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Program Development Manager roles qualify for E-3 visa sponsorship as specialty occupations requiring a bachelor's degree in education, public administration, nonprofit management, or a related field. The E-3 has no lottery and no annual cap, so Australian professionals can accept offers and file year-round without competing for limited slots.
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Get Access To All JobsDate: Jul 24, 2026
Location(s): Juno Beach, FL, US, 33408
Company: NextEra Energy
NextEra Energy Resources is one of America’s largest wholesale electricity generators, harnessing diverse energy sources to power progress. We deliver tailored energy solutions that fuel economic growth, strengthen communities, and help customers achieve their energy goals. Ready to make a lasting impact? Take the next step in your career with us!
Position Specific Description
As the Manager, Reliability Standards & Compliance, you will play a critical leadership role in establishing and maintaining the governance, compliance, and information management processes that support one of NextEra Energy's most strategic enterprise programs.
In this role, you will lead cross-functional coordination across Finance, Accounting, Tax, Legal, Engineering, Development, Environmental, Treasury, Government Affairs, and other business partners to ensure critical compliance deliverables, reporting packages, documentation, and supporting evidence are complete, accurate, and audit-ready. You'll oversee document governance, reporting calendars, approval workflows, and compliance processes while partnering with leaders across the organization to promote a sustainable culture of compliance.
The ideal candidate is a highly organized leader who thrives in complex environments, enjoys solving process challenges, and has experience managing compliance programs, audit readiness, document control, or enterprise governance initiatives. Success in this role requires exceptional attention to detail, strong project leadership skills, the ability to influence across multiple stakeholders, and a commitment to operational excellence.
Job Overview
The leader in this role manages enterprise-wide compliance programs and activities to ensure the company sustains a culture of compliance.
Job Duties & Responsibilities
- Oversees and coordinates compliance activities, both internally and externally with regulating agencies
- Develops programs and strategies to ensure the company adheres to reliability standards
- Consults with business unit leadership to implement a sustainable culture of compliance
- Selects, develops, and maintains a professional staff
- Performs other job-related duties as assigned
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Experience: 8+ years
- Supervisor/Management Experience: 2+ years
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s Degree
NextEra Energy offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees and their eligible family members.
Employee Group: Exempt
Employee Type: Full Time
Job Category: Compliance
Organization: NextEra Energy Resources, LLC
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.
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.
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.
NextEra Energy does not accept any unsolicited resumes or referrals from any third-party recruiting firms or agencies.
Nearest Major Market: Palm Beach
Nearest Secondary Market: Miami
Job Segment: Sustainability, Energy
Date: Jul 24, 2026
Location(s): Juno Beach, FL, US, 33408
Company: NextEra Energy
NextEra Energy Resources is one of America’s largest wholesale electricity generators, harnessing diverse energy sources to power progress. We deliver tailored energy solutions that fuel economic growth, strengthen communities, and help customers achieve their energy goals. Ready to make a lasting impact? Take the next step in your career with us!
Position Specific Description
As the Manager, Reliability Standards & Compliance, you will play a critical leadership role in establishing and maintaining the governance, compliance, and information management processes that support one of NextEra Energy's most strategic enterprise programs.
In this role, you will lead cross-functional coordination across Finance, Accounting, Tax, Legal, Engineering, Development, Environmental, Treasury, Government Affairs, and other business partners to ensure critical compliance deliverables, reporting packages, documentation, and supporting evidence are complete, accurate, and audit-ready. You'll oversee document governance, reporting calendars, approval workflows, and compliance processes while partnering with leaders across the organization to promote a sustainable culture of compliance.
The ideal candidate is a highly organized leader who thrives in complex environments, enjoys solving process challenges, and has experience managing compliance programs, audit readiness, document control, or enterprise governance initiatives. Success in this role requires exceptional attention to detail, strong project leadership skills, the ability to influence across multiple stakeholders, and a commitment to operational excellence.
Job Overview
The leader in this role manages enterprise-wide compliance programs and activities to ensure the company sustains a culture of compliance.
