Environmental Project Manager (NV and SW)

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Position Specific Description

This position is in the Environmental Permitting Section of the Corporate Environmental Services Department supporting new development opportunities for NextEra Energy Resources and other NextEra Energy affiliates. This position is based from either a home office located in Nevada, New Mexico, or Arizona, or at the main NextEra Juno Beach, Florida Office with travel up to 25% of the time, as needed. Applicants working from a remote setting are required to have an established, appropriate daily workspace with adequate privacy, internet connectivity, and are expected to be present, available, and fully functional via approved corporate devices (computer and phone) during work hours.

Primary responsibilities include collaborating with an interdisciplinary team to obtain all required federal, state, and local environmental licenses, permits, and approvals for development projects, managing and mitigating environmental risks, and being a primary contributor to short-term and long-term development strategies. The primary focus will be on licensing and permitting a broad range of energy projects including wind, solar, energy storage, and other associated projects including transmission lines. Applicant will work closely with developers, engineers, and subject matter experts to develop and execute permit acquisition strategies, perform comprehensive environmental due diligence, manage detailed schedules, collect and maintain pertinent resource data, collaborate with agency representatives and other stakeholders, and execute core project management processes. Applicant must have the ability to support multiple projects with multifaceted environmental and regulatory issues, be able to distill key information from consultant-prepared reports and studies quickly and accurately, work as part of a collaborative team, and bring a positive attitude. This position will report to the Pacific West Manager but may support other regions as needed.

The successful candidate must maintain current knowledge of pertinent national and state-level environmental policies and regulations, can effectively interface with internal stakeholders and external regulators, subject matter experts, and be able to assist in resolving complex environmental matters. They will help identify compliance with federal, state, and local environmental regulations, as well as company policies. Experience with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) permitting, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and Endangered Species Act, is required. Experience with the Clean Water Act, National Historic Preservation Act, and Nevada-specific permitting including the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (PUCN) Utility Environmental Protection Act (UEPA) is preferred.

Job Overview

Employees in this job provide specialized environmental expertise and environmental technical support to ensure compliance with environmental laws, regulations and permits.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

- Leads environmental programs that provide specialized expertise to ensure cost effective environmental solutions

- Maximizes operational flexibility and environmental benefits for costs incurred

- Contributes to improved system reliability and customer satisfaction

- Translates regulations and permits into actionable tasks

- Provides guidance on alternatives to minimize environmental impacts

- Identifies, tracks, and analyzes environmental performance metrics

- Reviews, monitors, and comments on emerging environmental legislation and regulations

- Assists with development of strategy and communicate environmental requirements to management

- Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

- Bachelor’s Degree

- Experience: 6+ years

Preferred Qualifications

- None

The estimated base pay for this position is $108,000.00 to $162,000.00 per year. Starting pay will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, experience, qualifications, job-related and industry knowledge and skills and education/training.

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Employee Group: Exempt Employee Type: Full Time Job Category: Environmental/Chemistry/Rad Protection Organization: NextEra Energy Project Management, LLC Relocation Provided: Yes, if applicable

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