Senior Environmental Specialist
Apply now »Date: Sep 17, 2024
Location(s): Pensacola, FL, US, 32520
Company: NextEra Energy
Requisition ID: 81746
Florida Power & Light Company is America’s largest electric company, providing clean, affordable, and reliable electricity to more than 12 million people in Florida. We operate one of the cleanest power generation fleets in the U.S. and our reliability is among the best in the nation. Our goal is to achieve Real Zero carbon emissions from our operations by 2045 by expanding our solar capacity, increasing battery storage and bringing new renewable energy opportunities to Florida, while improving customer affordability and reliability. Are you interested in becoming a game-changer in the energy industry? Join our world-class team today!
Position Specific Description
Florida Power & Light Company seeks a talented environmental professional that is motivated, self-directed and results-driven to join the Corporate Environmental Services department. The applicant must have relevant experience to provide subject matter and technical expertise and/or oversight of assigned tasks. This includes having sufficient relevant experience and knowledge of Florida clean-up regulations, including contaminated site clean-up criteria, and/or petroleum clean-up programs so that applicant can develop site rehabilitation strategies and recommendations, provide guidance, and oversee site characterization and remediation projects. The applicant must maintain current knowledge of pertinent federal, state, regional, and local environmental policies and regulations, have the ability to effectively interface with internal and external customers, contractors/consultants, subject matter experts, and other stakeholders, and be able to assist in resolving complex environmental matters. The applicant must help ensure compliance with all applicable environmental regulations, as well as company policies and environmental management systems. The selected candidate will possess excellent leadership, interpersonal, organizational, problem solving, technical, analytical, and communication skills. The job location will be in Pensacola, Florida. Limited travel to support projects may be required. This position is responsible for managing soil and groundwater remediation projects in accordance with applicable Florida Department of Environmental (FDEP) requirements. The position will be responsible for all aspects of assigned remediation project coordination including site assessment, groundwater monitoring, risk evaluations, remedial action plan development, compliance reporting and interface with State and Local agencies. The position will provide support for groundwater remediation systems operation and maintenance and compliance sampling as needed. Other responsibilities may include: The ideal candidate will have:
Job Overview
Employees in this job are responsible for providing expert environmental support for new and existing facilities including due diligence, permitting, regulatory compliance, regulatory interpretation and development, and interface with Federal, State, and Regional agencies.
Job Duties & Responsibilities
• Supports the company's compliance with environmental requirements
• Performs comprehensive environmental due diligence reviews
• Assists with facility compliance audits
• Conducts environmental licensing and permitting activities
• Supports environmental aspects of company operations, such as, compliance, reporting, monitoring, remediation, and environmental permitting functions
• Monitors and analyzes environmental policies and regulations that affect the company and its customers
• Provides the necessary support to staff to resolve environmental matters
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned
Required Qualifications
• Bachelor's Degree
• Experience: 4+ years
Preferred Qualifications
• None
Employee Group: Exempt
Employee Type: Full Time
Job Category: Environmental/Chemistry/Rad Protection
Organization: Florida Power & Light Company
Relocation Provided: No
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. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace.
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.
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