycle including site control, load interconnection, permitting, survey and design work, water access, and community engagement. This role requires complex coordination with a large team working on generation solutions and commercial structure to deliver a complete power and land solution. The ideal candidate will have experience in data center development with a strong background in site evaluation, regulatory coordination, field execution, and cross-functional project management. Experience working with hyperscalers or data center operators is highly preferred.

Employees in this role develop and execute plans for new or enhanced generation projects. This job is responsible for resource allocation, schedules, cost and technical adequacy, ensuring the project or transaction is completed in the most cost effective and competitive manner. This position manages all aspects of the business deal and ensures the project is completedon timeand within budgetary constraints.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Manages all aspects of the day to day transaction process to ensure timely completion as well as a cost effective and competitive results
• Leads and coordinates key functions such as financial feasibility analyses, engineering/design, project legal review, permitting activities and financial negotiations
• Coordinates due diligence activities with other internal groups to ensure proper analysis and structuring of assigned projects
• Acts as liaison between internal and external specialists regarding procurement, contracting, permitting and interconnection
• Constructs contractual arrangements for project development
• Negotiates agreements with consultants and subcontractors
• Ensures compliance with applicable technical and regulatory requirements
• Fosters external relationships with customers, thirdparties and members of the community
• Identifies opportunities and negotiates power sales contracts
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• High School Grad /GED
• Bachelor's or Equivalent Experience
• Experience: 7+ years

Preferred Qualifications

• None

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: Business Development
Organization: NextEra Energy Resources, LLC
Relocation Provided: Yes, if applicable

NextEra Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, age, national origin, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetics, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law.

NextEra Energy and provides reasonable accommodation in its application and selection process for qualified individuals, including accommodations related to compliance with conditional job offer requirements, consistent with federal, state, and local laws. Supporting medical or religious documentation will be required where applicable and permitted by applicable law. To request a reasonable accommodation, please send an e-mail to [e-mail] , providing your name, telephone number and the best time for us to reach you.

NextEra Energy will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

NextEra Energy does not accept any unsolicited resumes or referrals from any third-party recruiting firms or agencies.

NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE) is a leading clean energy company headquartered in Juno Beach, Florida. NextEra Energy owns two electric companies in Florida: Florida Power & Light Company, which serves more than five million customer accounts in Florida and is the largest rate-regulated electric utility in the United States ...