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Senior PGD Tech Services Project Mgr

Palm Beach Gardens, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 20 Mar 2024

About the role

Requisition ID: 78716

NextEra Energy Resources is the world's largest generator of renewable energy from the wind and sun, and a world leader in battery storage. We provide energy-related products and services that grow our economy, protect the environment, support our communities and help customers meet their energy needs. We are leading the decarbonization of the U.S. economy with our goal to reach Real Zero carbon emissions from our operations by 2045 while improving customer affordability and reliability. Are you interested in creating a cleaner environment for future generations? Join our world-class, innovative team today.

Position Specific Description

This position will report to the Central Maintenance Project Team Manager and will be located in Palm Beach Gardens, FL.

The Central Maintenance Senior Project Manager is responsible and accountable for providing safe, reliable, and cost-effective implementation of approved capital projects. The project may include restoration of a catastrophic failure wind turbine and/or implementing countermeasure solutions for improvements within the NextEra Energy Resources wind fleet.

In this role, you will be responsible for all aspects of restoring wind turbines from the ground up following a catastrophic failure or wind turbine upgrades (i.e., engineering, purchasing, transportation, restoration construction, managing field supervision/oversight, execution, and commissioning). As such, the candidate must have a working knowledge of the associated civil, mechanical, and electrical/control disciplines (i.e., restorations can include foundations restoration, collection systems, tower sections, blades, major components, cabling, controls, etc.).

In addition, the position is responsible for driving decisions and developing approaches with internal and external stakeholders. Individuals in this role devise standardized PM processes and controls for reporting and contracting practices throughout that ensure compliance with corporate guidelines, terms and conditions that provide a reasonable rate of return, address governmental compliance, identify risk with mitigation and/or contingency plans, and budget and schedule adherence.

Additional Job Duties & Responsibilities

Develop scope of work requirements for respective Wind Turbine construction and technical/engineering projects
Create, monitor, and control project schedules in Smartsheet
Engage with outside vendors to determine material availability, execution schedule, and other items
Meet with internal stakeholders regularly for on-going project status updates
Prepare and host pre-bid/pre-construction meetings
Monitor and control executed projects to meet budget and scope of work requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor’s – Engineering or relevant field/construction experience
Master’s Degree
Project Management Professional (PMP) Certified
Proficient in PM Scheduling software (i.e., Microsoft Project, Smartsheet)
Basic understanding of crane operations
Ability to lift 35 lbs.
Ability to become NextEra climb-certified and climb a Wind Turbine for engineering inspections and quality of work assurance.
Travel (10%)

Job Overview

Employees in this job are accountable for providing safe, reliable, and cost-effective implementation of assigned and approved capital projects. The position is responsible for establishing a single point of ownership and accountability for non-major maintenance capital projects within FPL or NextEra. Individuals in this role devise standardized PM processes and controls for reporting and contracting practices throughout that ensure compliance with corporate guidelines and terms and conditions that provide a reasonable rate of return, address governmental compliance, cure personnel and property risk issues, and impart high quality and schedule adherence.