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Jobs: Head of Project Development, Senior Drilling Engineer – geothermal with Fervo Energy

Jobs: Head of Project Development, Senior Drilling Engineer – geothermal with Fervo Energy Fervo Energy team, Tim Latimer on the right (source: Fervo Energy)
Alexander Richter 4 Oct 2019

Fervo Energy is seeking to expand its team looking for a Head of Project Development and a Senior Drilling Engineer. The company is working on technology to make geothermal power scalable and cost-effective,

U.S. based Fervo Energy a company working on technology to make geothermal power scalable and cost-effective, is currently expanding its team. Join the company and work alongside world-class engineers, researchers, investors, and developers in making geothermal a key pillar of our climate-friendly energy future.

The company is currently hiring for commercial and technical roles:

Head of Project Development

The Head of Project Development will manage the development of geothermal energy projects in western US and international electricity markets. The Head of Project Development will be responsible for origination, business development, negotiation, management of interconnection and transmission service requests, and project financial modeling for geothermal energy projects in the western US and international locations. The position is based in Houston, TX or Berkeley, CA and requires frequent travel. The Head of Project Development will report directly to the CEO and also be responsible for recruiting and managing a development team to meet Fervo’s growing development pipeline.

Learn more about the position here and submit a resume and cover letter to careers@fervoenergy.com.

Senior Drilling Engineer

The Senior Drilling Engineer will oversee drilling engineering and operations for geothermal wells in the western United States. The Senior Drilling Engineer will be responsible for design and operations of all Fervo Energy drilling activities, including engineering design, operations, vendor and contractor selection and management and coordinating with a cross-functional team to manage regulatory and R&D requirements. The position is based in Houston, TX and requires frequent travel. The Senior Drilling Engineer will report to the Drilling and Completions Manager.

Learn more about the position here and submit a resume and cover letter to careers@fervoenergy.com.

About Fervo Energy

Fervo Energy commercializes technology to own, develop, and operate geothermal assets as the dispatchable foundation to a 100% clean energy future. As a 24/7, reliable clean energy resource, geothermal energy has a major role to play in the future electric grid and Fervo Energy’s key innovations bring a full suite of modern technology to make geothermal cost competitive. Fervo’s innovations include technologies such as advanced computational models, horizontal drilling, and distributed fiber optic sensing that we have developed with partners including Schlumberger, ARPA-E, and the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab.  Fervo is supported through Cyclotron Road, the Department of Energy, Stanford University, and Breakthrough Energy Ventures.

Fervo Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, gender, religion, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sex, genetic information, sexual orientation, military and veteran status or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. It also prohibits unlawful discrimination based on the perception that anyone has any of those characteristics, or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of those characteristics.

Source: Fervo Energy