Job Duties & Responsibilities
- Oversees and coordinates compliance activities, both internally and externally with regulating agencies
- Develops programs and strategies to ensure the company adheres to reliability standards
- Consults with business unit leadership to implement a sustainable culture of compliance
- Selects, develops, and maintains a professional staff
- Performs other job-related duties as assigned
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Experience: 8+ years
- Supervisor/Management Experience: 2+ years
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s Degree
NextEra Energy offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees and their eligible family members.
Employee Group: Exempt
Employee Type: Full Time
Job Category: Compliance
Organization: NextEra Energy Resources, LLC
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.
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.
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.
NextEra Energy does not accept any unsolicited resumes or referrals from any third-party recruiting firms or agencies.
Nearest Major Market: Palm Beach
Nearest Secondary Market: Miami
Job Segment: Sustainability, Energy
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding E-3 Visa Sponsorship as a Program Development Manager
Frame your Australian credentials for U.S. employers
A three-year Australian bachelor's degree is generally accepted as equivalent to a U.S. four-year degree for E-3 visa purposes. Get a credential evaluation letter ready before you apply so employers don't stall on sponsorship over degree-length concerns.
Target nonprofits, universities, and government contractors
Program Development Manager roles are concentrated in mission-driven organizations that routinely sponsor international hires. These employers already have HR processes for LCA filings and are less likely to treat E-3 sponsorship as an obstacle during hiring.
Search Migrate Mate for E-3-ready program management roles
Use Migrate Mate to find Program Development Manager positions where employers have active E-3 or H-1B visa filing history. Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service handles your LCA and visa paperwork end-to-end once you have an offer.
Confirm your job title meets specialty occupation requirements
The DOL's LCA certification hinges on the role requiring a degree in a specific field. Program development positions that accept any bachelor's degree regardless of field can face specialty occupation challenges, so review the job description with your employer before filing.
Ask your employer to file the LCA before your start date
The employer must file and receive a certified LCA from DOL before you can attend your consulate appointment. Build at least two to three weeks of LCA processing time into your negotiated start date so certification delays don't push back your first day.
Gather program impact documentation for your visa interview
Consular officers assessing Program Development Manager applications want evidence that the role is genuinely specialty-level work. Bring grant portfolios, program outcome reports, or organizational charts that show the degree-level complexity your position requires.
E-3 Visa Program Development Manager: Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I find Program Development Manager jobs with E-3 sponsorship?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for Australian professionals searching for U.S. roles that support E-3 visa sponsorship. It filters positions by employers with active visa filing history, so you're not cold-applying to companies that have never sponsored an international hire. Program Development Manager openings appear across nonprofits, higher education, healthcare systems, and government-funded organizations.
How much does it cost to get an E-3 visa?
Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service covers the entire process for $499, including the Labor Condition Application, visa document preparation, and consulate appointment guidance. Traditional immigration lawyers charge $2,000–$5,000+ for the same work. The E-3 has less paperwork than most work visas, so paying thousands for legal help is usually unnecessary.
Does a Program Development Manager role qualify as a specialty occupation for the E-3?
It depends on how the position is defined. If the job description requires a bachelor's degree in a specific field such as public administration, social work, education, or nonprofit management, it will typically satisfy the specialty occupation requirement. Roles written to accept any bachelor's degree regardless of field are harder to certify, so work with your employer to tighten the educational requirement in the job posting before filing the LCA with DOL.
How does the E-3 visa compare to the H-1B for Program Development Manager roles?
The E-3 is available only to Australian citizens, but it has significant structural advantages for this role. There's no annual lottery, no cap to compete against, and no registration fee. You and your employer can start the process as soon as you have a signed offer, whereas H-1B requires waiting for an October 1 start date and surviving a random lottery draw with no guarantee of selection.
Can I switch Program Development Manager employers while on an E-3?
Yes, but the new employer must file a fresh LCA with DOL and you'll need to attend a new consulate appointment or, in some cases, change status if you're already inside the United States. Your existing E-3 is tied to the sponsoring employer, so don't resign before the new employer's LCA is certified and your next visa step is confirmed.