Chief of Staff, Operations – Exec‑Level Program Lead

Stanford Climate Ventures; Houston (TX); In loco; USD 180.000 - 260.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Medical, dental, and vision plan

401(k) plan with up to 6% match

Flexible paid time off and parental-le

Career development opportunities

Descrizione del lavoro

Fervo Energy, headquartered in Houston, TX, seeks a Chief of Staff to the VP of Operations to drive the program from Cape Station through a fleet of plants. You will own operational rhythm, track budgets, and coordinate with engineering, commissioning, production, and finance at a senior level.

You will build executive-ready materials, run cross-functional meetings, and push for continuous improvement across delivery streams. Hybrid schedule with in-office presence is expected.

Competenze

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline.
• 10+ years in engineering, finance, consulting, data science or operations roles (energy/industrial preferred).
• Demonstrated experience with project financial tracking and reporting.

Mansioni

• Serve as a direct extension of the VP of Operations and drive senior workstreams.
• Drive decisions on the leader’s behalf and keep the portfolio aligned and decision-ready.
• Interface daily with Engineering, Commissioning, Production Engineering, O&M, HSSE, Supply Chain and Finance.
• Coordinate with OEMs, owner’s engineers, and vendors for alignment and delivery.
• Run cross-functional meetings, set agendas, capture actions, and ensure closure.
• Translate technical and financial details so executives and field staff share a common view.
• Track CapEx/OpEx budgets, AFEs, actuals, and provide monthly spend forecasts.
• Prepare executive-facing deliverables, briefing memos, and variance analyses.

Conoscenze

Strategic leadership

Cross-functional coordination

Financial tracking

Stakeholder communication

Decision making under uncertainty

Travel readiness

Formazione

Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering discipline

Strumenti

Primavera P6

PowerPoint

Excel

EDMS

Bluebeam

Descrizione del lavoro

Fervo Energy, headquartered in Houston, TX, seeks a Chief of Staff to the VP of Operations to drive the program from Cape Station through a fleet of plants. You will own operational rhythm, track budgets, and coordinate with engineering, commissioning, production, and finance at a senior level.

You will build executive-ready materials, run cross-functional meetings, and push for continuous improvement across delivery streams. Hybrid schedule with in-office presence is expected.