Sr Resource Modeling Analyst WL

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Date: Sep 2, 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

The Portfolio Design Optimization team is currently seeking an Analyst to contribute to the design and development of new energy centers. In this role, your primary responsibilities will be to work among multi-disciplinary project teams to evaluate novel project designs, collect and integrate customer feedback into project proposals, and identify strategic opportunities to maximize project value and outcomes while communicating these results and recommendations to upper management in support of investment decisions. This position offers high-visibility opportunities through cross-collaboration with internal stakeholders on both short- and long-term process improvements and new product development. The ideal candidate will have excellent analytical problem-solving skills, strong commercial acumen, demonstrated strategic decision-making skills and the drive to grow professionally.

Job Overview

This job is responsible for running complex AI-driven statistical, wind flow, solar irradiance, and GIS models to produce long-term wind and/or solar energy production estimates. Employees in this position apply expert knowledge to advance core methods, AI-based models and optimizations and processes and serve as a mentor to the lower level analysts. Individuals in this role are responsible for data collection and filtering, long-term wind energy production estimates, power curve testing, investment approval processing, site suitability testing, financing support, and special projects. Employees in this role also support Senior Quant Analysts with prototype coding, code/application testing, process/application documentation and maintain direct accountability for quality assurance in all efforts.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

  • Reviews on-site meteorological data from various sensing devices
  • Sets up, monitors and analyzes numerical weather models (both meso- and micro-scale) to accurately understand the long-term energy resource across a given area
  • Sets up and executes in-house software and prediction tools to translate the long-term resource into energy production optimizations for a wide variety of equipment configurations
  • Performs geospatial analysis using ArcGIS software and other industry-standard tools to identify locations with maximum energy output and minimal impact to local land use
  • Collects and filters operational data
  • Reviews electrical and structural drawings of commercial and/or utility scale wind and/or solar farms
  • Analyzes system energy loss due to wiring, transformers, soiling, snow etc.
  • Diagnoses operating assets for plant optimization
  • Provides investment due diligence and financing support
  • Designs AI-driven models for energy modeling
  • Incorporates AI tools for improved operational and design risk analysis
  • Applies technical knowledge in support of new AI-based product development and problem solving
  • Provides site intelligence and field services, including construction screening, on-site instrumentation audits and shading analyses
  • Provides meteorological instrumentation and siting recommendations
  • Prepares written reports and presentations for both internal and external customers
  • Travels to project sites to collect data, assists in permitting and community outreach, and participates in industry conferences; travel expectancy is between 5% and 25% of time
  • Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree
  • Experience: 5+ years

Preferred Qualifications

  • Master's Degree
  • Significant experience with AI modeling techniques

 

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

 

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. Alternatively, you may call 1-844-694-4748. Please do not use this line to inquire about your application status.

 

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: Palm Beach
Nearest Secondary Market: Miami
Job Segment: Wind Energy, Energy

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