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Director Development

NextEra Energy Resources is one of America's largest wholesale generators of electricity, leveraging all forms of energy across renewables, storage and nuclear. We offer customized energy solutions that drive economic growth, protect the environment, support communities, and help customers meet their energy needs. Ready to make a lasting impact? Join our innovative, world-class team today!

The Director, Development is a strategic leadership position requiring extensive experience in large-scale transmission permitting. This role entails overseeing a portfolio of projects within the PJM jurisdiction, with a primary emphasis on transmission routing, siting, and licensing. The ideal candidate will possess commercial acumen and a proven track record managing infrastructure projects. The successful candidate must have experience with financial due diligence, scheduling, budgeting, and successfully managing large transmission or other linear projects to completion. This role will be responsible for overseeing and driving progress on new electric transmission projects within the PJM region, leading projects through planning, routing and siting, permitting, and major project approvals. This position will also be responsible for leading and managing resource allocation, schedules, and technical accuracy, ensuring the project is completed in the most cost-effective, efficient, and competitive manner within the budget and schedule. As Director, the successful candidate will lead the team managing awarded projects within PJM guiding all aspects of the project life cycle, including early issue identification and resolution, financial feasibility and progress analysis, internal and external reporting, and close coordination with engineering / design, legal, marketing / communications, project controls, and other critical components of project development.

Other responsibilities will include :

• Serving as a key party during mid-stage project development with Counties, State and Local Agencies, Local Stakeholder Groups, and internal subject matter experts.
• Providing reports on project progress, risk mitigation efforts, and compliance with corporate metrics through monthly metric meetings and regularly as needed.
• Providing expert testimony during regulatory proceedings, where required.

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This role will entail approximately 30-50% travel