Community Engagement Manager
Posted on: 30 Jun 2023
Corning, KS | Woodward, OK
Job Description
Position Specific Description
The Community Engagement Manager in this role is responsible for assisting the early-stage development team in successfully progressing viable new or enhanced generation projects within a designated region by identifying and implementing best practices in community engagement.
Preferred qualifications are:
• Experience with siting renewable generation projects
• Experience with engaging local governments and community leaders
• Experience with issue-oriented campaigns
Location: Ideal candidate will work from a home office located in Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, or Missouri
Job Overview
Employees in this role assist in the development and execution of plans for new and enhanced generation projects. This job coordinates allocation of resources, schedules, and technical adequacy, ensuring the project or transaction is completed in the most cost effective and competitive manner. This position participates in all aspects of the business deal and ensures the project is completed on time and within budgetary constraints.
Job Duties & Responsibilities
Leads and facilitates the day to day transaction process to ensure timely completion as well as a cost effective and competitive result
Coordinates key functions such as financial feasibility analyses, engineering/design, project legal review, permitting activities and financial negotiations
Supports due diligence activities with other internal groups to ensure proper analysis and structuring of assigned projects
Acts as liaison between internal and external specialists regarding procurement, contracting, permitting and interconnection
Assists in the construction of contractual arrangements for project development
Participates in negotiating agreements with consultants and subcontractors
Ensures compliance with applicable technical and regulatory requirements
Fosters external relationships with customers, third parties and members of the community
Performs other job-related duties as assigned
Required Qualifications
High School Grad / GED
Bachelor's or Equivalent Experience
Experience: 3+ years
Preferred Qualifications
None
NextEra Energy
Juno Beach, FL
NextEra Energy, Inc., through its subsidiaries, generates, transmits, distributes, and sells electric power to retail and wholesale customers in North America. The company generates electricity through wind, solar, nuclear, and natural gas-fired facilities. It also develops, constructs, and operates long-term contracted assets with a focus on renewable generation facilities, natural gas pipelines, and battery storage projects; and owns, develops, constructs, manages and operates electric generation facilities in wholesale energy markets.
As of December 31, 2018, the company operated approximately 24,500 megawatts of net generating capacity. It serves approximately 10 million people through approximately 5 million customer accounts in the east and lower west coasts of Florida with approximately 75,200 circuit miles of transmission and distribution lines and 645 substations. The company was formerly known as FPL Group, Inc. and changed its name to NextEra Energy, Inc. in 2010. NextEra Energy, Inc. was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Juno Beach, Florida.
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IndustryEnergy/Utilities
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No. of Employees14, 300
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Jobs Posted1194
