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Project Consultant roles on OPT typically fall under business, management, or engineering disciplines, making them eligible for standard 12-month OPT authorization. STEM OPT extensions apply if your degree is in a qualifying technical field. Most employers filing for Project Consultants use H-1B visa or E-3 visa sponsorship for long-term retention.
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Location(s): Juno Beach, FL, US, 33408
Company: NextEra Energy
Requisition ID: 98559
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
The Snr PMC is responsible for leading advanced technical, financial, and regulatory planning for utility‑scale Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) projects from early development through construction readiness. The role requires the application of advanced engineering, economic, and project‑management principles to optimize project scope, risk allocation, and financial feasibility across highly complex, multi‑disciplinary infrastructure projects.
Responsibilities:
- Lead advanced pre‑construction planning and optimization for utility‑scale BESS projects, integrating engineering design, financial modeling, procurement strategy, and regulatory constraints to support executive investment decisions.
- Manage critical coordination of highly matrixed project development teams to ensure resources are focused on the right activities to meet project schedules.
- Coordinate with environmental, regulatory, cultural, land acquisition, interconnection, and other project variables to ensure comprehensive project development.
- Develop and optimize the project’s technical scope and variables to improve both technical and financial feasibility.
- Support origination and development teams with PPA and GIA negotiations, as well as jurisdictional requirements.
- Coordinate engineering, estimating, and procurement needs to support the development of financial models and project designs.
- Actively seek out and leverage market data to ensure the financial model is robust.
- Present financial models to respective business units and manage them through executive budget approvals.
- Competitively source, negotiate, and execute commercial contracts for critical services, including geotechnical, survey, engineering, and EPC/PC construction services.
- Represent E&C’s interests on assigned projects and engage in various software applications to support activities, manage critical data, and report on key indicators.
- Actively communicate and interface with Executive Leadership, Suppliers, Regulatory Agencies, Local Communities, and other stakeholders.
- Present project progress and risk mitigation strategies in meetings with various levels of management.
Ensure seamless handover of projects moving to the Construction stage to the Construction Project Manager with an inclusive and executable construction plan.
Ideal Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field.
- Minimum of 4 years of experience in project management, with a focus on engineering, economics, or construction preferred.
- Technical experience with renewable energy projects, particularly electricity markets, renewables, and battery projects, is a plus.
Job Overview
This position assists in the overall management of assigned projects, to ensure compliance within required budgetary, scheduling, and safety goals. Employees in this role support construction work performed by contractors and/or vendors at the project site.
Job Duties & Responsibilities:
- Assesses productivity, schedule compliance, work quality, and safety performance on assigned projects.
- Participates in walk downs of planned work, validates acceptance of completed work to design requirements, and reviews contractor payment requests.
- Verifies constructability, ensures proper resource allocation, assesses field status, and resolves issues as needed.
- Coordinates project activities with vendors, suppliers, regulatory agencies, local community officials and the company.
- Assists in scope control, budget oversight, resolution of technical issues, performance reporting, scheduling, and work-in-progress.
- Interfaces with landowners, local regulators and state agencies.
- Reinforces expectations related to safety, procedure compliance, lessons learned, corrective action and appropriate work behaviors for employees and contractor staff.
- Coordinates activities or groups such as safety programs, engineering, construction, budget, analysis and contract administration.
- Interfaces with project’s designated management committee.
- Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Equivalent Experience
- Experience: 4+ years
Preferred Qualifications
- None
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: Maintenance/Construction
Organization: NextEra Energy Project Management, 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.
LI-JN2
Nearest Major Market: Palm Beach
Nearest Secondary Market: Miami
Date: Nov 5, 2026
Location(s): Juno Beach, FL, US, 33408
Company: NextEra Energy
Requisition ID: 98559
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
The Snr PMC is responsible for leading advanced technical, financial, and regulatory planning for utility‑scale Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) projects from early development through construction readiness. The role requires the application of advanced engineering, economic, and project‑management principles to optimize project scope, risk allocation, and financial feasibility across highly complex, multi‑disciplinary infrastructure projects.
Responsibilities:
- Lead advanced pre‑construction planning and optimization for utility‑scale BESS projects, integrating engineering design, financial modeling, procurement strategy, and regulatory constraints to support executive investment decisions.
- Manage critical coordination of highly matrixed project development teams to ensure resources are focused on the right activities to meet project schedules.
- Coordinate with environmental, regulatory, cultural, land acquisition, interconnection, and other project variables to ensure comprehensive project development.
- Develop and optimize the project’s technical scope and variables to improve both technical and financial feasibility.
- Support origination and development teams with PPA and GIA negotiations, as well as jurisdictional requirements.
- Coordinate engineering, estimating, and procurement needs to support the development of financial models and project designs.
- Actively seek out and leverage market data to ensure the financial model is robust.
- Present financial models to respective business units and manage them through executive budget approvals.
- Competitively source, negotiate, and execute commercial contracts for critical services, including geotechnical, survey, engineering, and EPC/PC construction services.
