Sr PGD Maintenance Specialist

Requisition ID:  83280 

Florida Power & Light Company is America’s largest electric company, providing clean, affordable, and reliable electricity to more than 12 million people in Florida. We operate one of the cleanest power generation fleets in the U.S. and our reliability is among the best in the nation. Our goal is to achieve Real Zero carbon emissions from our operations by 2045 by expanding our solar capacity, increasing battery storage and bringing new renewable energy opportunities to Florida, while improving customer affordability and reliability. Are you interested in becoming a game-changer in the energy industry?  Join our world-class team today! 

 

Position Specific Description

We are seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented maintenance specialist to join our team. This position will focus on understanding and implementing corrective actions and improvement projects for solar plants. Key responsibilities include coordinating activities to ensure work continuity, efficient scheduling, and effective interface with various fleet organizations on engineering and technical issues.

 

Primary Responsibilities:

• Customer Interaction: Engage with site engineers and regional managers to gather project specifications for scope definition for corrective and improvements actions.
• Project Coordination: Organize, plan, schedule, and manage major maintenance projects on solar plants. This includes defining work scope, collaborating with engineering for design and technical requirements, managing bids, issuing purchase orders, and procuring materials.
• Vegetation Management Coordination | Liaison: Serve as the primary coordinator for all vegetation management logistics. Act as the subject matter expert and liaison with ISC and ROI to ensure vegetation management contracts are current and effective.
• Special Projects Execution - Serve as a liaison, planner, and facilitator for fleet-wide large-scale projects, including: Major panel replacements, String/cable replacements, CBX replacements, and Inverter replacements (for off-warranty sites)
• Maintenance Specialist Support:
  • Ensure compliance with safety and regulatory requirements.
  • Interface with procurement teams for timely delivery of necessary materials and contracts.
  • Oversee contractors and subcontractors to ensure adherence to project specifications and timelines.
  • Regular report on project progress, challenges, and solutions to stakeholders

 

Preferred candidates will have experience planning and execution, familiar with Maximo or other asset management programs, and will have solar execution/construction experience.

 

Travel Requirements: Travel between sites for planning and contractor coordination, approximately 20-30% of the time.  This position will report to the regional manager 1, based out of North Region Solar (Green Cove Springs, FL).

Job Overview

Employees in this senior-level role direct a team of production and maintenance technicians and contractors in plant maintenance activities. Individuals in this position lead internal and external resources to Deliver Certainty, executing plant maintenance to achieve short and long term site goals and objectives in safety, environmental, compliance, reliability, availability and cost management.  

Job Duties & Responsibilities

•   Focuses on optimizing site maintenance
•   Develops technicians’ skills and knowledge
•   Standardizes processes, procedures, and techniques to ensure repeatability
•   Applies advanced leadership skills for internal employee development and performance management
•   Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

•  Process Management Concepts
•  Quality Tools and Techniques
•  Effective Written Communications
•  Effective Verbal Communications
•  High School Grad / GED
•  Safety Policy and Practice
•  Technical / functional knowledge/Learning
•  Bachelor's or Equivalent Experience
•  Experience: 4+ years
•  Supervisor/Management Experience:0+ years

Preferred Qualifications

•  None

 

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:  Maintenance/Constructio