Project Director - Large Load Program
NextEra Energy Resources, North Palm Beach, FL, United States
Project Director - Large Load Program
Date:
Mar 5, 2026
Company:
NextEra Energy
Requisition ID:
93606
Florida Power & Light Company is the largest electric utility in the U.S., providing reliable energy to nearly 12 million Floridians. With one of the nation’s most fuel-efficient, cost-effective power generation fleets and industry-leading reliability, we’re redefining what’s possible in energy. Want to be part of something powerful? Join our outstanding team and help shape the future of energy.
Position Specific Description
The Project Director leads the cross‑functional effort to enable system growth, coordinating generation expansion, transmission expansion, pipeline capacity, and supporting development activities across the enterprise. The role ensures FPL has the cross‑functional alignment required to meet load‑growth objectives. While execution ownership resides with functional groups, this role provides critical program leadership to ensure a unified delivery plan and the enterprise remains on track.
Key Responsibilities
Direct enterprise‑level coordination across Power Delivery, EMT, Development, Regulatory, and Origination functions.
Oversee planning and readiness activities tied to long‑lead materials, gas transport decisions, and multi‑year transmission projects.
Ensure cross‑functional teams meet enterprise decision windows associated with gas transport, turbine commitments, and transmission initiation.
Provide executive reporting on large load enablement progress, risk, critical decision windows and mitigation paths.
Track execution against key decision points and long‑lead‑time activities such as turbine procurement, pipeline capacity expansion, interconnection milestones, and long‑duration transmission builds.
Qualifications
10+ years of experience in utility planning, grid development, major project integration, or equivalent.
Demonstrated success coordinating multi‑disciplinary teams.
Ability to coordinate across technical and non‑technical teams.
Job Duties & Responsibilities
Manages all aspects of the day to day transaction process to ensure timely completion as well as a cost effective and competitive results
Leads and coordinates key functions such as financial feasibility analyses, engineering/design, project legal review, permitting activities and financial negotiations
Coordinates due diligence activities with other internal groups to ensure proper analysis and structuring of assigned projects
Acts as liaison between internal and external specialists regarding procurement, contracting, permitting and interconnection
Constructs contractual arrangements for project development
Negotiates agreements with consultants and subcontractors
Ensures compliance with applicable technical and regulatory requirements
Fosters external relationships with customers, thirdparties and members of the community
Identifies opportunities and negotiates power sales contracts
Performs other job-related duties as assigned
Required Qualifications
High School Grad /GED
Bachelor's or Equivalent Experience
Experience: 7+ years
Preferred Qualifications
None
NextEra Energy offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees and their eligible family members. Click
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to learn more.
Employee Group:
Exempt Employee Type:
Full Time Job Category:
Business Development 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.
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
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:
Pipeline, Power Systems, Energy
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Mar 5, 2026
Company:
NextEra Energy
Requisition ID:
93606
Florida Power & Light Company is the largest electric utility in the U.S., providing reliable energy to nearly 12 million Floridians. With one of the nation’s most fuel-efficient, cost-effective power generation fleets and industry-leading reliability, we’re redefining what’s possible in energy. Want to be part of something powerful? Join our outstanding team and help shape the future of energy.
Position Specific Description
The Project Director leads the cross‑functional effort to enable system growth, coordinating generation expansion, transmission expansion, pipeline capacity, and supporting development activities across the enterprise. The role ensures FPL has the cross‑functional alignment required to meet load‑growth objectives. While execution ownership resides with functional groups, this role provides critical program leadership to ensure a unified delivery plan and the enterprise remains on track.
Key Responsibilities
Direct enterprise‑level coordination across Power Delivery, EMT, Development, Regulatory, and Origination functions.
Oversee planning and readiness activities tied to long‑lead materials, gas transport decisions, and multi‑year transmission projects.
Ensure cross‑functional teams meet enterprise decision windows associated with gas transport, turbine commitments, and transmission initiation.
Provide executive reporting on large load enablement progress, risk, critical decision windows and mitigation paths.
Track execution against key decision points and long‑lead‑time activities such as turbine procurement, pipeline capacity expansion, interconnection milestones, and long‑duration transmission builds.
Qualifications
10+ years of experience in utility planning, grid development, major project integration, or equivalent.
Demonstrated success coordinating multi‑disciplinary teams.
Ability to coordinate across technical and non‑technical teams.
Job Duties & Responsibilities
Manages all aspects of the day to day transaction process to ensure timely completion as well as a cost effective and competitive results
Leads and coordinates key functions such as financial feasibility analyses, engineering/design, project legal review, permitting activities and financial negotiations
Coordinates due diligence activities with other internal groups to ensure proper analysis and structuring of assigned projects
Acts as liaison between internal and external specialists regarding procurement, contracting, permitting and interconnection
Constructs contractual arrangements for project development
Negotiates agreements with consultants and subcontractors
Ensures compliance with applicable technical and regulatory requirements
Fosters external relationships with customers, thirdparties and members of the community
Identifies opportunities and negotiates power sales contracts
Performs other job-related duties as assigned
Required Qualifications
High School Grad /GED
Bachelor's or Equivalent Experience
Experience: 7+ years
Preferred Qualifications
None
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:
Business Development 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.
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
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:
Pipeline, Power Systems, Energy
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