Sr Project Finance Attorney

NextEra Energy, Inc.; Florida; On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, a leading renewable energy company, is seeking an experienced attorney to join its finance legal team to support complex project and corporate financings, including tax equity and syndicated facilities across renewable portfolios. The role offers multiple U.S.

location options and a path to lead transactional support for internal clients. The position requires seasoned counsel with strong drafting and negotiation skills, deep commercial awareness, and the ability

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in project and corporate finance, including secured and unsecured syndicated facilities and tax equity transactions.
• Strong drafting, negotiating and transactional counseling abilities.
• Commercial awareness and ability to advise senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Provides written and oral legal advice to clients.
• Anticipates and guards against legal risks involving the organization.
• Works to ensure budget compliance and avoids the need for outside counsel.
• Ensures disclosure of potentially material legal issues to senior leadership.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Job description

Sr Project Finance Attorney

Date: Oct 30, 2026

Location(s): Juno Beach, FL, US, 33408 San Francisco, CA, US, 94108 Houston, TX, US, 77002 Austin, TX, US, 78701 Naperville, IL, US, 60563 Southborough, MA, US, 01772 Washington, DC, US, 20004 Warren, NJ, US, 07059

Company: NextEra Energy

Requisition ID: 94429

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

NextEra Energy is seeking an experienced legal practitioner to join its finance legal team with experience in project and corporate finance, including secured and unsecured syndicated credit facilities, non-recourse portfolio financings, tax equity transactions, mezzanine financings, restructurings, and capital markets transactions, and a proven record of commercial awareness. This position will provide legal support primarily related to complex renewables portfolio financings, including project financings, joint venture transactions, and tax equity transactions, and potentially corporate financings, and play a lead role in drafting, negotiating, and providing transactional assistance to internal clients.

Position could be located in the following locations: Juno Beach, FL, Washington, DC, Houston, TX, Austin, TX, San Francisco, CA, Chicago, IL, Boston, MA or New York, NY

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Provides written and oral legal advice to clients
• Anticipates and guards against legal risks involving the organization
• Works to ensure budget compliance and avoids the need for outside counsel
• Ensures disclosure of potentially material legal issues to senior leadership
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Preferred Qualifications

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

Employee Group: Exempt
Employee Type: Full Time
Job Category: Legal/Regulatory/External Affairs
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.

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Nearest Secondary Market: Miami