NextEra Energy

Sr PGD Renewable Environmental Specialist

NextEra Energy • $85K — $100K *
Arcadia, FL 34266In-Person
Energy & Utilities
5 - 7 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science or related field
  • 5+ years of experience in environmental compliance
  • Knowledge of state and federal environmental regulations
  • Familiarity with local flora, fauna, and habitats
  • Strong communication and leadership skills
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite

Responsibilities

  • Optimize site environmental maintenance and performance.
  • Submit timely inspection and maintenance reports as per permits.
  • Oversee compliance with SPCC and FRP requirements.
  • Develop relationships with environmental agencies.
  • Standardize site processes for efficiency.
  • Conduct Pre-COD site walkdowns for compliance verification.
  • Manage and resolve operational environmental issues before turnover.

Benefits

  • Wide range of benefits for employees and eligible family members
  • Relocation assistance provided if applicable
  • Full-time employment with an exempt status
  • Support for ongoing employee development and training programs
Full Job Description
Requisition ID: 96019

The role involves ensuring the implementation and management of the PGD Environmental Management System, overseeing site water, wastewater, wildlife, and vegetation in accordance with environmental permits. This position is responsible for managing all regional aspects of environmental compliance, while supporting the execution of site processes and procedures to achieve safety, environmental, compliance, reliability, availability, and cost management goals for the west FL region for solar & BESS. Travel and overnight stays are required.

Key Responsibilities:

Environmental Maintenance & Performance Optimization
  • Optimize site environmental maintenance and performance.
  • Conduct and submit required inspection and maintenance activities on time per site environmental permits.
  • Prepare and submit environmental reporting to local, state, and federal agencies promptly.

Compliance Management:
  • Oversee adherence to site SPCC (Spill Prevention Control & Countermeasure) and FRP (Facility Response Plan) requirements.
  • Develop and maintain relationships with local, state, and federal agencies.
  • Apply process and project management skills to deliver results effectively.
  • Address site environmental deficiencies proactively.

Process Standardization & Leadership:
  • Standardize processes, procedures, and techniques for repeatability.
  • Demonstrate leadership for internal employee development and performance management.

Transition from Construction to Operations:
  • Conduct Pre-COD Site Walkdowns to document ongoing civil issues and ensure compliance.
  • Identify and resolve operational environmental issues before COD and ensure completion of lingering items before turnover.
  • Collect site information and initiate permitting for all office buildings or operational structures.
  • Review and ensure compliance with site-specific county, state, and federal permits.
  • Coordinate contractors and set up contracts for ongoing compliance-related maintenance and monitoring.
  • Create procedures for any site-specific compliance requirements.
  • Ensure proper close-out and sign-off on all construction-related permits, supporting final agency walkdowns and transitioning active permits to the operations phase.
  • Train new and existing operations crew on compliance requirements.

Operational Support:
  • Oversee and support the Regional Environmental Program.
  • Continuously verify that Wind Environmental Management System (EMS) processes and procedures are executed in the field
  • Manage Compliance Management tracker tasks and deadlines.
  • Prepare for and support internal and external environmental audits.
  • Serve as the local point of contact for agency inquiries and site visits.
  • Provide field support and management of environmental events.
  • Proactively identify and resolve site-specific compliance issues.
  • Perform internal and external reporting on environmental events.
  • Support root cause analysis for environmental events.
  • Maintain site compliance with permit conditions and agency requirements.
  • Ensure sites perform routine inspections and maintenance events ahead of due dates.
  • Manage contractor oversight and environmental compliance programs, including stormwater management, conservation lands maintenance, vegetation management, wildlife trapping response, oil spill prevention, and response.
  • Conduct regional annual staff environmental awareness and compliance training.
  • Handle civil/stormwater/wildlife management and contractor coordination, hazardous material management, tracking, and disposal.
  • Track water use permitting, reporting, and well management.
  • Manage environmental record retention and document management.

Desired Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science or a related field.
  • Knowledge of state and federal environmental regulations.
  • Familiarity with local flora, fauna, and habitats.
  • Strong oral and written communication skills.
  • Proficiency in analysis, problem-solving, compliance, leadership, and process/project management.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.


Job Overview

Employees in this role are responsible for assuring the execution of the PGD Environmental Management System and ensuring regional environmental compliance in accordance with federal, state and county permits. Employees in this role have responsibility for interpreting, organizing, executing, and coordinating assignments. This involves exploration of subject area, definition of scope, selection of areas for investigation, and developmentof novel concepts.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

  • Compliance Assurance - Continuous verification Solar and Storage Environmental Management System (EMS) processes and procedures are executed in the field
  • Environmental agency interface - Local point of contact for agency inquiries and site visits
  • Environmental Event Response - Field support and management of environmental issues, proactively identify and resolve site specific compliance issues to prevent or minimize environmental impacts during events
  • Quarterly site-specific operational environmental compliance assessments and inspections ahead of EMS due date
  • Environmental Compliance Program - Maintain site compliance with permit conditions and agency requirements
  • Environmental contractor management and oversight for Stormwater management system maintenance, conservation lands vegetation management, wildlife trapping, oil spill response
  • Perform regional staff environmental awareness and compliance training
  • Transition to Operations support: Incorporate new site into Solar and Storage Environmental Management System (EMS)
  • Identify and resolve operations related environmental issues prior to COD
  • Environmental record retention / management
  • Performs other job-related duties as assigned


Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Equivalent Experience
  • Experience: 5+ 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: Florida Power & Light Company
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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Learn more about NextEra Energy
Size
15,000 employees
Market Cap
$6.1 billion
Industry
Energy & Utilities
Net Income
-$51 million
Founded
2014
5 Year Trend
+4.9%
Revenue
$917 million
NASDAQ
NEE
* Ladders Estimates

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