Senior Manager of Projects - E&C Gas Generation

About the position

NextEra Energy Resources is one of America’s largest wholesale electricity generators, harnessing diverse energy sources to power progress. We deliver tailored energy solutions that fuel economic growth, strengthen communities, and help customers achieve their energy goals. Ready to make a lasting impact? Take the next step in your career with us! NextEra Energy is advancing a significant gas generation development portfolio, and Engineering & Construction is at the center of that work. We are seeking a Director to lead E&C's engagement across all gas project development activities — from technology due diligence and FEED studies to construction readiness within NextEra's federal hub portfolio. This is a high-visibility, cross-functional leadership role operating at the intersection of Generation Development, Integrated Supply Chain (ISC), and E&C. The ideal candidate is comfortable leading without full organizational authority, thrives in an origination-driven environment with competing urgencies, and brings a disciplined approach to budget, scope and schedule management, risk identification, and team leadership. This position is responsible for the overall management of assigned organization and projects, to ensure compliance within required budgetary, scheduling, and safety goals. Employees in this role coordinate and manage construction work performed by contractors and/or vendors at the project site or pre-construction efforts at the home office. The successful candidate manages the engineering, procurement and construction oversight-activities necessary to develop, license/permit, erect, start-up, and commence commercial operations.

Responsibilities

  • Lead E&C's participation in gas technology and commercial due diligence, evaluating achievable commercial commitments, constructability, site integration complexity, utility interconnection requirements (electrical, gas, water, etc.), and preliminary cost positioning across competing technologies and configurations (combined cycle, simple cycle, peaking)
  • Identify and document E&C-specific technology and commercial risks, including balance-of-plant configuration alternatives, supply chain maturity and availability for major equipment and contractors, and site-specific civil and interconnection constraints
  • Develop and maintain E&C due diligence frameworks and evaluation criteria to support technology and configuration down-select decisions in coordination with Generation Development leadership
  • Provide E&C technical and commercial input into OEM and contractor meetings, site visits, and technology assessments, ensuring construction and engineering perspectives are represented early in the selection process
  • Coordinate with E&C SMEs to evaluate technology-specific balance-of-plant and electrical interconnection requirements, including switchyard and transmission infrastructure, gas and water supply requirements, and waste water and air emissions compliance requirements
  • Lead E&C participation in Technology Review, capital estimate and project schedule development, and Preliminary Engineering phases across active gas development projects
  • Own the development and continuous improvement of E&C gas project estimating and scheduling tools, ensuring cost and schedule benchmarks reflect current scope and project execution assumptions, equipment pricing, and risk contingencies
  • Maintain a living E&C Risk Register, tracking scope, schedule, cost, and constructability risks across all active gas project work streams
  • Proactively identify when Development-driven scope changes introduce E&C cost or schedule risk
  • Establish clear accountability at the E&C scope boundary, distinguishing risks originating within E&C from those introduced by Generation Development or Integrated Supply Chain decisions
  • Coordinate E&C SME resources in support of gas project site configuration reviews and risk assessments
  • Lead E&C's participation in commercial offtake agreement negotiation, site permitting, and interconnection processes, ensuring construction-phase dependencies are identified and tracked against development and regulatory milestones
  • Partner with Integrated Supply Chain on procurement support activities — including RFQ input, commercial and technical scope review, and bid evaluation for major gas project equipment and EPC/EPCM scopes
  • Lead bid evaluation activities, including cost comparison analysis between E&C estimates and contractor proposals, flagging material variances as risk indicators requiring scope alignment review
  • Identify and escalate scope discrepancies between E&C estimating inputs and contractor bids before award decisions
  • Flag procurement risks associated with long-lead equipment (combustion turbines, steam turbines, HRSGs, transformers, switchgear) and supply chain constraints in a capacity-constrained OEM market
  • Lead bid recommendation and contract negotiation activities to execute the highest value contracts supporting project goals with acceptable levels of risk, while managing portfolio-level relationships.
  • Drive schedule development, cost benchmarking, cashflow modeling, and risk-adjusted cost positioning in support of project sanction decisions
  • Maintain and report on the E&C gas project risk register, ensuring leadership has timely visibility into emerging risks, mitigation actions, and residual exposure
  • Champion process improvement within E&C project development workflows, including integration of project data and risk tracking into project management platforms
  • Build and lead a high-performing gas project development team within E&C, supporting a single federal hub Program Director and their engineering and construction leads
  • Provide strategic clarity on sequencing, resourcing, and risk tolerance in an origination-driven environment with competing priorities
  • Foster a proactive risk culture — ensuring risks are surfaced early rather than discovered at sanction or construction
  • Works collaboratively with resources in various disciplines to determine project priorities and work plans
  • Meets corporate objectives with limited project management, scheduling and estimating resource
  • Manages department resources to provide effective early-stage project development support
  • Ensures projects are efficiently, effectively and safely implemented in accordance with department procedures and policies
  • Verifies constructability, ensures proper resource allocations, assesses field status and resolves issues as needed
  • Leads project meetings and reviews budget, risk tracker, and contingency allocations
  • Interfaces with project's designated management committees, or acts as Executive Director of project activities
  • Supervises activities and/or coordinates activities or groups, such as safety programs, engineering, construction, budget, and analysis and contract administration
  • Oversees commissioning activities to meet corporate objectives, with limited project management, scheduling and estimating resources
  • Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related field
  • 12+ years of experience in energy project development or large capital construction, with demonstrated leadership in complex, multi-stakeholder environments
  • Deep expertise in EPC/EPCM project delivery, cost estimating, schedule development, and project risk management for gas generation projects
  • Deep expertise in major equipment and EPC/EPCM contract procurement including bid preparation, evaluation, negotiation and award
  • Proven ability to lead through ambiguity in early-stage, origination-led development programs
  • Proven ability to effectively communicate with internal and external stakeholders including executive management and public officials
  • Experience with balance-of-plant scopes including electrical interconnection, switchyard, and transmission infrastructure, natural gas supply, water supply and waste water disposal
  • Demonstrated experience conducting commercial and technical due diligence and risk assessments on gas generation technologies
  • High School Grad / GED
  • Bachelor's or Equivalent Experience
  • Experience: 8+ years
  • Supervisory/Management experience: 4+ years

Nice-to-haves

  • Experience with combined cycle or simple cycle gas development across multiple geographies and regulatory environments
  • Familiarity with MISO, PJM, or ERCOT interconnection processes and associated E&C scope implications
  • Experience managing long-lead equipment procurement in constrained OEM markets (GE Vernova, Siemens, Mitsubishi)
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