Head of Fleet Commissioning & Turnover

Stanford Climate Ventures; Houston, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Fervo Energy in Houston, TX, seeks a Director of Commissioning to own the build-out of an in-house commissioning function across the GeoBlocks fleet. You will lead end-to-end commissioning and turnover processes for Cape Station and future units, ensuring robust documentation and technical authority sign-off.

You will design the strategy, org structure, and systems for centralized commissioning, partnering with Engineering, O&M, HSSE, and leadership to scale across multiple sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, or related Engineering discipline, or equivalent demonstrated experience in lieu of a degree.
• 15+ years of progressive experience in commissioning and startup of complex industrial or power generation facilities, including leadership of commissioning teams at scale.
• Experience building or restructuring a commissioning function, including standing up process, systems, and technical authority structures.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end commissioning execution for Cape Station and all subsequent GeoBlock units — cold and hot commissioning, system-by-system turnover, punchlist closure, and RFSU/RFC readiness.
• Own the formal transfer of custody process from construction/EPC to operations, including readiness criteria, sign-off gates, and documentation of record for every system handed over.
• Drive resolution of live commissioning-critical issues — piping and instrumentation scope gaps, purge programs, fluid-fill prerequisites, and similar constraints
• Ensure every unit turned over to Operations arrives with a complete, auditable handover package: as-commissioned data, outstanding punchlist items with owners and dates, and technical authority sign-off.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Process safety management

Commissioning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, or related Engineering discipline

Tools

CMS

ITP libraries

Job description

Fervo Energy in Houston, TX, seeks a Director of Commissioning to own the build-out of an in-house commissioning function across the GeoBlocks fleet. You will lead end-to-end commissioning and turnover processes for Cape Station and future units, ensuring robust documentation and technical authority sign-off.

You will design the strategy, org structure, and systems for centralized commissioning, partnering with Engineering, O&M, HSSE, and leadership to scale across multiple sites.