Fire Safety Engineering Manager

Requisition ID:  85557 

 

NextEra Energy Resources is one of America’s largest wholesale generators of electricity, leveraging all forms of energy across renewables, storage and nuclear. We offer customized energy solutions that drive economic growth, protect the environment, support communities, and help customers meet their energy needs. Ready to make a lasting impact? Join our innovative, world-class team today!
 

Position Specific Description

This position is essential for ensuring the fire safety compliance and effectiveness of utility-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS). As the Fire Safety subject matter expert (SME), you will play a critical role in reviewing safety reports, approving fire safety designs, and guiding adherence to relevant codes and standards. This includes engagement with national and local fire institutions and first responders, educating various stakeholders on BESS fire safety, and ensuring standardized safety measures across all company projects. You will also participate in industry committees, fostering the advancement of fire safety standards for battery energy storage systems. This is considered a critical support role to the Energy Storage Engineering team.

 

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Act as a Fire Safety subject matter expert (SME) for utility-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS).
• Review all UL 9540a reports from cell-, module-, and up through unit/installation-level, and provide direction.
• Analyze, approve, and offer guidance toward the fire safety system designs of BESS manufacturers and projects.
• Review, provide feedback, and offer guidance for all project- and product-level designs regarding BESS safety and code compliance, ensuring adherence to all applicable codes and standards, including UL, NFPA, and IFC.
• Oversee all safety analyses for project-level reports, including hazard mitigation analysis (HMA), failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA), heat flux analysis, and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations ensuring that all fire safety requirements are met or exceeded.
• Initiate and foster relationships with national, state, and local fire institutions and first responders, including Fire Marshalls, Fire Departments, and educational institutions.
• Travel to local jurisdictions to present BESS and fire safety to first responders, authorities having jurisdiction (AHJs), public utility commissions (PUCs), and community meetings, addressing and educating about the concerns of each stakeholder.
• Work closely with local firefighters and first responders to educate them about the potential BESS hazards, hazard mitigation, fire safety system designs, sequences of operation, and emergency response/operation plans (ERP/EOPs).
• Standardize information around BESS fire safety systems throughout the organization, ensuring consistent messaging in every region in which our projects are deployed.
• Participate in task groups and technical committees for collaboration and direction of the advancement of industry codes and standards pertaining to the safety of battery energy storage systems.
• Templatize and create standard outlines for third party analysis and reporting to allow for consistency across the board with various suppliers and improve the effectiveness and efficiency of onboarding a new supplier.
   

Job Overview

This position plans, develops, coordinates, and directs engineering projects or activities. Employees have full responsibility for interpreting, organizing, executing, and coordinating assignments. 

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Performs tasks that require original concepts and a high level of experience and expertise
• Provides expertise and leadership for the completion of assigned projects
• Leads teams or other small groups with special expertise in a particular field or discipline
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s - Engineering
• Experience: 7+ years
• Supervisor/Management Experience: 3+ 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:  Engineering
Organization:  NextEra Energy Project Management, LLC 
Relocation Provided:  Yes, if applicable

 

NextEra Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered