NextEra Energy

PGD Technical Services Manager

NextEra Energy • $110K — $130K *
Energy & Utilities
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering required
  • 7+ years technical experience in power generation, asset reliability, or data analytics
  • 3+ years of leadership or people management experience
  • Strong analytical skills with ability to translate data into insights
  • Excellent communication skills, including executive-level presentations
  • Direct experience in the wind industry with knowledge of wind blade design
  • Certification in Lean/Six Sigma (Green Belt or higher)

Responsibilities

  • Lead root cause analyses with OEMs and independently for fleet issues
  • Drive strategy and execution for predictive modeling and performance optimization of blade health
  • Develop blade repair techniques using technical knowledge of wind blade materials
  • Create a quality culture leading design assessments for new blades and repairs
  • Innovate data science applications to enhance blade repair predictions
  • Advance foundation inspection and repair guidelines to minimize reactive work
  • Provide monthly performance reports and assessments to executive leadership

Benefits

  • Wide range of employee benefits supporting personal and family needs
  • Relocation assistance if applicable
Full Job Description
Requisition ID: 97173

Position Specific Description

The PGD Technical Services Manager for Wind Blades and Structures provides strategic leadership and technical oversight for the Power Generation Division's engineering support for wind turbine blades, towers, and foundations within the EOSS organization. This role drives operational excellence, working closely with operations, central maintenance, supply chain, wind turbine OEMs, and others. The overall team leverages predictive analytics, data-driven insights, and AI-enabled tools to maximize fleet performance, reduce downtime, and to support long-term asset health. The manager champions innovation, team development, and cross-functional collaboration to advance the reliability strategy across NextEra's wind portfolio.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead root cause analyses, both with OEMs and independently, to create risk mitigation strategies and long-term solutions for issues that arise in the fleet.
  • Drive strategy and execution for blade health, including predictive modeling, failure analysis, and performance optimization.
  • Lead the team to leverage technical knowledge of wind blade materials and construction to lead the development of blade repair techniques and procedures.
  • Create a culture of quality, leading blade design assessment and criteria to evaluate new blade designs, repairs, and design changes.
  • Drive innovation in the use of data science and AI to improve blade repair and replacement predictions to decrease availability lost revenue and to provide planning and execution time for central maintenance.
  • Develop and advance foundation inspection and repair guidelines to minimize reactive work.
  • Lead wind performance assessment vs. contractual obligations.
  • Communicate complex technical findings clearly to executive leadership and key stakeholders
  • Lead continuous improvement efforts including QI stories, Six Sigma Projects, and other quality audits and initiatives.
  • Support statistical failure count predictions for blades and structures and own the technical project strategy to support budget development
  • Present monthly reports to executive leadership on fleet performance, team initiatives, and special topics


The Ideal Candidate Would Have the Following:

  • Bachelor's of Science degree in engineering
  • 7+ years of relevant technical experience in power generation, asset reliability, or data analytics
  • 3+ years of leadership or people management experience
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with demonstrated ability to translate data into actionable insights
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including executive-level presentation experience
  • Direct experience in the wind industry, with a depth of knowledge on wind blade design and/or manufacturing
  • Experience with predictive analytics platforms, drone assessment, job plan development, and project management
  • Lean/Six Sigma certification (Green Belt or higher)


Leadership Competencies

  • Strategic thinking and long-range planning
  • Team development and performance coaching
  • Cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder influence
  • Change management and adaptability
  • Innovation mindset with practical execution focus


Job Overview

Employees in this role oversee a team of technical specialists. Individuals provide managerial and technical support to a services organization that is effective in supporting the plant/site organization.

Job Duties & Responsibilities
• Interacts with different levels both within the business unit and the company as well as other companies to determine feasibility, cost effectiveness, reliability and quality of products and services
• Builds a high performance organization that delivers total operational excellence
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned

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

Preferred Qualifications
• Bachelor's - Engineering

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: Technical Specialist
Organization: NextEra Energy Project Management, LLC
Relocation Provided: Yes, if applicable

About NextEra Energy

A growth-oriented limited partnership formed by NextEra Energy, Inc., NextEra Energy Partners, LP (NYSE: NEP) acquires, manages, and owns contracted clean energy projects with stable, long-term cash flows. They own interests in wind and solar projects in North America, as well as natural gas infrastructure assets in Texas. Renewable energy projects are fully contracted, use technology, and are located in regions that are favorable for generating energy from the wind and sun. The seven natural gas pipelines in the portfolio are all strategically located, serving power producers and municipalities in South Texas, processing plants and producers in the Eagle Ford Shale, and commercial and industrial customers in the Houston area. The NET Mexico Pipeline, the largest pipeline in the portfolio, provides a critical source of natural gas transportation for low-cost, U.S.-sourced shale gas to Mexico.

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Size
15,000 employees
Market Cap
$6.1 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$51 million
Founded
2014
5 Year Trend
+4.9%
Revenue
$917 million
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