NextEra Energy , Inc.
Senior Data Scientist
Date:
Aug 20, 2025 Location(s):
Tallahassee, FL, US, 32301 Company:
NextEra Energy Requisition ID:
90164 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 Our team supports the overall single turbine wind repowering program, a significant lever in managing total cost across the wind operating portfolio. This role identifies wind repowering opportunities, analyzes the impact on company financials to maximize P and L profitability, runs all financing and technical diligence on candidates through obtaining approvals, and then manages efficient execution of repowering. This role supports strategic decision-making with respect to such assets, including operations and maintenance, and plays a significant role in senior leadership reporting and communications. Job Overview This position is responsible for developing algorithms, modeling techniques, and optimization methods that support many aspects of NextEra and FPL business. Employees in this role use knowledge of machine learning, optimization, statistics, and applied mathematics along with abilities in software engineering with a focus on distributed computing and data storage infrastructure (i.e., "Big Data"). Job Duties & Responsibilities Develops machine learning, optimization and other modeling solutions
Prepares comprehensive documented observations, analyses and interpretations of results including technical reports, summaries, protocols and quantitative analyses
Works with big data and distributed computing platforms
Develops software and contributes to product development
Performs other job-related duties as assigned
Required Qualifications Bachelor's Degree
Experience: 4+ years
Preferred Qualifications Master's Degree
Doctoral Degree
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:
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NextEra Energy Resources, LLC 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. NextEra Energy and 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. NextEra Energy
does not
accept any unsolicited resumes or referrals from
any third-party recruiting firms or agencies
. Please see ourfor more information.
Aug 20, 2025 Location(s):
Tallahassee, FL, US, 32301 Company:
NextEra Energy Requisition ID:
90164 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 Our team supports the overall single turbine wind repowering program, a significant lever in managing total cost across the wind operating portfolio. This role identifies wind repowering opportunities, analyzes the impact on company financials to maximize P and L profitability, runs all financing and technical diligence on candidates through obtaining approvals, and then manages efficient execution of repowering. This role supports strategic decision-making with respect to such assets, including operations and maintenance, and plays a significant role in senior leadership reporting and communications. Job Overview This position is responsible for developing algorithms, modeling techniques, and optimization methods that support many aspects of NextEra and FPL business. Employees in this role use knowledge of machine learning, optimization, statistics, and applied mathematics along with abilities in software engineering with a focus on distributed computing and data storage infrastructure (i.e., "Big Data"). Job Duties & Responsibilities Develops machine learning, optimization and other modeling solutions
Prepares comprehensive documented observations, analyses and interpretations of results including technical reports, summaries, protocols and quantitative analyses
Works with big data and distributed computing platforms
Develops software and contributes to product development
Performs other job-related duties as assigned
Required Qualifications Bachelor's Degree
Experience: 4+ years
Preferred Qualifications Master's Degree
Doctoral Degree
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:
Science, Research, and Technology Organization:
NextEra Energy Resources, LLC 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. NextEra Energy and 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. NextEra Energy
does not
accept any unsolicited resumes or referrals from
any third-party recruiting firms or agencies
. Please see ourfor more information.