Principal Engineer – Geotechnical

NextEra Energy, Inc.

Principal Engineer responsible for geotechnical and civil engineering across energy projects at NextEra Energy. Leading best practices, project reviews, and critical engineering support.

Posted 6/6/2026full-timeJuno Beach • Florida • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide primarily geotechnical, and secondarily structural and civil, engineering support, across wind, solar, storage, clean fuels, transmission, and substation projects
Develop and promote geotechnical/civil/structural best practices
Perform design and constructability reviews with timely feedback
Resolve critical issues impacting cost and schedule
Define scope, assess risks, and develop mitigation strategies
Support financing efforts with Independent Engineers and lenders
Coordinate external consultants and validate technical opinions
Conduct due diligence on emerging technologies
Support equipment/material evaluations and NCR reviews
Perform annual spec updates and lessons learned

Requirements

What you’ll need

MS in Geotechnical Engineering
BS in Civil Engineering
Professional Engineering license
10+ years geotechnical engineering (field, lab review, reporting, construction observation, design review, project management)
Strong knowledge of buildable design
Independent analytical/problem-solving capability
Value engineering and cost optimization experience

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

geotechnical engineeringstructural engineeringcivil engineeringdesign reviewconstruction observationproject managementvalue engineeringcost optimizationrisk assessmentdue diligence

Soft Skills

analytical problem-solvingcommunicationcoordinationfeedback provisionmitigation strategy development

Certifications

Professional Engineering licenseMS in Geotechnical EngineeringBS in Civil Engineering