Lead Electrical Commissioning Technician

Fervo Energy Co.; Utah; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Fervo Energy is seeking a Lead Electrical Commissioning Technician to oversee field execution for geothermal plants, substations, and interconnections across Milford, UT projects. You will manage contractors, timelines, documentation, and handovers, ensuring safe, compliant energization and turnover.

Relocation to Milford, UT during commissioning is preferred or required. This hands-on role requires strong leadership, electrical expertise, and collaboration across engineering, construction, and

Qualifications

• Associate degree in electrical or I&C engineering or equivalent field experience.
• 5+ years of commissioning experience in power plants, energy, or other complex industrial facilities.
• Strong safety, electrical power, and system integration knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Lead on-site commissioning activities for geothermal production facilities, substations, and interconnections; ensure safe energization and turnover.
• Coordinate internal teams, contractors, vendors, and O&M technicians to achieve system readiness.
• Manage commissioning scope, schedules, documentation, and handovers across multi-discipline teams.
• Represent commissioning during readiness reviews, energization planning, and testing.
• Mentor and advise team members on best practices and standards.

Skills

Leadership

Electrical knowledge

Commissioning

Project coordination

Safety oversight

Team collaboration

Education

Associate degree in electrical or I&C engineering

Job description

TheLeadElectrical CommissioningTechnicianwill play a key role in the commissioning of substation, surface facilities and transmission interconnections across Fervo’s portfolio of geothermal energy developments.

Fervo’s Mission is to use innovation in geoscience to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy. To accomplish that goal, Fervo has developed groundbreaking technology solutions that have advanced the state-of-the-art of geothermal energy decades ahead of schedule, including the world’s most successful commercial enhanced geothermal system completed in 2023. Fervo has raised nearly $2 billion from leading investors and has secured a multi-billion-dollar project pipeline to meet the world’s growing need for 24/7 carbon free energy. Join us and work alongside world‑class engineers, researchers, investors, and developers in making geothermal a key pillar of our climate‑friendly energy future.

Description

TheLeadElectricalCommissioningTechnicianwill play a key role in the commissioning of substation, surface facilities and transmission interconnections across Fervo’s portfolio of geothermal energy developments. The Lead Electrical Commissioning Technician will oversee field execution and management of contractors, commissioning timeline, documentation, and unit handovers. Ideally, the Lead Electrical Commissioning Technician position will have the ability to relocate to or reside at the project location in Milford, UT during commissioning efforts. This position reports to the Commissioning Manager. This is a hands‑on, field‑based role where strong leadership, technical expertise, and a collaborative mindset are essential. You will be a core contributor to successful plant startups and long‑term performance.

Responsibilities

Commissioning Execution & Field Leadership

• Lead on‑site commissioning activities for geothermal production facilities, substations, transmission interconnections, and power plant systems, ensuring safe, efficient, and timely energization and turnover
• Operate within Fervo’s hybrid commissioning model by coordinating internal team members, contractors, specialized vendors, and O&M technicians to achieve integrated system readiness
• Coordinate commissioning scopes across engineering, construction, ORC providers, vendors, utilities, and O&M teams through daily field meetings and structured progress tracking
• Represent commissioning during project readiness reviews, energization planning, and performance acceptance testing
• Manage, coach, mentor, and advise Fervo employees on commissioning execution, standards, and best practices

Electrical Testing, Startup & System Integration

• Lead functional testing, startup, and performance verification of electrical systems, substations, switchgear, transmission interconnections, and associated equipment
• Support energization activities and ensure electrical systems are commissioned in accordance with design requirements and applicable standards
• Verify system integration between electrical, control, and plant operating systems
• Coordinate testing activities with utilities, vendors, and engineering teams to ensure successful grid interconnection and operational readiness
• Support system performance validation and reliability testing during startup and early operations
• Coordinate with contractors, vendors, engineering, construction, and operations teams to resolve commissioning issues and maintain schedule alignment
• Lead troubleshooting efforts during commissioning and early operations, coordinating with vendors and engineering teams to resolve technical issues and warranty items
• Support third‑party commissioning scopes and vendor activities within hybrid teams consisting of internal and external resources
• Foster strong communication and collaboration across project stakeholders to ensure safe and successful project execution

Quality, Safety & Documentation

• Enforce quality, safety, and environmental standards from pre‑commissioning through final handover
• Proactively identify and mitigate commissioning risks to support compliance with company policies, industry standards, and regulatory requirements
• Organize and lead walkdowns and inspections to verify compliance with commissioning procedures, contract requirements, and turnover criteria
• Ensure management‑of‑change processes are followed to document scope changes and maintain configuration control through turnover
• Maintain accurate commissioning records, test documentation, punch lists, turnover packages, and system acceptance documentation

System Performance & Continuous Improvement

• Oversee system performance testing and initial reliability data collection to validate operational standards and performance requirements
• Support root cause investigations and corrective action implementation during startup and early operations
• Capture lessons learned and commissioning best practices to improve future project execution
• Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of commissioning standards, procedures, and documentation processes

Required Qualifications

• Associate degree in electrical or I&C engineering or equivalent field experience
• 5+ years of commissioning experience in power plants, energy, or other complex industrial facilities
• Superior understanding and track record of industrial safety best practices
• Superior understanding of three phase electrical power, VFD’s, power distribution systems
• Proven success managing third‑party commissioning scopes and vendor activities within hybrid teams that blend internal and external resources
• Deep understanding of plant systems integration and relevant standards/regulations
• Proven leadership experience
• Strong understanding of power plant electrical systems and testing methods
• Strong organizational skills and ability to execute concurrent commissioning scopes
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for technical reporting and contractor coordination
• A cooperative and collaborative mindset with a demonstrated history of managing highly effective cross functional teams

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong safety leadership mindset
• Expertise electrical grid interconnection and testing requirements/standards
• Advanced knowledge of power plant design, experience with geothermal or utility‑scale power generation facilities operations, and maintenance
• Advanced knowledge of asset condition monitoring technologies, or the willingness to acquire them, including relevant certifications
• Strong familiarity with commissioning frameworks (NETA ATS & ECS, ASHRAE) and structured document turnover systems
• Project management, commissioning or O&M certifications (e.g., PMP & e‑core)

Location

Fervo Energy is headquartered in Houston, TX with growing offices in Oakland, CA, Golden, CO, Salt Lake City, UT and Reno, NV. This position is located at the Cape Station facility in Milford, UT, with some hybrid work flexibility when commissioning activities are not ongoing. The role involves coordination with construction and commissioning teams and may require extended hours during critical startup periods.

Fervo Energy commercializes technology to own, develop, and operate geothermal assets as the dispatchable foundation to a 100% clean energy future. As a 24/7, reliable clean energy resource, geothermal energy has a major role to play in the future electric grid and Fervo Energy’s key innovations bring a full suite of modern technology to make geothermal cost competitive. Fervo’s innovations include technologies such as advanced computational models, horizontal drilling, and distributed fiber optic sensing that we have developed with partners including Schlumberger, ARPA‑E, and the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. Fervo is supported through Cyclotron Road, the Department of Energy, Stanford University, and Breakthrough Energy Ventures.

Fervo Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, gender, religion, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sex, genetic information, sexual orientation, military and veteran status or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. It also prohibits unlawful discrimination based on the perception that anyone has or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of those characteristics.