Sr PGD Project Engineer Position Available In Palm Beach, Florida

Sr PGD Project Engineer

Date:

Apr 18, 2025
Location(s): Palm Beach Gardens, FL, US, 33410

Company:

NextEra Energy

Requisition ID:

87086
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Position Specific Description
NextEra Energy Power Generation Division (PGD) is seeking an experienced individual for a Project Manager/Engineer position (Reliability and Predictive Analytics focused) in our PGD Wind Engineering and Operating Support Services (EOSS) Team. Employees in this job will plan, monitor, and manage large-scale internal projects from initiation through completion. This role provides direction on projects to the department or project team members.
PGD Wind Engineering is accountable for providing the engineering and technical support for the wind turbine assets for the company’s competitive generation subsidiary, NextEra Energy Resources, and NextEra Energy Partners. This includes managing upgrades and capital projects. The selected candidate will be a pivotal part of the team that is responsible for the project management of top existing and new reliability-related projects and upgrades, working directly with subject matter experts (SMEs), Wind Operations, Business Services, Business Management, and OEM suppliers. The individual will need to utilize project management and commercial tools to drive accountability, enforce and improve process management, and replicate engineering countermeasures to a growing fleet. Candidate will utilize a variety of formats of data inputs, select the proper variables to drive and analyze results, and interpret the output to make sound business decisions.

Responsibilities:

Oversees a variety of large-scale projects of high complexity that span multiple stakeholder groups
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 project changes
Conducts project meetings and is responsible for project tracking and analysis
Identifies issues and challenges, measures and validates results, and implements solutions
Provides expert information to internal and external clients on 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
Demonstrate a high degree of creativity, foresight, and mature judgment in planning, organizing, and guiding extensive engineering programs and activities of outstanding novelty and/or importance
Responsible for one or more programs of such diversity and scope to be of critical importance to overall company objectives
Supports the team to develop, analyze, and implement predictive maintenance models
Conduct root cause analyses of equipment failures, develop and implement corrective actions, validate improvement results, and drive replication opportunities (Continuous Improvement)
Develop and implement predictive maintenance programs based on available operational data
Analyze equipment data and develop statistical models to predict equipment failure and improve maintenance strategies

Desired Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, or similar STEM field
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Six Sigma Certified (Yellow Belt, Green Belt, or Black Belt) Job Overview
Employees in this role have responsibility for interpreting, organizing, executing, and coordinating assignments. This involves exploration of subject area, definition of scope, selection of areas for investigation, and development of novel concepts.
Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Plans and develops engineering projects concerned with unique or controversial complexities which have important impact on major company programs
• Acts as technical liaison to individuals within and outside the organization with responsibility to act independently regarding technical matters pertaining to individual’s field
• Completes assignments given in broad terms concerning general objectives and limitations
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned
  Required Qualifications
• Bachelor’s – Engineering

Experience:

5+ years
Preferred Qualifications

Supervisor/Management Experience:

0+ years
NextEra Energy offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees and their eligible family members. Clickto learn more.

Employee Group:

Exempt

Employee Type:

Full Time

Job Category:

Engineering

Organization:

NextEra Energy Resources, LLC

Relocation Provided:

Yes, if applicable
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