Senior Geothermal Drilling Engineer — Design & Field Ops

Fervo Energy Co.; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Fervo Energy Co. in Houston seeks a Senior Drilling Engineer to design and execute advanced geothermal drilling programs. You will lead well planning, design, and on-site operations with a focus on safety and efficiency.

This role requires a deep drilling background, hands-on field experience, and the ability to adapt conventional oilfield playbooks to geothermal projects. You will collaborate across functions, manage contractors, and drive cost, time, and performance improvements for critical

Qualifications

• 10+ years of drilling engineering/operations experience, incl. 5+ years with an operator in US onshore horizontal drilling.
• Core well engineering fundamentals: casing design, directional drilling, drill string/BHA design, fluids, cementing, contingency planning.
• Proficient in standard well engineering design software.
• Experience in risk assessment and in estimating well time and cost.
• Planning complex drilling operations and budgets.

Responsibilities

• Detailed well planning including design, engineering, and drilling procedures.
• Provide drilling engineering support for all well operations within a cross-functional team.
• Coordinate recovery plans during NPT events and manage risk mitigation.
• Prepare detailed time and cost estimates and track plan vs actual.
• Coordinate and manage drilling contractors for planning and execution activities.
• Oversee budgeting, AFEs, and cost control throughout operations.
• Track performance with micro-KPIs and drive cost/time improvements.
• Post well closeout, report lessons learned, and share best practices.

Skills

Drilling engineering

Horizontal/unconventional drilling

Risk assessment

Cost estimation & budgeting

Field operations

Cross-functional collaboration

Drilling software

Contract management

Safety & HSE

Job description

Fervo Energy Co. in Houston seeks a Senior Drilling Engineer to design and execute advanced geothermal drilling programs. You will lead well planning, design, and on-site operations with a focus on safety and efficiency.

This role requires a deep drilling background, hands-on field experience, and the ability to adapt conventional oilfield playbooks to geothermal projects. You will collaborate across functions, manage contractors, and drive cost, time, and performance improvements for critical