Maintenance Technician - Instrumentation & Controls Itinerant
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NextEra Energy is hiring a Maintenance Technician - Instrumentation & Controls Itinerant. The Maintenance Technician performs instrumentation and control equipment maintenance, troubleshooting, calibration, and repairs at the Fort Lauderdale plant, traveling across Florida to support outages while adhering to day‑shift schedules and overtime as needed.
Key focus areas include Perform maintenance, troubleshooting, replacement, and repairs of power plant instrumentation and control equipment, Utilize and operate various test instruments and hand/power tools to ensure a safe work environment, and Calibrate, maintain, and troubleshoot instrumentation and control systems in industrial or power plant settings.
Successful candidates bring 2+ Years Instrumentation Experience, MASS Test Passed, and Hands-On Test Passed. Important skills include Industrial Transmitters, Distributed Control Systems, Fiber Optics, Control Loops, PLC, and Calibration. Preferred (not required): Fiber Optic Conductors Repair.
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Maintenance Technician - Instrumentation & Controls Itinerant
Date: Aug 11, 2026
Location(s): Ft Lauderdale, FL, US, 33314
Company: NextEra Energy
Requisition ID: 95928
Florida Power & Light Company is the largest electric utility in the U.S., providing reliable energy to nearly 12 million Floridians. With one of the nation’s most fuel-efficient, cost-effective power generation fleets and industry-leading reliability, we’re redefining what’s possible in energy. Want to be part of something powerful? Join our outstanding team and help shape the future of energy.
Position Specific Description
This position is located at our Fort Lauderdale Plant in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and will travel the state of Florida to support the fleet outages. Tools are provided by the company. Days and shifts will vary based on the business unit needs during the outage. Normal schedule (not supporting an outage) is a day shift Monday-Friday. Overtime hours average approximately between 400 hours to 800 hours per year. Employees are offered per diem when traveling outside of their region. The plant operates 24/7 so individuals will be expected to work and support weekend days as needed.
Job Overview
Performs Instrumentation & Control equipment maintenance, troubleshooting, replacement and repairs activities:
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Repairs, replaces, troubleshoots, calibrates and maintains power plant Instrumentation & Control equipment and systems
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Utilizes/operates various types of test instruments. Uses hand, power, tools/equipment necessary to support a safe and productive work environment
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Candidates will be required to take and pass the MASS Test and also be Hands-On tested to demonstrate knowledge and craft skills
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Work Schedule: Day Shift, except when supporting outages. Travel required for this position
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Local Candidate Strongly Preferred
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Relocation Assistance is not provided
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Solid knowledge and experience in calibrating, maintaining and troubleshooting Instrumentation & Control equipment and systems in power plant, industrial facility, processing plant or Navy environment (minimum of 2 years)
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Proficiency in I&C skills, knowledge and abilities related to: Industrial variables' measurement, industrial transmitters (digital and analog), controllers, control loops, final control elements (pneumatic, hydraulic, and electric), Distributed Control Systems, data communications, fiber optics, control drawings and transducers
Desired Qualification:
Troubleshooting Distributed Control Systems and PLC's Installation, troubleshooting and repair of fiber optic conductors
Required Qualifications
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Pwr Plt Mtce Pos Sel Sys Test passed
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Valid Driver's License (NON CDL)
Preferred Qualifications
- None
NextEra Energy offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees and their eligible family members. Clickto learn more.
Employee Group: Bargaining Unit
Employee Type: Itinerant
Job Category: Power Generation Bargaining Unit
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.
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, 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.
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