Senior Geothermal Drilling Engineer: Innovative Well Design

Fervo Energy Company; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Fervo Energy Company is seeking a Senior Drilling Engineer to design and execute advanced geothermal drilling, integrating subsurface innovation with real-world field execution.

The role leads well planning, design, and daily operations support, while coordinating with partners, managing contracts, and driving continuous improvement in drilling performance, safety, and cost efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering is required.
• 10+ years of experience in drilling engineering/operations, preferably with an operator in US Onshore horizontal drilling.
• Experience with risk assessment and well time/cost estimates and planning complex drilling operations.

Responsibilities

• Detailed well planning including design, engineering, and drilling procedure.
• Provide drilling engineering support for all well operations within a cross-functional operations team and coordinate recovery plans during NPT events.
• Conduct risk assessments and prepare mitigation plans to ensure safe and effective delivery.
• Prepare detailed time and cost estimates and ownership of tracking plan vs actual.
• Coordinate and manage drilling contractors supporting planning and execution activities, including NPT resolution and technical review.
• Budgeting, AFEs, and managing cost throughout operations.
• Tracking performance with micro-KPIs and driving continuous improvement in well cycle time and cost.
• Post well closeout and reporting including lessons learned and best practices for future wells.

Skills

Drilling engineering

Risk assessment

Project coordination

Cross-functional teamwork

Communication

Cost management

Field operations

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

Well engineering software

Job description

Fervo Energy Company is seeking a Senior Drilling Engineer to design and execute advanced geothermal drilling, integrating subsurface innovation with real-world field execution.

The role leads well planning, design, and daily operations support, while coordinating with partners, managing contracts, and driving continuous improvement in drilling performance, safety, and cost efficiency.