Sr Operations Engineer - Renewable
Apply now »Date: Nov 17, 2025
Location(s): Juno Beach, FL, US, 33408
Company: NextEra Energy
NextEra Analytics offers energy consulting services using industry-leading scientific analysis for planning, siting, forecasting and optimizing all forms of energy projects. Our optimization and analytics platforms integrate open-source technologies to leverage massive, diverse sets of utility operating data. This enables rapid development of operational solutions. Applying expertise in advanced mathematics, data and physical sciences, we solve some of the hardest problems facing the energy industry.
Position Specific Description
- Proficiency with data analysis and scripting (e.g., R, Python); strong statistics and time-series fundamentals
- Experience with production data sources and systems (e.g., SCADA) and performance diagnostics
- Working knowledge of generation/economic entitlement concepts, curtailment, availability/energy capture metrics, and budget/forecast translation
- Demonstrated ability to independently lead complex analyses, drive cross-functional alignment, and communicate clearly to executive audiences
- Applied AI/ML for operational analytics on production data, including problem framing, feature design, model validation, and communicating limitations; experience with common approaches such as forecasting, anomaly detection, and classification/regression
- Ability to operationalize analytics (models, rules, heuristics) into reliable workflows with versioning, automated testing, scheduling, monitoring, and performance/drift tracking across cloud or on‑prem environments
- Responsible AI practices: awareness of model risk and bias, appropriate explainability for non-technical stakeholders, reproducibility, and sound documentation
- Effective use of AI assistants to accelerate analytics, documentation, and reporting within data governance and security guardrails
Job Overview
Employees in this role oversee the analysis and reporting of wind, solar and storage operations. Individuals provide operational assessments for the entire fleet including applying advanced scientific methodologies to production data. This position applies analytical solutions and effectively articulates results to other business units and to executive management through risk vetting and operational committees.
Job Duties & Responsibilities
- Provides assessments of operating wind, solar and storage facilities
- Creates production profiles used for financial analysis and budget setting
- Performs asset performance diagnostic reviews and collaborates on root cause analysis
- Oversees and develops techniques or processes to mitigate production variances or predictions
- Performs month-end performance reporting and collection of input data from other business units
- Oversees all aspects of wind, solar and storage operations deliverables and processes including operational assessments, budget support, generation/economic entitlement, and other reporting
- Performs other job-related duties as assigned
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Experience: 4+ years
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's Degree
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: Science, Research, and Technology
Organization: NextEra Analytics, Inc
Relocation Provided: Yes, if applicable
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