Senior Telecommunications Engineer

Fervo Energy; Salt Lake City (UT); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision plans

Employer-paid life insurance

401(k) with company match

Flexible PTO and parental leave

Employee stock purchase program

Job summary

Fervo Energy is seeking a Senior Telecommunications Engineer to own physical network planning, records, and acceptance for OSP/ISP fiber and copper cabling. The role leads fiber records across IT, OT/I&C, and sensing, with travel and field presence during construction.

The position is based in Salt Lake City, UT or Houston, TX, with hybrid work and ~30% travel. Responsibilities include designing pathways, coordinating with cross-functional teams, and maintaining accurate records in GIS and

Qualifications

• Seven or more years of relevant telecommunications infrastructure experience including OSP fiber and premises fiber/copper cabling design.
• Experience building or running a fiber records program using a fiber management system or GIS as the authoritative record.
• Experience designing pathways, spaces, racks, and passive connectivity; produce construction drawings using GIS/CAD.
• TIA and BICSI practices knowledge; translate requirements into coordinated physical designs.
• Ability to interpret OTDR traces, optical loss measurements, and copper cabling certification reports.
• Experience developing bid packages and managing contractors with closeout documentation.

Responsibilities

• Own authoritative fiber management system and GIS records; manage strand allocation and routing.
• Design shared OSP/ISP fiber and copper infrastructure with cross-functional teams.
• Review submittals, field changes, and coordinate with contractors for acceptance.
• Maintain documentation, change control, and ensure record accuracy.
• Support installation and troubleshooting with sensing teams and ensure measurement validation.

Skills

OSP fiber design

GIS records

Network planning

Vendor coordination

Project ownership

Fiber management

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

GIS

CAD

OTDR

Job description

About Fervo Energy

Fervo Energy (NASDAQ: FRVO) is a modern power company developing next-generation geothermal resources to meet the growing demand for affordable, reliable, 24/7 carbon-free energy. Our mission is to transform geothermal into America’s most dependable and affordable source of clean, around-the-clock power. By combining innovations in horizontal drilling, fiber-optic sensing, and advanced reservoir engineering, Fervo has developed a repeatable approach to building utility-scale enhanced geothermal systems. Our flagship Cape Station development in Utah is planned to deliver 500 MW of firm, carbon-free power, and we are advancing a development pipeline of more than 50 GW. Join us and work alongside world-class engineers, geoscientists, operators, project builders, and business leaders working to make geothermal a cornerstone of a more reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy future.

Position Description

The Senior Telecommunications Engineer owns physical network planning, design, records, and acceptance: outside plant (OSP) fiber, inside plant (ISP) fiber and structured copper cabling, pathways, telecommunications rooms, racks, cabinets, and passive connectivity.

Fervo’s sole dedicated specialist builds the records program and is the single accountable owner of the enterprise fiber record across IT, operational technology and instrumentation and controls (OT/I&C), and sensing. No fiber is planned, built, spliced, or repurposed without its record being updated.

This senior individual contributor leads physical-layer design and contractor oversight and resolves field issues. Network engineers own layers 2–7, including switching, routing, segmentation, and configuration; system owners define device functionality. The role reports to the IT Infrastructure Manager and is based in Salt Lake City, UT, or Houston, TX. Travel averages 30%, with significant field presence during construction.

Responsibilities

Infrastructure Records and Change Control

• Own the authoritative fiber management system and geographic information system (GIS) records: strand allocation by IT, OT, or sensing function; dark fiber; splice schematics and enclosures; conduit and innerduct occupancy; and routes.
• Build the infrastructure records program, select and implement appropriate tools with stakeholders, and establish a verified baseline. Maintain copper cable identifiers, outlets, patch-panel ports, rack layouts, and physical connectivity alongside fiber records.
• Require contractor as-builts within 10 business days of construction completion. Gate contractor closeout and final payment on delivery, review, acceptance, and ingestion of as-builts, splice schematics, fiber test traces, and copper certification results, as applicable, with Procurement and project teams.
• Document splices, reroutes, strand reassignments, cable additions, and patching changes through change control; treat undocumented changes as defects and verify correction.
• Reconcile records against physical infrastructure at least annually and after major projects; track discrepancies, overdue documentation, and record accuracy, and verify remediation.

