Sr Technical Specialist - New York

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Date: Jul 6, 2026

Location(s): Clifton Park, NY, US, 12065

Company: NextEra Energy

Requisition ID: 96003 

 

NextEra Energy Transmission, LLC (NEET) is the leading competitive transmission company in North America. We develop, finance, construct, operate and maintain transmission assets across the continent. We operate through our regional subsidiaries to integrate generation resources and enhance grid reliability. Do you want to be part of a team that is revolutionizing the transmission industry? Join our world-class team today.

 

Position Specific Description

This position provides operational IT support for NextEra Energy Transmission, serving as the primary IT liaison for the Northeast Region. The role supports critical technology services in a 24/7 operational environment, including network infrastructure, endpoint devices, collaboration tools, voice and data systems, audiovisual technology, and enterprise applications.
The position serves as a key technical resource for business operations, vendors, and external stakeholders, delivering hands-on support, troubleshooting complex technical issues, and ensuring reliable technology services. Responsibilities also include project coordination, vendor management, regulatory and cybersecurity compliance, process improvement, and support during storm and emergency response events.


Essential Duties
•    Support and maintain network, endpoint, voice/data, collaboration, audiovisual, and enterprise technology services.
•    Provide advanced technical support for Microsoft Windows, Active Directory, macOS, iOS, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Teams, Webex, and AV systems.
•    Troubleshoot and resolve issues involving TCP/IP, LAN, WAN, Wi-Fi, and enterprise networking environments.
•    Support technology requirements associated with NYISO, IESO, PJM, and ISO-NE operations.
•    Coordinate with business partners, vendors, and IT teams to deliver technology solutions and resolve operational issues.
•    Support incident management, service restoration, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives.
•    Assist with project planning, cost and schedule tracking, risk management, and resource coordination.
•    Maintain IT assets, technical documentation, standards, and technology lifecycle activities.
•    Ensure compliance with NERC, cybersecurity, regulatory, and internal control requirements.
•    Participate in storm duty, emergency response, and extended-hours support as required.

 

Preferred Qualifications/Experiences
•    Experience supporting enterprise IT environments, critical infrastructure, utilities, energy, or transmission operations
•    Experience with Microsoft 365, Active Directory, Windows, macOS, iOS, Webex, Teams, networking, and AV technologies
•    Knowledge of NERC, regulatory compliance, cybersecurity controls, or operational technology environments
•    Experience working with vendors, business stakeholders, and cross-functional technical teams

Job Overview

Employees in this role make recommendations having considerable impact on engineering, design, environmental, and field operations. This position acts as a technical liaison and provides training for engineering and operational personnel within their areas of expertise. Employees in this job are responsible for one or more programs of such diversity and scope to be of importance to overall company objectives and reliability of the system. This position has full responsibility for interpreting, organizing, engineering, budgeting, specifying, executing and coordinating projects. This position plans and often times executes these projects.

Job Duties & Responsibilities


•   Provides engineering, design, and environmental support
•   Prepares reliability plans, event responses, and asset management
•   Leads projects, procedures, and process development
•   Performs estimating and budgeting analysis
•   Provides operational support of all NextEra Energy Inc. affiliates
•   Analyzes project costs and schedules
•   Ensures NERC and regulatory compliance
•   Ensures Sarbanes-Oxley compliance
•   Provides coaching and mentoring to employees
•   Reviews equipment, materials specification development, and revisions
•   Ability to meet attendance and storm duty requirements
•   Ability to work extended hours
•   Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Required Qualifications


•  High School Grad / GED
•  Associate's or Equivalent Experience
•  Experience:5+ years

Preferred Qualifications


•  Six Sigma Black Belt Certified
•  Six Sigma Green Belt Certified
•  Six Sigma Master Black Belt

 

The estimated base pay for this position is $92,000.00 to $138,000.00 per year. Starting pay will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, experience, qualifications, job-related and industry knowledge and skills and education/training.

 

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:  Technical Specialist
Organization:  NextEra Energy Transmission, LLC 
Relocation Provided:  Yes, if applicable

 

NextEra Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, age, national origin, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetics, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law. 

 

NextEra Energy provides reasonable accommodation in its application and selection process for qualified individuals, including accommodations related to compliance with conditional job offer requirements, consistent with federal, state, and local laws. Supporting medical or religious documentation will be required where applicable and permitted by applicable law. To request a reasonable accommodation, please send an e-mail to recruiting-coordinator.sharedmailbox@nexteraenergy.com, providing your name, telephone number and the best time for us to reach you. 

 

NextEra Energy will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

 

NextEra Energy does not accept any unsolicited resumes or referrals from any third-party recruiting firms or agencies. Please see our policy for more information.


Nearest Major Market: Albany
Job Segment: Power Systems, Energy

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