• Principal Engineer - Transmission Line Design

    NextEra Energy (Juno Beach, FL)


    Principal Engineer - Transmission Line Design

    **Date:** May 18, 2025

    **Location(s):** Juno Beach, FL, US, 33408

    **Company:** NextEra Energy

    **Requisition ID:** 84168

     

    NextEra Energy Resources is one of America’s largest wholesale generators of electricity, leveraging all forms of energy across renewables, storage and nuclear. We offer customized energy solutions that drive economic growth, protect the environment, support communities, and help customers meet their energy needs. Ready to make a lasting impact? Join our innovative, world-class team today!

     

    Position Specific Description

     

    This position works with the Early Stage Project Manager to define and influence the project requirements and scope with the NextEra Energy Transmission Development Group. Projects can begin as FERC 1000 competitive transmission project proposals, or as greenfield projects for NEET affiliates (Lone Star, GridLiance, NEETNY, etc.). The candidate will manage EOR’s, support narrative and commercial strategy with Early Stage PM’s, NEET Development, and other stakeholders. The candidate will need to have an understanding of ISO requirements, emerging issues (such is wildfire mitigation strategies) and upcoming competitive windows. The candidate would ideally have competitive RFP experience in the transmission space and have worked on HV or EHV transmission line design and construction. Having commercial and contract negotiation experience is also a plus.

    Ideal Qualifications:

    + FERC Order 1000 / Competitive RFP experience

    + HVDC transmission line design experience

    + 500-765kV transmission line design experience

    + Commercial / Contract negotiation

    + Understanding ISO requirements

    + Excellent written and verbal communication skills

     

    Job Overview

     

    This job is responsible for applying diversified knowledge of engineering principles and practices to a broad variety of assignments and related fields. Employees in this role evaluate, select, and apply standard techniques, procedures, and criteria to perform a task or sequence of tasks for conventional projects. This position conducts analysis on system performance and reliability strategy and provides recommendations.

    Job Duties & Responsibilities

    • Provides engineering, design and environmental support

    • Tracks and reports on project negotiations and performance

    • Delivers company standards, policies, training, and support of organization

    • Prepares communications, presentations and provides support at meetings

    • Formulates researches, and develops improvement measures

    • Works with other departments within the organization to establish customer requirements and project costs

    • Ability to meet attendance and storm duty requirements

    • Ability to work extended hours

    • Performs other job-related duties as assigned

    Required Qualifications

    • Valid Driver's License (NON CDL)

    • Bachelor's - Engineering

    • Experience:7+ years

    Preferred Qualifications

    • Certified Professional Engineer (PE)

    • Six Sigma Black Belt Certified

    • Six Sigma Green Belt Certified

    • Master's Degree

    • Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certified

    • Six Sigma Master Black Belt

     

    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 Project Management, LLC

    **Relocation Provided:** Yes, if applicable

     

    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, 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.

     

    NextEra Energy will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

     

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