Geothermal Completions Engineer — Field & Ops Lead

Fervo Energy; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision

401(k) match

Paid time off & parental leave

Employee stock options

Lifestyle Spending Account

Job summary

Fervo Energy is seeking a Completions Engineer to lead geothermal well completions, stimulations, and workovers, translating subsurface objectives into safe, repeatable field operations. You will collaborate with subsurface, drilling, production, and facilities teams in a fast-paced environment and travel to field locations as needed.

The role requires 5+ years of experience, proficiency in ResFrac and Kinetix, and strong problem-solving and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in unconventional completions, well interventions, or workover operations.
• Experience with multiple well completion or intervention technologies.
• Strong understanding of tools and methods used to evaluate completion efficiency and optimize well performance.
• Proficiency with stimulation and completion modeling software (ResFrac, Kinetix, or similar).
• Demonstrated experience applying risk assessment processes, hazard analysis, and Management of Change (MOC).
• Ability to operate effectively in fast-paced, execution-heavy environments with shifting priorities.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and written and verbal communication skills.
• Willingness to travel approximately 25–30% to field locations.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical design, planning, and execution of geothermal well completions, stimulations, and workover/intervention operations.
• Develop detailed, step-by-step operational procedures to safely achieve well objectives in compliance with regulatory and internal HSE requirements.
• Provide hands-on field engineering support during active operations and serve as the primary point of contact for completion and intervention-related issues.
• Support execution across the full well lifecycle, including initial completions, stimulation, recompletions, remedial work, and well interventions.
• Partner with subsurface and reservoir engineering teams to optimize completion architecture, stimulation designs, and operational parameters.
• Utilize ResFrac or other industry-leading simulators to evaluate fracture behavior, completion efficiency, and well performance.
• Support cross-functional well planning and field development optimization efforts across drilling, production, and facilities teams.
• Translate subsurface objectives into executable field designs that balance performance, risk, and cost.
• Develop completion and workover cost estimates ranging from early scoping estimates to detailed AFE-level and probabilistic estimates.
• Support well planning and operational scheduling activities in coordination with cross-functional teams.
• Compile technical and operational data required for permitting, regulatory filings, and internal approvals.
• Support preparation of technical documentation for internal and external reviews.
• Apply risk assessment, hazard analysis, and Management of Change (MOC) processes to planned and active operations.
• Lead post-job reviews and after-action analyses to capture lessons learned and identify best practices.
• Drive continuous improvement by incorporating operational learnings into future designs, procedures, and standards.
• Travel frequently to field locations to oversee operations and maintain close collaboration with field personnel.

Skills

Field engineering leadership

ResFrac modeling

Kinetix modeling

Well completions

Risk assessment & MOC

Strong communication

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

ResFrac

Kinetix

Job description

Fervo Energy is seeking a Completions Engineer to lead geothermal well completions, stimulations, and workovers, translating subsurface objectives into safe, repeatable field operations. You will collaborate with subsurface, drilling, production, and facilities teams in a fast-paced environment and travel to field locations as needed.

The role requires 5+ years of experience, proficiency in ResFrac and Kinetix, and strong problem-solving and communication skills.