Geothermal Operations: Sourcing & Contracts Lead

Fervo Energy; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Fervo Energy, Houston-based developer of geothermal assets, seeks a Sourcing and Contracts Lead, Operations to develop procurement strategies for commissioning, operations, and production requirements. You will lead competitive sourcing, negotiate contracts, and manage supplier performance to protect supply continuity.

Working with Legal, Engineering, Maintenance, Finance, and HSE, you will shape the MRO category strategy, oversee contract lifecycle, and drive value from demand planning to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain, business, engineering, finance, law, or related field.
• Seven or more years of progressive experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, contract establishment, or contract management within asset-intensive environments.
• Demonstrated experience leading competitive sourcing processes, evaluations, negotiations, and contract awards.
• Strong commercial judgment and working knowledge of total cost of ownership, supplier risk, contract terms, and supplier performance management.
• Ability to work independently, lead cross-functional teams, and communicate with diverse stakeholders.
• High integrity, ethical mindset, and safety/compliance focus.
• Proficiency with procurement, contract, reporting tools, and ability to learn new technology quickly.

Responsibilities

• Develop procurement strategies aligned with commissioning schedules, operating plans, production needs, asset criticality, and supply chain priorities.
• Lead end-to-end sourcing, including market analysis, RFx development, negotiations, and contract implementation.
• Contribute to the MRO category strategy by analyzing spend, consolidating requirements, and standardizing specs where practical.
• Select contracting models suited to materials, equipment, and services in partnership with Legal and stakeholders.
• Manage contracts from award through closeout, including pricing, changes, renewals, warranties, and performance reviews.
• Maintain complete records and support accurate purchase-to-pay execution.
• Develop supplier relationship management approach with segmentation, governance, scorecards, and joint improvement plans for strategic suppliers.
• Lead supplier performance reviews across safety, quality, delivery, cost, and continuous improvement; track corrective actions through closure.
• Identify and mitigate concentration, long lead, obsolescence, capacity, logistics, and continuity risks while ensuring due diligence and ethics.
• Lead cross-functional sourcing teams and provide clear commercial recommendations balancing tech needs, schedule, TCO, reliability, and risk.
• Develop trusted relationships with site and corporate stakeholders, providing visibility into sourcing status, risks, and actions.
• Track sourcing pipeline, savings, contract coverage, supplier performance, and KPIs.
• Improve procurement processes, templates, data quality, and digital workflows; train users on new technology.
• Make safety a priority in supplier selection, contracting, field service planning, and ongoing management.

Skills

Competitive sourcing

Contract management

Negotiation

Cross-functional collaboration

Supplier performance

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Equivalent relevant experience

Tools

SAP Ariba

ERP systems

Job description

Fervo Energy, Houston-based developer of geothermal assets, seeks a Sourcing and Contracts Lead, Operations to develop procurement strategies for commissioning, operations, and production requirements. You will lead competitive sourcing, negotiate contracts, and manage supplier performance to protect supply continuity.

Working with Legal, Engineering, Maintenance, Finance, and HSE, you will shape the MRO category strategy, oversee contract lifecycle, and drive value from demand planning to