Remote Geothermal & Subsurface Development Lead

Axyde Analytics; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Axyde Analytics seeks a Geothermal & Subsurface Energy Development Lead (RAE) for a remote engagement based in the United States. The role covers screening from resource uncertainty through exploration, drilling, feasibility, and development configuration, including off-take, grid integration, financing, and environmental and social considerations.

You will assess resource evidence, plan test strategies, define stage gates, and coordinate country permitting, finance interfaces, and stakeholder

Qualifications

• Minimum evidence-based qualifications: Direct geothermal resource assessment, exploration, drilling, reservoir engineering, well testing, feasibility, development, or operations experience.
• Evidence of personally producing or reviewing resource models, drilling/test plans, feasibility inputs, development plans, or investment decisions.
• Experience in emerging markets, island systems, or constrained grids is strongly preferred.
• Ability to distinguish measured evidence, inference, uncertainty, and decision thresholds.
• U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident, with written attestation required before proposal inclusion.

Responsibilities

• Assess exploration/resource evidence, conceptual model, uncertainty, drilling/test strategy, reservoir risks, and data gaps.
• Evaluate development concept, plant technology, well field, scale, infrastructure, operations, off-take, grid interface, CAPEX/OPEX, schedule, and bankability interfaces.
• Define stage gates, failure criteria, monitoring, fallback pathways, and resource-confirmation TOR tasks.
• Integrate country permitting, land/water, environmental/social, finance, utility, logistics, and stakeholder considerations.
• Support independent review of resource assumptions, cost/schedule realism, and recommendations.

Job description

Axyde Analytics seeks a Geothermal & Subsurface Energy Development Lead (RAE) for a remote engagement based in the United States. The role covers screening from resource uncertainty through exploration, drilling, feasibility, and development configuration, including off-take, grid integration, financing, and environmental and social considerations.

You will assess resource evidence, plan test strategies, define stage gates, and coordinate country permitting, finance interfaces, and stakeholder