Environmental Services Project Manager - Remote in Houston, TX at honor foundations

Date Posted: 8/28/2024

Job Snapshot

Job Description

Requisition ID:  82392 

NextEra Energy Resources is the world's largest generator of renewable energy from the wind and sun, and a world leader in battery storage. We provide energy-related products and services that grow our economy, protect the environment, support our communities and help customers meet their energy needs. We are leading the decarbonization of the U.S. economy with our goal to reach Real Zero carbon emissions from our operations by 2045 while improving customer affordability and reliability. Are you interested in creating a cleaner environment for future generations? Join our world-class, innovative team today.

Position Specific Description

Applications to this job posting will be accepted through 11/4/2024.

A Project Manager provides expert environmental support including due diligence, permitting, regulatory interpretation and compliance, and interface with federal, state, and regional agencies. This position is in the Environmental Licensing and Permitting Section of the Corporate Environmental Services Department. Remote, regionally appropriate locations may be considered. Specifically, this position will

  • Manage new and existing corporate development opportunities for NextEra Energy Resources and other NextEra Energy affiliates in the Central Region with potential focus in CO or TX/OK, inclusive of multiple, multifaceted environmental issues, licensing and permitting processes, legislative development, and related activities
  • Demonstrate strong experience in project management with ability to lead projects and consultants with limited direction
  • Lead up to two environmental professionals
  • Support environmental due diligence, siting, and acquiring federal, state, regional, and local environmental approvals/permits for energy development, mergers and acquisitions, financings, and divestitures of assets, including but not limited to, wind, solar, battery storage, gas, hydrogen, data centers, and transmission
  • Serve as the subject matter expert resolving complex environmental matters and providing specialized expertise and technical support to ensure compliance with environmental laws, regulations, and permit conditions
  • Demonstrate strong experience in permitting (e.g., NEPA, utility siting, endangered species, waters of the U.S.), risk diligence and mitigation, project management with ability to lead projects and consultants with limited direction, leadership, and communication
  • Maintain current knowledge of pertinent national, state, local, and company level environmental policies and regulations
  • Effectively interface with internal and external customers, subject matter experts, and other stakeholders
  • Travel as required to support corporate development, and regional and departmental functions

Essential Job Functions

  • Project management: planning, budget, and schedule
  • Environmental due diligence, siting, and permitting
  • Staff management and leadership
  • Strategic management, oversight, and knowledge of aquatic, biological, and cultural resource consultants, studies, and technical reports
  • Provide guidance on alternatives to minimize environmental impacts
  • Provide specialized expertise to ensure cost effective environmental solutions that maximize operational flexibility, maximize environmental benefits for costs incurred, and contribute to improved system reliability and customer satisfaction
  • Assess and communicate environmental risk
  • Translate regulatory authorities into actionable tasks
  • Negotiate with federal, state, and local regulatory agencies
  • Develop and manage vendor contracts / purchase orders / invoices
  • Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders
  • Assist with development of strategy and communicate environmental requirements to management
  • Review, monitor, and comment on emerging environmental legislation and regulations
  • Travel and work extended hour, when applicable
  • Other job-related duties as assigned



Job Overview

Employees in this job provide specialized environmental expertise and environmental technical support to ensure compliance with environmental laws, regulations and permits.



Job Duties & Responsibilities

  • Leads environmental programs that provide specialized expertise to ensure cost effective environmental solutions
  • Maximizes operational flexibility and environmental benefits for costs incurred
  • Contributes to improved system reliability and customer satisfaction
  • Translates regulations and permits into actionable tasks
  • Provides guidance on alternatives to minimize environmental impacts
  • Identifies, tracks, and analyzes environmental performance metrics
  • Reviews, monitors, and comments on emerging environmental legislation and regulations
  • Assists with development of strategy and communicate environmental requirements to management
  • Performs other job-related duties as assigned



Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Experience: 6+ 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:  Environmental/Chemistry/Rad Protection

Organization:  NextEra Energy Project Management, LLC 

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.

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.

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.

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