- Represent E&C’s interests on assigned projects and engage in various software applications to support activities, manage critical data, and report on key indicators.
- Actively communicate and interface with Executive Leadership, Suppliers, Regulatory Agencies, Local Communities, and other stakeholders.
- Present project progress and risk mitigation strategies in meetings with various levels of management.
Ensure seamless handover of projects moving to the Construction stage to the Construction Project Manager with an inclusive and executable construction plan.
Ideal Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field.
- Minimum of 4 years of experience in project management, with a focus on engineering, economics, or construction preferred.
- Technical experience with renewable energy projects, particularly electricity markets, renewables, and battery projects, is a plus.
Job Overview
This position assists in the overall management of assigned projects, to ensure compliance within required budgetary, scheduling, and safety goals. Employees in this role support construction work performed by contractors and/or vendors at the project site.
Job Duties & Responsibilities:
- Assesses productivity, schedule compliance, work quality, and safety performance on assigned projects.
- Participates in walk downs of planned work, validates acceptance of completed work to design requirements, and reviews contractor payment requests.
- Verifies constructability, ensures proper resource allocation, assesses field status, and resolves issues as needed.
- Coordinates project activities with vendors, suppliers, regulatory agencies, local community officials and the company.
- Assists in scope control, budget oversight, resolution of technical issues, performance reporting, scheduling, and work-in-progress.
- Interfaces with landowners, local regulators and state agencies.
- Reinforces expectations related to safety, procedure compliance, lessons learned, corrective action and appropriate work behaviors for employees and contractor staff.
- Coordinates activities or groups such as safety programs, engineering, construction, budget, analysis and contract administration.
- Interfaces with project’s designated management committee.
- Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Equivalent Experience
- Experience: 4+ years
Preferred Qualifications
- None
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: Maintenance/Construction
Organization: NextEra Energy Project Management, 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.
LI-JN2
Nearest Major Market: Palm Beach
Nearest Secondary Market: Miami
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding OPT Sponsorship as a Project Consultant
Target firms with established H-1B histories
Consulting firms that regularly sponsor H-1B visas are your strongest leads. Check USCIS disclosure data to identify which companies have filed for Project Consultant roles before pursuing applications.
Clarify your OPT timeline upfront
Be transparent about your OPT end date and whether you qualify for a STEM extension. Employers making hiring decisions need lead time to initiate sponsorship before your authorization lapses.
Highlight cross-functional project experience
Project Consultants are valued for managing stakeholders, timelines, and deliverables across teams. Quantify scope in your resume, such as team size, project duration, or budget managed, to differentiate yourself quickly.
Frame sponsorship as a structured process
Many hiring managers misunderstand OPT sponsorship complexity. Come prepared to explain the H-1B timeline, lottery timing, and that your current authorization lets you work immediately without any employer cost.
Prioritize large consulting and enterprise employers
Companies like Deloitte, Accenture, and Capgemini have dedicated immigration teams and predictable sponsorship pipelines. Smaller boutique firms may lack the infrastructure to support H-1B filings reliably.
Use your OPT period to build a client-facing track record
Concrete project outcomes matter more in consulting than credentials alone. Use your OPT authorization period to accumulate measurable wins that strengthen both your resume and future visa petition evidence.
Project Consultant OPT: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Project Consultant role qualify for STEM OPT extension?
It depends on your degree, not the job title. If your bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degree is in a STEM-designated field such as computer science, engineering, statistics, or information systems, you can apply for the 24-month STEM OPT extension. The role itself does not need to be technical, but your degree program must appear on the DHS STEM Designated Degree Program List.
How do I find Project Consultant jobs that sponsor OPT students?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for F-1 OPT students and filters job listings by visa sponsorship willingness, so you are not sorting through roles that will reject your application outright. Search Project Consultant listings there and prioritize employers with documented H-1B filing histories, which signals genuine sponsorship infrastructure rather than just a line in a job description.
Can I work as an independent contractor or on a project basis while on OPT?
Yes, but with important constraints. OPT allows self-employment if you are actively working in a role directly related to your degree field and working at least 20 hours per week. Independent consulting engagements qualify if they meet these conditions. You cannot simply freelance across unrelated work. Each engagement should connect clearly to your field of study, and you should document this carefully in case USCIS reviews your OPT period during a future petition.
What happens to my OPT authorization if my consulting project ends before I find a new one?
You are permitted up to 90 days of cumulative unemployment during standard OPT, which extends to 150 days if you have an approved STEM OPT extension. Gaps between consulting projects count toward this limit. If a project ends unexpectedly, report the change to your DSO promptly and begin searching immediately. Exceeding the unemployment threshold puts your status at risk.
Do Project Consultant roles at staffing firms count as valid OPT employment?
Yes, staffing agency placements count as valid OPT employment as long as the work is directly related to your degree field and you are working the required minimum hours. The staffing firm is your employer of record, and they must be identified in your SEVP portal records. Ensure the actual work assignment aligns with your field of study, since it is the nature of the work, not the staffing arrangement, that USCIS evaluates.