Geothermal Well Permitting Specialist

Fervo Energy; Golden, Houston (CO, TX); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision

401(k) with up to 6% match

Flexible paid time off

Job summary

Fervo Energy in Golden, CO is seeking a Well Permitting Specialist to secure state and federal drilling permissions for geothermal projects. You will coordinate with Drilling, Completions, Environmental, and Land teams to ensure compliance, timely permit submissions, and ongoing adherence to permit conditions across exploration through production.

The role requires 4+ years of permitting or regulatory experience, a relevant technical degree, strong communication, and the ability to travel about

Qualifications

• Engineering, Geology, Environmental Science, Natural Resources, Planning or a related technical discipline.
• 4+ years of well permitting or regulatory experience supporting energy, mining, oil & gas, geothermal, or related infrastructure projects.
• Proven track record of drilling permit drafting and submission to support multiple rigs across federal and state regulators.
• Strong understanding of geothermal or oil & gas drilling operations and well development.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and stakeholder coordination skills.

Responsibilities

• Support permitting strategies for exploration, injection, monitoring, production, and commercial geothermal well development.
• Prepare and submit complete drilling permit applications to state and federal agencies.
• Coordinate permit sequencing with project schedules, drilling programs, and construction milestones.
• Identify permitting risks and develop mitigation strategies to minimize impacts to project schedules.
• Work with Well Permitting Manager to maintain a comprehensive permitting schedule and forecast for active and future drilling programs.
• Coordinate regulatory agency meetings and technical reviews, respond to agency requests for additional information, and negotiate permit conditions where appropriate.
• Maintain positive working relationships with regulatory personnel.
• Review technical information, including drilling programs, casing and cementing programs, blowout prevention specs, directional drilling plans, and other plans associated with well development.
• Ensure drilling operations comply with all permit conditions and regulatory requirements, and manage permit amendments as drilling programs evolve.
• Systemically track permission obligations, reporting deadlines, inspections, and regulatory commitments.
• Coordinate responses to agency inspections and compliance reviews.
• Support internal compliance audits and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Maintain complete regulatory records for all well permits.

Skills

Regulatory coordination

Communication

Project coordination

Cross-team collaboration

Travel readiness

Education

Engineering

Geology

Environmental Science

Natural Resources

Planning

Job description

Fervo Energy in Golden, CO is seeking a Well Permitting Specialist to secure state and federal drilling permissions for geothermal projects. You will coordinate with Drilling, Completions, Environmental, and Land teams to ensure compliance, timely permit submissions, and ongoing adherence to permit conditions across exploration through production.

The role requires 4+ years of permitting or regulatory experience, a relevant technical degree, strong communication, and the ability to travel about