Project Manager - E&C (Juno Beach, FL, US, 33408)

Florida Power & Light; Juno Beach (FL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

NextEra Energy Resources, LLC seeks an early-stage Solar Engineering & Construction professional to independently manage a portfolio of solar projects through the Early-Stage process, coordinating with the Solar Regional Lead Project Manager and cross-functional teams.

The role emphasizes leadership potential, collaboration, and willingness to take broader responsibilities while shaping project success and execution strategies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, or Engineering.
• Project management experience.
• Strong financial and data analysis skillset.
• Mechanical awareness and/or interest in technical variables.
• Highly organized and proactive.

Responsibilities

• Own and independently manage a portfolio of Solar projects through Early-Stage process.
• Support broader team with technical, commercial, and financial analysis.
• Analyze data, identify trends, and incorporate market impacts.
• Ensure technically feasible, scheduled, and financially viable projects.
• Coordinate with engineering, permitting, contracts, and capital budgeting.
• Manage project communications with executives, suppliers, and stakeholders.

Skills

Project management

Financial analysis

Data analysis

Organized

Proactive

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business/Finance/Accounting/Engineering

Job description

Requisition ID: 97063

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

Welcome to Early-Stage Solar Engineering & Construction (E&C)

You will work for the largest renewable construction company in the world working mostly independently as business and project support in collaboration with the Solar Regional Lead Project Manager.

This position is intended for an individual who demonstrates leadership potential, thrives in a collaborative environment, and is eager to take on broader responsibilities while helping shape project and team success.

Daily activities can include, but are not limited to:

• Primary responsibility is to take ownership of and work independently to actively manage a portfolio of assigned Solar projects through the Early-Stage process in preparation for turnover to the Construction team.
• Leverage technical, commercial, and financial expertise to support and guide the broader team towards overall project, business unit, and/or corporate targets.
• Analyze technical and financial data, extrapolate notable variables, indicators, and trends. Proactively investigate, calibrate, and integrate broader market impacts into your portfolio of projects.
• Daily management of each assigned Solar project is all-encompassing. You are wholly responsible for delivering a technically feasibility, schedule appropriate, commercially supported, and financially viable project.
• Serve as development and permitting support, coordinate with and leverage subject matter experts, facilitate Engineering, actively engage in problem resolution, proactively manage your capital budget thru approvals, develop a viable construction plan/schedule, negotiate and execute on commercial contracts, investigate optimization opportunities.
• Support in the creation of, take ownership over, and actively manage not only each individual Solar project capital budget, but balance +/- variances across your portfolio of projects.
• Engage in a variety of software applications to support your activities, manage critical data and deliverables as well as report on key indicators.
• Support the larger Early-Stage team with process, tool, and training initiatives.
• Actively communicate and interface with Executive Leadership, Suppliers, Regulatory Agencies, Local Communities, and other stakeholders.

Ideal Qualifications

• Construction, Energy Industry, and/or Solar experience is a plus
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, or Engineering
• Project Management Experience
• Strong financial and data analysis skillset
• Mechanical awareness and/or interest in technical variables
• Highly Organized
• Proactive attitude

Job Overview

This position is responsible for the overall management of the team and assigned projects, to ensure compliance within required budgetary, scheduling, and safety goals. Employees in this role coordinate and manage construction work performed by contractors and/or vendors at the project site. Employees in this role manage the engineering, procurement and construction oversight-activities necessary to develop, license/permit, erect, start-up, and commence commercial operations.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Works collaboratively with resources in various disciplines to determine project priorities and work plans
• Meets corporate objectives with limited project management, scheduling and estimating resources
• Manages department resources to provide effective early-stage project development support
• Ensures projects are efficiently, effectively and safely implemented in accordance with department procedures and policies
• Manages walk down of planned work, validates acceptance of completed work to design requirements, approves contractor payment requests
• Verifies constructability, ensures proper resource allocations, assesses field status and resolves issues as needed
• Leads project meetings and reviews budget, risk tracker, and contingency allocations
• Interfaces with project's designated management committees, or acts as Executive Director of project activities
• Supervises activities and/or coordinates activities or groups, such as safety programs, engineering, construction, budget, and analysis and contract administration
• Oversees commissioning activities to meet corporate objectives, with limited project management, scheduling and estimating resources
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Equivalent Experience
• Experience: 6+ 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: Maintenance/Construction
Organization: NextEra Energy Resources, LLC
Relocation Provided: Yes, if applicable

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