Sr Manager, Development

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Position Specific Description

Lead strategic initiatives focused on policy advocacy, issue resolution, and project excellence to ensure flawless execution across NextEra Energy's interconnection and transmission portfolio. Drive innovative value creation while maintaining comprehensive situational awareness and seamless integration with Infrastructure Development teams. Interconnection Services and Interconnection Strategy teams work in partnership to achieve these goals, focusing on process and strategic initiatives specific to interconnection and transmission efforts.

Key Responsibilities:

- Lead comprehensive issue tracking and resolution processes to ensure zero project escapes and alignment with management approvals

- Drive strategic project leadership for high-priority interconnection initiatives, ensuring flawless execution and innovative value creation

- Maintain comprehensive situational awareness of market conditions, regulatory changes, and grid developments to inform strategic decision-making

- Lead cross-functional collaboration between Interconnection Services, Interconnection Strategy, and Infrastructure Development teams to optimize process improvements and project outcomes

- Provide policy awareness and strategic action guidance to support other business units and cross-functional teams

- Lead development of comprehensive interconnection strategies that support NextEra's growing renewable energy portfolio

Job Overview

Employees in this role are responsible for leading and coordinating key functions of a project such as financial feasibility analysis, engineering/design, project legal review and financial negotiations. The position plays a key role in building strategic relationships and executing major contracts necessary to support the Company’s generating business growth initiatives. This role reviews and oversees the development of key project agreements. This role is responsible for all aspects of the business deal and will be involved in the closure of multiple projects.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

- Translates company financial, commercial, risk management, technical and operating goals into effective contracting strategies and objectives

- Develops and maintains effective relationships with internal stakeholders and external strategic partners

- Assembles and leads internal cross functional, multi-disciplined teams through the solicitation and negotiation processes

- Provides overall leadership and drive key decisions during negotiations

- Delivers on contracting objectives and proforma requirements

- Delivers contracts that position the internal project execution team for maximum success

- Manages the contracting budget and schedule for assigned projects

- Provides periodic updates to and interact with senior management

- Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

- High School Grad/GED

- Bachelor's or Equivalent Experience

- Experience: 10+ years

Preferred Qualifications

- Bachelor's - Business Administration

- Master's - Business Administration

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Employee Group: Exempt

Employee Type: Full Time Job Category: Business Development Organization: NextEra Energy Project Management, LLC Relocation Provided: No

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