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Senior Environmental Specialist

Date: Nov 17, 2024

Location(s): Pensacola, FL, US, 32514

Company: NextEra Energy

Requisition ID: 82516

is America’s largest electric company, providing clean, affordable, and reliable electricity to more than 12 million people in Florida. We operate one of the cleanest power generation fleets in the U.S. and our reliability is among the best in the nation. Our goal is to achieve Real Zero carbon emissions from our operations by 2045 by expanding our solar capacity, increasing battery storage and bringing new renewable energy opportunities to Florida, while improving customer affordability and reliability. Are you interested in becoming a game-changer in the energy industry? Join our world-class team today!

Position Specific Description

This position will be based in NW Florida at either the Gulf Clean Energy Center or Plant Smith, with the requirement to travel between the associated locations within the region. The selected individual will be responsible for oversite, strategy and compliance activities associated with all related CCR, CCRMU and groundwater activities for the NW region PGD; Provide necessary technical expertise to resolve environmental matters; shape environmental policies and regulations to benefit the company and stakeholders.

Additional Duties & Responsiblites:

1. Provides timely technical leadership (advice, interpretive guidance, or other assistance as requested) to internal and external stakeholders to ensure cost-effective conformance to environmental requirements for both state and federal programs.

2. Assures implementation of necessary environmental monitoring and reporting systems and timely and accurate reports and notifications to agencies in accordance with permit and legal requirements. Maintains and tracks budgetary dollars for the program.

3. Leads, with limited direction, projects such as sampling plan directives, monitoring well installations and prepares necessary environmental documents and reports. Leads, with limited direction, negotiations with appropriate stakeholders to obtain approvals, licenses, and permits meeting operational needs of the program. Advises and directs consultants on strategy and work implementation for pre and post closure activities.

4. Maintains a high level of subject matter expertise in accountable environmental / technical discipline(s) to provide expert guidance to management and operating business units and provide environmental assessments and audits as needed. Identifies and communicates environmental risks to supervisor and performs regulatory reviews. Maintains inspection frequency and compliance tracking documentation.

5. Resolves critical environmental non-conformance regulatory matters through negotiations with compliance authorities and operating entities to the best interest of the company. Responsible for mitigation strategy and implementation.

6. Identifies environmental trends and initiatives to communicate risks to facilities. Coordinates input to influence environmental regulatory processes and to influence environmental requirements.

This position performs as a subject matter expert for environmental compliance matters supporting PGD on CCR,CCRMU and groundwater related issues. The successful candidate will be responsible for directing, maintaining, and performing environmental compliance activities such as strategy implementation, reporting & sampling. This position will typically be Mon-Fri and must be able to respond to overtime, weekends, holidays, and off-hour callouts as needed.

Highly Preffered Candidates will have:

• B.S. in Chemistry or related science with a minimum of 25 qtr hours of Chemistry. Related science includes Biology and Environmental. We will consider qualifying experience.

• 3-5 years Industrial experience as in the specified in the Position Description.

• Previous CCR experience

• Groundwater and Geology experience

• Project management experience a plus

• Engineering or Geology degree

Job Overview

Employees in this job are responsible for providing expert environmental support for new and existing facilities including due diligence, permitting, regulatory compliance, regulatory interpretation and development, and interface with Federal, State, and Regional agencies.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Supports the company's compliance with environmental requirements

• Performs comprehensive environmental due diligence reviews

• Assists with facility compliance audits

• Conducts environmental licensing and permitting activities

• Supports environmental aspects of company operations, such as, compliance, reporting, monitoring, remediation, and environmental permitting functions

• Monitors and analyzes environmental policies and regulations that affect the company and its customers

• Provides the necessary support to staff to resolve environmental matters

• Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree

• Experience: 4+ years

Preferred Qualifications

• None

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

Employee Group: Exempt

Employee Type: Full Time

Job Category: Environmental/Chemistry/Rad Protection

Organization: Florida Power & Light Company

Relocation Provided: Yes, if applicable

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. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace.

NextEra Energy 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, 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.

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.

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