Senior Project Manager
Apply now »Date: Sep 22, 2025
Location(s): Palm Beach Gardens, FL, US, 33410
Company: NextEra Energy
Requisition ID: 90930
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Position Specific Description
This position will report to the Central Maintenance Project Team Manager and will be located in Palm Beach Gardens (James Robo Office), FL.
Job Overview
The Central Maintenance Senior Project Manager is responsible and accountable for providing safe, reliable, and cost-effective implementation of approved capital projects. Projects may include restoration of a catastrophic failure wind turbine and/or implementing countermeasure solutions for improvements within the NextEra Energy Resources wind fleet.
In this role, you will be responsible for all aspects of restoring wind turbines from the ground up following a catastrophic failure or wind turbine upgrades (i.e., purchasing, transportation, restoration construction, managing field supervision/oversight, execution, and commissioning). The candidate must have a working knowledge of the associated civil, mechanical, and electrical/control disciplines, as restorations can include foundation restoration, collection systems, tower sections, blades, major components, cabling, controls, and more.
In addition, the position is responsible for driving decisions and developing approaches with internal and external stakeholders. Individuals in this role devise standardized project management processes and controls for reporting and contracting practices to ensure compliance with corporate guidelines, terms and conditions that provide a reasonable rate of return, address governmental compliance, identify risks with mitigation and/or contingency plans, and ensure budget and schedule adherence.
Job Overview
Employees in this job plan, monitor and manage internal projects from initiation through completion. This role provides direction on projects to the department or project team members.
Job Duties & Responsibilities
- Plans, coordinates and completes large-scale or several medium or small, complex or long term project(s) within budgetary and scheduling guidelines
- Develops detailed work plans, schedules, project estimates, resource plans, and status reports
- Secures required resources and uses formal processes and tools to manage resources, budgets, risks and changes
- Conducts project meetings and is responsible for project tracking and analysis
- Identifies issues and challenges, measures and validates results, and implements solutions
- Provides information to internal and external clients on moderate to complex issues
- Creates and communicates presentation materials for report out and updates with various levels of internal and external stakeholders
- Conducts external research and stays abreast of new developments or innovative advancements pertaining to the project
- Provides coaching, leadership and direction to project team
- Performs other job-related duties as assigned
Required Qualifications
- High School Grad / GED
- Bachelor's or Equivalent Experience
- Experience: 4+ years
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's Degree
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
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Employee Group: Exempt
Employee Type: Full Time
Job Category: Project Management
Organization: NextEra Energy Resources, LLC
Relocation Provided: Yes, if applicable
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Nearest Secondary Market: Miami
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