Senior ESG Analyst

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

NextEra Energy’s vision is to be the largest, most profitable clean energy provider in the world with the best skills and capabilities across the industry. This vision is informed by our values: we are committed to excellence; we do the right thing and we treat people with respect. 

 

Our vision informs our strategy that includes a focus on the importance of environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues that have been a part of everything we do for more than 25 years. We are passionate about generating clean, renewable energy, while protecting the environment and giving back to the community.

 

NextEra Energy is seeking a Senior ESG Analyst to join the Corporate Secretary team to help address the ever-changing sustainability landscape and best tell our ESG leadership story. This role will serve as NextEra Energy’s lead on Environmental, Social and Governance issues and reporting. In this role you will help stakeholders understand NextEra Energy and NextEra Energy Partners’ performance, goals, risks and energy industry dynamics, and act as the team’s primary contact on ESG-related topics and strategic planning.

 

Primary responsibilities include:

• Supporting strategic planning for the development, execution, and evolution of the company’s sustainability strategy in collaboration with internal stakeholders and in alignment with the company’s overall vision and goals
• Strong working relationship with Marketing & Communications, Environmental Services and Human Resources
• Monitoring trends, benchmarking and addressing company performance in environmental, social and governance reporting and rankings
• Representing the company at sustainability/ESG-related conferences and workgroups, including potential speaking engagements. 
• Create and implement annual ESG reporting and communications plan and support the development of other sustainability communications
• Manage ESG data collection and review process to ensure accuracy and timely collection. Identify and implement opportunities to systemize data collection and reporting processes.
• Lead ESG engagement with top investors in advance of annual shareholder meeting and during offseason outreach efforts
  • Track evolution of key shareholder proposals; Actively engage with top investors to understand views on emerging issues and shape corporate response to this feedback
• Manage peer analysis on corporate reporting
• Lead internal sustainability council
• Monitor, review and propose changes to third party ESG ratings

 

A successful candidate has experience with various sustainability reporting, ratings and related topics, ability to maintain relationships with diverse groups of stakeholders, proficient at interacting with the public at public meetings or during other outreach events and advanced oral and written communication skills, analysis and problem solving.  Additional preferred experience:

• Relevant experience preferably in corporate governance, corporate reporting, corporate sustainability / ESG reporting, and/or investment stewardship
• Experience with corporate sustainability reporting frameworks including SASB, TCFD, CDP, etc.
• Demonstrated knowledge of sustainability issues, disclosure practices, and industry-wide trends
• Expertise in written and oral communications. Strong presentation skills.
• Experience with preparation of executive-ready PowerPoint presentations
• Strong project and time management skills
• Highly detail oriented

Job Overview

Employees in this job are responsible for providing expert environmental support for new and existing facilities including due diligence, permitting, regulatory compliance, regulatory interpretation and development, and interface with Federal, State, and Regional agencies.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

•   Supports the company's compliance with environmental requirements
•   Performs comprehensive environmental due diligence reviews
•   Assists with facility compliance audits
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