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NextEra Energy Resources · 11 hours ago

Project Director Development

NextEra Energy Resources is one of America’s largest wholesale electricity generators, harnessing diverse energy sources to power progress. The Senior Manager Development - Strategy will lead internal strategy projects and strategy development for NextEra Energy’s Development organization, focusing on creating and developing the annual corporate strategy presentations and supporting key strategic initiatives.

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Responsibilities

Supporting the setting of the agenda for annual infrastructure development strategy session
Working closely with the senior leadership team in Infrastructure Development to develop the business strategy and assist in crafting the narrative on the future direction
Conducting detailed market assessment to understand expected future demand and market drivers by region, technology and customer type
Identifying the strategic opportunities that will drive growth, generate the highest value, and create future competitive advantage for NextEra Energy Resources
Understanding current value/ profit pools, and how are they likely to evolve in the future to outline where to play – by regions and customers – to maximize value creation and define market share targets
Evaluating and identifying strategic customers to target based on return potential, size of the opportunity and ability to win
Assessing current development pipeline and matching it against targets to understand gaps and develop our greenfield and M&A strategy to address the gaps
Collaborating with the regional development leaders to identify business issues critical to their strategic and operational success
Partnering cross-functionally with other business units to drive analysis on cross-functional topics and understand implications of their strategy on the Infrastructure Development organization
Developing tactical execution next steps, resourcing requirements and operational enablers needed to address critical issues and execute on the outlined strategy
Presenting progress on solutions to leadership, including relevant analysis, findings, and recommendations
Collaborating with Development and Origination leaders to identify critical issues, trade-offs and process checks needed to steer and position projects proactively to maximize value creation
Providing thought leadership and execution support to craft strategies and initiatives to improve and maximize value for renewable energy projects across the development portfolio (wind, solar, and battery)
Constructing the analytical framework and work steps for identified issues, and leading the problem-solving process associated
Developing relationships with business leaders and operators and engaging in continuous dialogue to gather feedback, improve processes, and influence outcomes
Possessing enough quantitative experience to effectively evaluate strategic initiatives, including project valuation, cost-benefit analysis, scenario analysis, NPV (Net Present Value), and IRR (Internal Rate of Return)
Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Qualification

Financial acumenAnalytical skillsStakeholder managementMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft ExcelIntellectual curiosityProblem-solvingCommunication skillsLeadershipOrganizational skillsAdaptability

Required

Bachelor's Degree required; Master's Degree preferred
Experience: 8+ years
Demonstrated ability to solve complex problems with deeply thought-out solutions
Excellent analytical and decision making skills
Strong financial acumen
Effective communication, presentation, and stakeholder management abilities
Proven leader that builds trust and takes responsibilities for project outcomes
High level of comfort with fast-paced and constantly evolving environments
Intellectually curious individual who can learn new topics fast
Highly organized and deadline driven individual
Expertise in Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel
High School Grad /GED
Bachelor's or Equivalent Experience
Experience: 7+ years

Benefits

NextEra Energy offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees and their eligible family members.

Company

NextEra Energy Resources

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H1B Sponsorship

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Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
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2025-10-02Acquired

Leadership Team

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Jim Shandalov
National Vice President, Power Origination
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Steve Birndorf
Director, Renewable Energy Consulting
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