Geothermal Reservoir Forecasting Engineer

Fervo Energy; Colorado; On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Disability insurance

Paid time off

Parental leave

Employee stock options

Bonus program

401(k) match

Job summary

Fervo Energy is seeking a Reservoir Engineer to build long-term production forecasts, perform economic evaluations of development scenarios, and own resource estimates. You will translate subsurface performance into corporate planning and support financing with technical inputs.

You will collaborate with Corporate Finance, Reservoir, Development, and Executive teams to deliver defensible numbers for capital allocation and investor materials while communicating uncertainty clearly to

Qualifications

• B.S. in Engineering (Petroleum, Mechanical, Chemical, or related discipline) required.
• 5+ years of reservoir engineering, reserves evaluation, or production forecasting; advanced degree may be considered in lieu of experience.
• Strong understanding of decline curve analysis, type curve development, and forecasting workflows.
• Experience with reserves estimation and reporting standards (e.g., SPE-PRMS).
• Experience building economic models (NPV, IRR, cash flow) and sensitivity/scenario analyses.
• Strong financial modeling skills (advanced Excel) and familiarity with reservoir forecasting or simulation tools.
• Ability to assess subsurface and forecast uncertainty and communicate risk clearly to financial and executive audiences.
• Strong analytical, synthesis, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain portfolio-wide production forecasts for long-term planning.
• Develop and update type curves and decline/analytical models calibrated to observed field performance.
• Translate reservoir performance and subsurface uncertainty into probabilistic forecast ranges for planning and budgeting cycles.
• Maintain the long-range plan (LRP) production forecast with Development and Corporate Finance.
• Partner with Corporate Finance to translate reservoir forecasts into cash flow models and investor materials.
• Support financing processes with technical forecast inputs and asset-level due diligence.
• Conduct economic evaluations of new prospects, development scenarios, and capital projects (NPV, IRR, payback).
• Deliver clear economic recommendations to asset teams and leadership.

Skills

Decline curve analysis

Reserves estimation

Forecasting workflows

NPV/IRR modeling

Excel modeling

Communicate risk

Financial data analysis

Subsurface uncertainty

Reservoir engineering

SPE-PRMS experience

Forecast tools

Education

B.S. in engineering

M.S. preferred

Job description

Fervo Energy is seeking a Reservoir Engineer to build long-term production forecasts, perform economic evaluations of development scenarios, and own resource estimates. You will translate subsurface performance into corporate planning and support financing with technical inputs.

You will collaborate with Corporate Finance, Reservoir, Development, and Executive teams to deliver defensible numbers for capital allocation and investor materials while communicating uncertainty clearly to