Senior Project Manager – Tribal Relations

NextEra Energy, Inc.

Senior Project Manager developing relationships with tribal communities for NextEra Energy's energy projects. Implementing policies and collaborating with teams in tribal and environmental relations.

Posted 5/27/2026full-timeJuno Beach • Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop and maintain relationships with tribal officials, cultural representatives, and other tribal stakeholders to facilitate positive working relationships
Anticipate and respond to tribal community requests in support of issue avoidance/resolution, tribal business development and community support, and manage day to day dialogue
Support development of tribal relationships with company executives
Work closely and seamlessly with the company's origination and business development, environmental, legal, engineering and construction, transmission, and project valuation teams on issue avoidance and resolution, business development on tribal lands, workforce development with tribes, and internal education and community support activities
Support development and implementation of internal training programs and policies to promote corporate diversity goals inclusive of Native American people
Support preparation and submission of necessary permits and approvals required to originate, develop, construct and operate proposed projects under tribal laws and federal regulations

Requirements

What you’ll need

J.D. preferred with knowledge and/or experience of federal Indian law, administrative law, and environmental law
Prior work experience with tribal governments and/or non-tribal governmental affairs required
Ability to travel 5-10 days per month, as required
Previous work or education with laws and regulations regarding cultural resources protection and management (NEPA and NHPA)
Ability to perform duties in a collaborative, unstructured working environment
Strong verbal and written communication and presentation skills
Strong analytical and quantitative skills
Strong problem-solving skills required
Self-starter with strong time management and organizational skills
Extreme attention to detail and commitment to producing high quality work product
Ability to understand and apply knowledge on a variety of subjects related to the development of energy projects, including legal, finance, transmission, interconnection, permitting, engineering, and public policy
Strong preference for experience working with tribes in the Southern Plains (TX, OK, KS).

Benefits

Comp & perks

NextEra Energy offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees and their eligible family members.

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Hard Skills & Tools

J.D.federal Indian lawadministrative lawenvironmental lawNEPANHPApermittingengineeringpublic policyquantitative skills

Soft Skills

verbal communicationwritten communicationpresentation skillsanalytical skillsproblem-solving skillstime managementorganizational skillsattention to detailcollaborative skillsself-starter