Senior Project Manager, Interconnections

Next Era 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!

Position Specific Description

The Senior Project Manager, Interconnections will have the primary responsibility of overseeing and driving progress through the full life cycle of development and construction of interconnection projects requested on Next Era Energy Transmission assets within Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) and/or California Independent System Operator (CAISO) and/or Southwest Power Pool (SPP).

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead negotiation and execution of complex interconnection-related agreements with customer (Interconnecting Entity) and/or RTO/ISOs
• Serve as primary point of contact with RTO/ISOs, and customers throughout project development, construction, and energization phases
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including engineering, procurement, construction, legal, and permitting to advance projects from development through successful commissioning
• Actively manage and communicate statuses for all assigned active interconnection projects and related deadlines, including study milestones, study costs, interconnection cost estimates to prevent slippages in queue timelines as well as construction schedules, budgets, and contractor performance to ensure on-time, on-budget project delivery
• Monitor potential or pending RTO/ISO tariff changes and actively follow various RTO/ISOs stakeholder meetings and industry advocacy groups

Key Skills

• Strong project management skills, with an emphasis on managing multiple projects within a portfolio and managing priorities with regular adjustments to new information across multiple concurrent projects
• In-depth expertise of ISO/RTO tariffs, business practices, protocols, procedures, and guides
• Experience coordinating engineering design, procurement, permitting, and construction activities
• Ability to comprehend, analyze, and synthesize complex transmission and interconnection materials into actionable guidance
• Open to continually evaluate business needs and practices as the industry rapidly evolves, while successfully facilitating improvements and problem-solving
• Exceptional organization, attention to detail, professional communication, and presentation skills

Location: Juno Beach, FL Headquarters.
Remote candidates will be considered for highly qualified candidates

Employees in this role develop and execute plans for new and enhanced generation projects. This job is responsible for resource allocation, schedules, cost and technical adequacy, ensuring the project or transaction is completed in the most cost-effective and competitive manner. This position manages all aspects of the business deal and ensures the project is completed on time and within budgetary constraints.

• Manages all aspects of the day-to-day transaction process to ensure timely completion as well as a cost-effective and competitive result
• Leads and coordinates key functions such as financial feasibility analyses, engineering/design, project legal review, permitting activities and financial negotiations
• Responsible for managing multiple and complex projects
• Coordinates due diligence activities with other internal groups to ensure proper analysis and structuring of assigned projects
• Acts as liaison between internal and external specialists regarding procurement, contracting, permitting and interconnection
• Constructs contractual arrangements for project development
• Negotiates agreements with consultants and subcontractors
• Ensures compliance with applicable technical and regulatory requirements
• Fosters external relationships with customers, third parties and members of the community
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned

• High School Grad/GED
• Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Experience
• Experience:
  
  5+ years

• None

Next Era Energy offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees and their eligible family members.  to learn more.

• Employee Group: Exempt
• Employee Type: Full Time
• Job Category: Business Development
• Organization: Next Era Energy Project Management, LLC
• Relocation Provided: Yes, if applicable

Next Era 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.

Next Era 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…