NextEra Energy, Inc.

Nuclear Development Director

NextEra Energy, Inc.

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Juno Beach • Florida • United States

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Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Advance new nuclear generation opportunities from concept through gated decision milestones
  • Develop and maintain project development plans including nuclear siting and licensing strategies using analytics to optimize schedule, cost, risk, and commercial outcomes
  • Collaborate across departments on nuclear siting, environmental, licensing, supply chain, engineering & construction, transmission, legal and commercial teams
  • Present development updates and investment cases to executives
  • Direct vendor engagements and technology evaluations
  • Help lead the commercial approach for nuclear development: define cost and financing strategies; align potential government support (tax credits, grants, loans); establish risk-sharing and pricing terms; prepare customer proposals
  • Implement a gated development plan to manage scope, schedule, cost, and regulatory risk: set milestones, maintain risk registers, and coordinate mitigation across siting, licensing, supply chain, and execution
  • Drive projects at identified sites: confirm site readiness, align schedules, and integrate licensing and environmental workstreams
  • Identify and prioritize new candidate sites: complete load-driven screening, preliminary environmental reviews, site assessments, and secure land control
  • Build and maintain relationships with advanced reactor technology providers; lead structured evaluations and teaming discussions

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or related field
  • 10+ years of energy project development with a track record leading large, complex projects from concept through major investment decisions
  • Strong commercial acumen (contracts, PPAs, revenue models) and financial literacy (project economics, incentives, risk)
  • Demonstrated experience in cross-functional communication, collaboration and executive presentation
  • Relevant experience in nuclear development and commercial structuring
  • Advanced degree (MBA or MS Engineering)
  • Experience in nuclear operations or licensing; familiarity with SMR/advanced reactor technologies
  • Experience with NRC processes, environmental permitting, and stakeholder engagement
  • Experience with DOE Energy Dominance Financing and federal tax credits
  • Background in supply chain for large energy projects
Benefits
  • NextEra Energy offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees and their eligible family members.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
nuclear sitinglicensing strategiesproject development plansrisk managementfinancial modelingenvironmental permittingstakeholder engagementsite assessmentsadvanced reactor technologiesenergy project development
Soft Skills
cross-functional communicationcollaborationexecutive presentationcommercial acumenleadershiprelationship buildingstrategic thinkingnegotiationproblem-solvingteam management
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in EngineeringBachelor’s degree in BusinessMBAMS in Engineering