<p>NextEra 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!</p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size:16.0px;"><strong>Position Specific Description</strong></span></p><p></p><p>This position is in the Environmental Licensing &amp; Permitting Section of the Corporate Environmental Services Department supporting early-stage and late-stage project development for NextEra Energy Resources and other NextEra Energy affiliates. <span>The position requires working from the</span> Juno Beach office and 30% travel is required. </p><p> </p><p>The position provides the opportunity to use your environmental knowledge and skills to help evaluate and acquire permits for renewable energy projects.  You will advise multidisciplinary teams on environmental site constraints and permitting strategies to facilitate development of a broad range of energy projects including wind and solar; energy storage as well as transmission lines.</p><p> </p><p>Primary responsibilities include conducting site visits to verify presence and extents of potential Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS); working closely with late-stage environmental specialists and project managers, site prospecting and development teams to search out and evaluate potential project sites as well as complete early stage federal, state and local environmental licensing and permitting throughout the southeastern United States. </p><p> </p><p>The successful candidate will have focused experience evaluating potential WOTUS including disturbed sites with complex wetlands scenarios such as timbered wetlands and prior converted croplands for renewable projects and reviewing potential Waters of the U.S. technical reports as well as applying for and supporting permits from land use agencies at the county, state, and federal levels.  </p><p> </p><p>A qualified candidate must also demonstrate a solid track record of coordination with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) district offices in the region. A well-rounded understanding of associated environmental regulations such as Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act, and National Historic Preservation Act are important for this role.</p><p> </p><p>The applicant must have relevant energy infrastructure or other land development project experience with the ability to work collaboratively to support multiple projects with multifaceted environmental and regulatory issues. On a regular basis, a successful candidate will be willing to travel to remote sites with required off-road vehicle access and/or hiking to complete site evaluations. Field mapping and GIS skills are necessary to successfully execute this position.</p><p> </p><p>The successful candidate must maintain current knowledge of pertinent national and state level environmental policies and regulations, have the ability to effectively interface with internal and external customers, subject matter experts, and other stakeholders, and be able to assist in resolving complex environmental matters. He or she must help maintain good working relationships with local agency staff as well as Non-Governmental Organizations.</p><p></p><div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent;"><div style="font-size:16.0px;"><h2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px;">Job Overview</h2></div><div><p>Employees in this position provide environmental compliance and permitting technical support for the company.</p></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent;"><div style="font-size:16.0px;"><h2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px;">Job Duties &amp; Responsibilities</h2></div><div><ul><li>Provides environmental permitting and compliance technical support to ensure compliance with all laws and regulations</li><li>Identifies and mitigates environmental risks</li><li>Supports root cause analysis of environmental events</li><li>Coordinates environmental due diligence</li><li>Coordinates oversight of environmental compliance</li><li>Supports environmental permitting</li><li>Provides project management support</li><li>Communicates effectively about environmental permitting and issues</li><li>Provides recommended solutions to environmental challenges to minimize environmental impact</li><li>Develops environmental processes, procedures and environmental awareness training</li><li>Performs other job-related duties as assigned</li></ul></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent;"><div style="font-size:16.0px;"><h2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px;">Required Qualifications</h2></div><div><ul><li>Bachelor's Degree</li><li>Experience: 1+ years</li></ul></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent;"><div style="font-size:16.0px;"><h2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px;">Preferred Qualifications</h2></div><div><ul><li>Master’s Degree</li></ul></div></div></div><p> </p><p>NextEra Energy offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees and their eligible family members. Click <strong><a href="https://www.nexteraenergy.com/careers/life-at-nextera/benefits.html">here</a></strong> to learn more.