Senior Project Manager Development

Date: May 1, 2026

Location(s): Juno Beach, FL, US, 33408

Company: NextEra Energy

Requisition ID: 94957

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

In this role, you would directly impact our goal of aggressively growing renewable asset production. In this position, you will lead development projects from beginning to end, overseeing cross-functional teams across the NextEra Energy Resources organization. You will be working with leadership within Development to drive origination and business development efforts that will directly impact NextEra Energy’s bottom line. This role will focus on developing renewable projects located in the West Region, with specific emphasis on opportunities in Arizona.

Beyond the requirements below, you will also be responsible for presenting your projects and updates to Development leadership and providing your input and expertise daily to subject matter experts as a collaborative and dynamic team project leader. You will travel across our sites to gain expertise in the regional energy market, the project, and the local community. You will be able to dive into the process and progression of new and existing projects. We have the best team in the business and are looking for hardworking, detail-oriented, and intelligent leaders to join our team. This role will be based in Juno Beach, FL and will require the ability to travel ~30%.

Preferred Experience:

- Experience leading utility‑scale solar and/or battery energy storage (BESS) projects through multiple stages of development.

- Prior experience permitting projects in Arizona or the Western U.S., including land acquisition, county‑level entitlements, zoning, environmental studies, interconnection evaluations, and community engagement.

- Experience with project valuation, commercial agreements, tax incentives/abatements, and application of corporate finance principles to development decisions.

- Proven ability to lead cross‑functional teams, driving alignment across engineering, permitting, legal, finance, and external consultants.

- Experience implementing project management principles, tools, and process improvements to efficiently advance projects and manage risk.

- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook

- Openness to and comfort with leveraging AI‑enabled tools and data analytics to improve productivity, decision‑making, communication, and project execution.

- Candidates with prior energy experience, an MBA, or other relevant graduate degrees are highly preferred.

- Experience at a leading renewable energy developer, utility, infrastructure platform, or energy investment organization is a plus.

Job Overview

Employees in this role develop and execute plans for new and 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 completed on time and 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 result

- Leads and coordinates key functions such as financial feasibility analyses, engineering/design, project legal review, permitting activities and financial negotiations

- Responsible for managing multiple and complex projects

- 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, third parties and members of the community

- Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

- High School Grad/GED

- Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Experience

- Experience: 5+ 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 Project Management, 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 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 recruiting-coordinator.sharedmailbox@nexteraenergy.com, 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.

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