External Affairs Manager

External Affairs Manager

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Date: Apr 17 2024 Location(s): Plantation, FL, US, 33317 Company: NextEra Energy

NextEra Energy Florida Power & Light Company is America's largest electric company, providing clean, affordable, and reliable electricity to over 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 responsible for external affairs in South Broward county, including government and community relations at the county and municipal levels. Responsibility also includes emergency response support of the county's Emergency Operations Center.

Job Overview

This position provides the strategic groundwork for the successful implementation of company policies, initiatives, and objectives (expansion, development, etc.) by raising awareness, educating, and providing advocacy on behalf of the company to the local and county government, business stakeholders, and general communities through the coordination of the internal and external customers. This job will increase company external visibility and credibility by managing external business and community stakeholders, serving in leadership roles in external organizations both locally and at the state level, including but not limited to quasi-governmental organizations such as water management districts, league of cities and league of counties, chamber of commerce, Economic Development Office and Business Development Board, and United Way boards and United Way external fundraising campaigns.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

• Lobbies, researches, analyzes, and advocates for company positions on pending local and state agenda items
• Researches and compiles information to present to elected officials and business and community leaders
• Participates in business and nonprofit board memberships with a leadership role
• Leads a cross-functional team to solve cross-functional problems and build consensus
• Supports storm preparation in assigned territories
• Creates opportunities for company executive presentations, key meet and greets
• Manages territories that are more strategic and complex as it relates to external stakeholders
• Employee should have existing relationships and/or knowledge of the territory and stakeholders
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree
• Experience: 8 years

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree
• Experience: 10 years

**Employee Group**: Exempt **Employee Type**: Full Time **Job Category**: Legal, Regulatory, External Affairs **Organization**: Florida Power & Light Company **Relocation Provided**: No

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 recruiting coordinator sharedmailbox nexteraenergy com 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 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 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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