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Employee Group:</strong>  Exempt<br><strong>Employee Type:</strong>  Full Time<br><strong>Job Category:</strong>  Environmental/Chemistry/Rad Protection<br><strong>Organization:</strong>  NextEra Energy Resources, LLC <br><strong>Relocation Provided:</strong>  Yes, if applicable</p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size:12.0px;"><span style="color:#333333;">NextEra 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. </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:11.0px;text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom:11.0px;text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:12.0px;"><span style="color:#333333;">NextEra Energy and provides reasonable accommodation in its application and selection process for qualified individuals, including accommodations related to compliance with conditional job offer requirements, consistent with federal, state, and local laws. Supporting medical or religious documentation will be required where applicable and permitted by applicable law. To request a reasonable accommodation, please send an e-mail to </span><a style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline;" href="mailto:recruiting-coordinator.sharedmailbox@nexteraenergy.com"><span style="color:#0096db;">recruiting-coordinator.sharedmailbox@nexteraenergy.com</span></a><span style="color:#333333;">, providing your name, telephone number and the best time for us to reach you. Alternatively, you may call 1-844-694-4748. Please do not use this line to inquire about your application status.</span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:11.0px;text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom:11.0px;text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:12.0px;"><span style="color:#333333;">NextEra Energy will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.</span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:11.0px;text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom:11.0px;text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:12.0px;"><span style="color:#333333;">NextEra Energy <strong>does not</strong> accept any unsolicited resumes or referrals from <strong>any third-party recruiting firms or agencies</strong>. Please see our </span><a style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline;" href="https://jobs.nexteraenergy.com/content/Third-Party-Recruiters/?locale=en_US&amp;previewLink=true&amp;referrerSave=false&amp;token=a4un1TiWoTYJimvq3RG1Jw%3D%3D"><span style="color:#0096db;">policy</span></a><span style="color:#333333;"> for more information.</span></span></p><p><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="font-size:4.0px;"> </span></span></p>

<p>NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE) is a leading clean energy company headquartered in Juno Beach, Florida. NextEra Energy owns two electric companies in Florida: Florida Power &amp; Light Company, which serves more than five million customer accounts in Florida and is the largest rate-regulated electric utility in the United States as measured by retail electricity produced and sold; and Gulf Power Company, which serves more than 460,000 customers in eight counties throughout Northwest Florida. NextEra Energy also owns a competitive energy business, NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, which, together with its affiliated entities, is the world&rsquo;s largest generator of renewable energy from the wind and sun and a world leader in battery storage. Through its subsidiaries, NextEra Energy generates clean, emissions-free electricity from eight commercial nuclear power units in Florida, New Hampshire, Iowa and Wisconsin. A Fortune 200 company and included in the S&amp;P 100 index, NextEra Energy has been recognized often by third parties for its efforts in sustainability, corporate responsibility, ethics and compliance, and diversity. NextEra Energy is ranked No. 1 in the electric and gas utilities industry on Fortune&rsquo;s 2019 list of &ldquo;World&rsquo;s Most Admired Companies&rdquo; and ranked among the top 25 on Fortune&rsquo;s 2018 list of companies that &ldquo;Change the World.&rdquo;</p>

Environmental Specialist II

<p>NextEra 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!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><span><strong>Position Specific Description</strong></span></p><p></p><p>This position is in the Environmental Licensing &amp; Permitting Section of the Corporate Environmental Services Department supporting early-stage and late-stage project development for NextEra Energy Resources and other NextEra Energy affiliates. <span>The position requires working from the</span> Juno Beach office and 30% travel is required.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The position provides the opportunity to use your environmental knowledge and skills to help evaluate and acquire permits for renewable energy projects.&nbsp; You will advise multidisciplinary teams on environmental site constraints and permitting strategies to facilitate development of a broad range of energy projects including wind and solar; energy storage as well as transmission lines.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Primary responsibilities include conducting site visits to verify presence and extents of potential Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS); working closely with late-stage environmental specialists and project managers, site prospecting and development teams to search out and evaluate potential project sites as well as complete early stage federal, state and local environmental licensing and permitting throughout the southeastern United States.