Physical Network Planning and Design

• Design shared OSP and ISP fiber and structured copper infrastructure with IT, OT/I&C, sensing, and construction teams; plan capacity, route diversity, building entrances, terminations, and future expansion.
• Prepare and review route drawings, cable and strand schedules, splice plans, optical loss budgets, rack elevations, patching layouts, bills of materials, and construction specifications using GIS and CAD tools.
• Define telecommunications requirements for conduit, duct banks, innerduct, cable trays, rooms, racks, and cabinets. Coordinate utility conflicts, permitting, power, cooling, grounding and bonding, and building penetrations with civil, electrical, and facilities teams.
• Plan physical connectivity for access points, cameras, access‑control devices, and industrial network endpoints using requirements supplied by network engineers and system owners; account for cable reach, media, environment, and Power over Ethernet cabling requirements.
• Establish cabling standards for capacity, separation, labeling, and testing; coordinate access‑point placement with the RF design team.
• Translate sensing‑team and vendor requirements into fiber, pathway, splicing, termination, testing, and documentation specifications. Support installation and troubleshooting, and obtain sensing‑team approval before changes affecting measurement performance; sensing specialists own equipment configuration and measurement validation.

Contractor Delivery and Acceptance

• Develop competitive bid packages, scopes, estimates, schedules, and acceptance criteria; evaluate proposals and recommend vendors with Procurement. Direct contractors and design consultants through detailed design and construction.
• Review submittals and field changes, inspect installations, and resolve design and workmanship deficiencies. Coordinate site access, work sequencing, and service impacts with project and operations teams.
• Review optical time‑domain reflectometer (OTDR) traces, optical loss results, copper permanent‑link certification, labeling, and workmanship against specifications. Require correction and retesting of deficient work before acceptance.

Reliability and Compliance

• Diagnose physical connectivity faults and direct restoration with contractors and network engineers; verify repair quality, service handoff, and record updates. Coordinate field work with site safety and work‑control processes.
• Maintain controlled, traceable fiber records supporting applicable NERC CIP‑005/CIP‑006 audit evidence and SOX IT general controls change documentation with Cybersecurity and Compliance, including fiber serving BES Cyber Systems or traversing associated security perimeters.

Qualifications

Required

• Seven or more years of relevant telecommunications infrastructure experience, including OSP fiber and premises fiber/copper structured cabling design and independent project ownership through construction acceptance.
• Demonstrated experience building or running a fiber records program using a fiber management system or GIS as the authoritative record for strand inventory, splice documentation, as‑builts, and field reconciliation.
• Experience designing pathways, telecommunications spaces, racks, cabinets, and passive connectivity; ability to produce or direct construction drawings and specifications using GIS and CAD tools.
• Working knowledge of applicable TIA and BICSI practices and installation codes; ability to translate network, sensing, and other specialist requirements into coordinated physical infrastructure designs.
• Ability to interpret OTDR traces, optical loss measurements, and copper cabling certification reports; troubleshoot physical‑layer faults and make evidence‑based acceptance decisions.
• Experience developing bid packages, managing contractors, resolving field discrepancies, and enforcing documentation and closeout requirements.
• Demonstrated self‑sufficiency, sound technical judgment, clear documentation, and ability to prioritize multiple sites and escape risks with actionable recommendations.
• Degree in engineering, telecommunications, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

Preferred

• BICSI Registered Communications Distribution Designer (RCDD) credential; BICSI Outside Plant (OSP) or relevant fiber and copper testing credentials.
• Experience in telecommunications consulting, structured cabling design, utilities, industrial facilities, or large campus infrastructure.
• Experience launching a records program from scratch or implementing GIS and fiber management tools across multiple sites.
• Entrepreneurial mindset demonstrated by establishing practical standards and scalable processes in an evolving environment.
• Familiarity with fiber optic sensing, including distributed acoustic or temperature sensing; industrial OT/I&C; or infrastructure audit evidence practices.

Location

Fervo Energy has offices in Houston, TX, Golden, CO, Reno, NV, Oakland, CA, and Salt Lake City, UT. This position will be eligible for some hybrid work flexibility, but regular in‑office presence at any of the above locations will be required.

Benefits & Perks

• Fervo offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, financial well‑being, and life outside of work. Benefits for eligible employees include:
• Medical, dental, and vision plan options
• Employer‑paid basic life insurance and short‑term and long‑term disability coverage
• A 401(k) plan with a dollar‑for‑dollar company match
• Flexible paid time off and paid parental leave
• Family‑building, fertility, hormonal health, pregnancy, postpartum, and parenting support through Carrot
• A dependent care FSA for eligible child and elder care expenses
• An annual Lifestyle Spending Account for eligible wellness expenses, including fitness, financial planning, pet insurance, and pet care
• Employee ownership opportunities through Fervo’s Employee Stock Purchase Program, as well as stock option grants and bonus opportunities for eligible roles

Benefits and programs are subject to eligibility requirements and may change.

Our Workplace

Fervo Energy highly values having employees work in the office to foster collaboration and strengthen our company culture. This role follows a hybrid schedule, with team members expected to work in the office three days per week. Fervo considers this in‑office schedule an essential function of the role. Your recruiter can share more information about the schedule.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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 or veteran status, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local law. Fervo also prohibits discrimination based on the perception that an individual has any of these characteristics or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of these characteristics.