Project Lead, Business Systems

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Regular Full-Time Other Jacksonville, FL, US

3 days ago Requisition

About The Energy Authority

The Energy Authority is a public power-owned, nonprofit corporation with offices in Jacksonville, Florida, and Bellevue (Seattle), Washington. TEA provides public power utilities with access to advanced resources and technology systems so they can respond competitively in the changing energy markets. Through partnership with TEA, utilities benefit from an experienced organization that is singularly focused on deriving the maximum value of their assets from the market.

At The Energy Authority (TEA), our business moves fast. We operate at the intersection of energy markets, technology, clients, and innovation—and keeping all of those pieces moving together takes more than project management. It takes someone who can see the big picture, connect the dots, anticipate what’s coming next, and turn complexity into coordinated action.

We’re looking for a Project Lead, Business Systems to serve as a program-level integrator across TEA’s business systems, vendor partnerships, operational initiatives, and market-driven changes. This is a highly collaborative role that sits at the center of Client Services, Operations, IT, vendors, and leadership, helping ensure projects and system changes are aligned, sequenced, communicated, and delivered successfully.

If you’re someone who thrives on bringing order to complexity, enjoys working across teams, and can confidently move a project from “What are we doing?” to “Here’s how we’re getting it done,” this could be the role for you.

Own the Big Picture

Serve as TEA’s program-level connector, maintaining visibility across vendor initiatives, system enhancements, operational changes, and strategic projects.

Coordinate project sequencing, dependencies, cross-team impacts, and release timing to keep TEA’s systems and operations moving cohesively.

Build and maintain project roadmaps and release calendars that align business priorities, vendor capacity, market requirements, and organizational needs.

Bring structure to project intake, scoping, estimation, resource planning, testing readiness, and release governance.

Establish consistent release-readiness practices, including documentation, change control, testing, and acceptance.

Identify operational risks and dependencies early and bring the right people together to address them before they become problems.

Lead Projects from Idea to Execution

Prioritize, coordinate, and deliver cross-functional projects through structured project governance.

Facilitate project meetings, workshops, working sessions, and stakeholder discussions.

Set clear expectations with project teams, vendors, leadership, and business stakeholders.

Coordinate resources and keep teams focused on milestones, deliverables, and outcomes.

Coach and motivate project team members and contractors through influence and collaboration.

Develop leadership updates, dashboards, risk assessments, project communications, and release updates.

Represent projects and releases at portfolio councils and leadership forums.

Evaluate dependencies, coordinate readiness, and support proactive risk management.

Connect TEA with Our Vendors & Energy Markets

Lead structured monthly vendor meetings focused on roadmaps, capacity, priorities, releases, and upcoming needs.

Translate vendor release information into clear, actionable guidance for TEA teams.

Help ensure vendor priorities and capabilities align with TEA’s strategic direction and operational…