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The successful candidate will have focused experience evaluating potential WOTUS including disturbed sites with complex wetlands scenarios such as timbered wetlands and prior converted croplands for renewable projects and reviewing potential Waters of the U.S. technical reports as well as applying for and supporting permits from land use agencies at the county, state, and federal levels.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>A qualified candidate must also demonstrate a solid track record of coordination with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) district offices in the region. A well-rounded understanding of associated environmental regulations such as Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act, and National Historic Preservation Act are important for this role.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The applicant must have relevant energy infrastructure or other land development project experience with the ability to work collaboratively to support multiple projects with multifaceted environmental and regulatory issues. On a regular basis, a successful candidate will be willing to travel to remote sites with required off-road vehicle access and/or hiking to complete site evaluations. Field mapping and GIS skills are necessary to successfully execute this position.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The successful candidate must maintain current knowledge of pertinent national and state level environmental policies and regulations, have the ability to effectively interface with internal and external customers, subject matter experts, and other stakeholders, and be able to assist in resolving complex environmental matters. He or she must help maintain good working relationships with local agency staff as well as Non-Governmental Organizations.</p><p></p><div><div><div><h2>Job Overview</h2></div><div><p>Employees in this position provide environmental compliance and permitting technical support for the company.</p></div></div><div><div><h2>Job Duties &amp; Responsibilities</h2></div><div><ul><li>Provides environmental permitting and compliance technical support to ensure compliance with all laws and regulations</li><li>Identifies and mitigates environmental risks</li><li>Supports root cause analysis of environmental events</li><li>Coordinates environmental due diligence</li><li>Coordinates oversight of environmental compliance</li><li>Supports environmental permitting</li><li>Provides project management support</li><li>Communicates effectively about environmental permitting and issues</li><li>Provides recommended solutions to environmental challenges to minimize environmental impact</li><li>Develops environmental processes, procedures and environmental awareness training</li><li>Performs other job-related duties as assigned</li></ul></div></div><div><div><h2>Required Qualifications</h2></div><div><ul><li>Bachelor's Degree</li><li>Experience: 1+ years</li></ul></div></div><div><div><h2>Preferred Qualifications</h2></div><div><ul><li>Master’s Degree</li></ul></div></div></div><p>&nbsp;</p><p>NextEra Energy offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees and their eligible family members. Click <strong><a href="https://www.nexteraenergy.com/careers/life-at-nextera/benefits.html">here</a></strong> to learn more.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Employee Group:</strong> &nbsp;Exempt<br><strong>Employee Type:</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;Full Time<br><strong>Job Category:</strong> &nbsp;Environmental/Chemistry/Rad Protection<br><strong>Organization:</strong> &nbsp;NextEra Energy Resources, LLC&nbsp;<br><strong>Relocation Provided:</strong> &nbsp;Yes, if applicable</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><span><span>NextEra 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.&nbsp;</span></span></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><span><span>NextEra Energy and provides reasonable accommodation in its application and selection process for qualified individuals, including accommodations related to compliance with conditional job offer requirements, consistent with federal, state, and local laws. Supporting medical or religious documentation will be required where applicable and permitted by applicable law. To request a reasonable accommodation, please send an e-mail to </span><a href="mailto:recruiting-coordinator.sharedmailbox@nexteraenergy.com"><span>recruiting-coordinator.sharedmailbox@nexteraenergy.com</span></a><span>, providing your name, telephone number and the best time for us to reach you. Alternatively, you may call 1-844-694-4748. Please do not use this line to inquire about your application status.</span></span></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><span><span>NextEra Energy will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.</span></span></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><span><span>NextEra Energy <strong>does not</strong> accept any unsolicited resumes or referrals from <strong>any third-party recruiting firms or agencies</strong>. Please see our </span><a href="https://jobs.nexteraenergy.com/content/Third-Party-Recruiters/?locale=en_US&amp;previewLink=true&amp;referrerSave=false&amp;token=a4un1TiWoTYJimvq3RG1Jw%3D%3D"><span>policy</span></a><span> for more information.</span></span></p><p><span><span>&nbsp;</span></span></p>

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