Project Development Manager Jobs in Houston, TX

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Date: Jun 22, 2026

Location(s): Houston, TX, US, 77002 Olympia, WA, US, 98501

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Company: NextEra Energy

Requisition ID: 95774

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 Residential Solar Field Operations Lead is responsible for overseeing the technical performance, operations, and maintenance (O&M) of a portfolio of residential photovoltaic (PV) systems. This role serves as a key point of contact for customer escalations, manages third-party O&M providers, and collaborates cross-functionally to ensure optimal system performance and customer satisfaction. The ideal candidate brings strong technical expertise, data-driven decision-making, and the ability to coordinate across multiple stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities:
Oversee the day-to-day technical performance and O&M activities of residential solar PV assets
Manage and coordinate third-party O&M providers to ensure service quality, responsiveness, and adherence to SLAs
Serve as an escalation point for customer issues, ensuring timely resolution and high customer satisfaction
Collaborate closely with internal teams including account management, customer support, and business management
Monitor system performance and analyze monitoring/ticketing data to identify trends, faults, and underperformance
Develop and implement corrective actions to improve system reliability and energy production
Coordinate with O&M providers and internal stakeholders to optimize asset performance and uptime
Collect, analyze, and interpret performance data to generate reports and actionable insights
Provide recommendations for operational improvements, cost optimization, and performance enhancements
Track and report on key performance indicators (KPIs) related to system performance, service response times, and issue resolution

The ideal candidate will have:
3+ years of experience in residential solar operations, maintenance, or field service
Strong understanding of residential PV systems, inverters, monitoring platforms, and common failure modes
Experience managing third-party vendors or service providers
Proficiency in data analysis and performance monitoring tools
Strong problem-solving skills with a proactive, solutions-oriented mindset
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

Preferred Qualifications:
Experience working with distributed generation portfolios
Familiarity with SalesForce
Knowledge of O&M best practices and performance optimization strategies
Background in electrical systems or renewable energy engineering (preferred but not required)

Work Environment:
Based in Houston, TX
Some travel required
Combination of office-based work and coordination with field teams and service providers

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 offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees and their eligible family members.

Employee Group: Exempt
Employee Type: Full Time
Job Category: Business Development
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.

Nearest Major Market: Houston

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