Technical Operations Lead

Bedrock Energy; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Bedrock Energy seeks a Technical Operations Lead to orchestrate its technical operations for geothermal projects. The role integrates engineering programs, field deployment, and technology providers, owning product development lifecycles across operations teams.

You will drive prioritization, risk assessment, and handoffs to field crews with a focus on safety and performance. Ideal candidates bring leadership in engineering operations, strong communication, and a passion for scaling geothermal

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Petroleum Engineering or Mechanical Engineering, or related discipline.
• Strong leadership and program-management capabilities.
• Experience coordinating technical and operational teams.
• Ability to translate complex technical info into clear plans and actions.
• Experience driving structured processes in fast-moving technical environments.

Responsibilities

• Create structured systems to coordinate drilling and completions programs from engineers to field teams.
• Lead drilling & completions program cycles from requirements gathering to field release and review.
• Manage timelines, scopes, inputs, and documentation for field-ready operations.
• Ensure alignment of safety, quality, uptime, cost, and performance with company objectives.
• Serve as hub between Technology Engineering, Operations Engineering, and Field Operations.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional communication

Leadership

Process improvement

Risk assessment

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Petroleum or Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Company

The earth beneath our feet holds extraordinary, untapped capacity to accelerate the clean energy transition, with limitless geo-energy available under every real estate asset. Bedrock Energy is on a mission to transform the heating and cooling of buildings, using carbon-free, hyper-efficient, and ultra-safe geothermal energy to radically reduce costs for people and the environment. Incorporated in 2022, Bedrock has raised over $25M in capital and is gathering exceptional talent to scale up geothermal heating/cooling for real estate and infrastructure developers in any city in the world. We seek creative, collaborative, proactive team members who inspire us with their high standards of excellence, integrity, and commitment to our shared mission.

Role

Bedrock is in its second year of deploying our engineering-intensive, technology-enabled approach to ambient geothermal construction. We seek to establish the foundations for scale up of our technical operations, which require rigorous processes tying engineering best practices to field deployment.

Technical Operations Lead serves as the central orchestrator of Bedrock's technical operations, functioning as a coordinator, integrator, and communicator. This role ensures that engineering programs, operational procedures, and technical workflows are developed and iterated with clear ownership, precise communication, disciplined review cycles, stakeholder alignment, and field-ready rollout.

While this leadership role requires a baseline of technical subject-matter expertise, this person will primarily serve as a quarterback for the technical owners (Operations Engineers), the implementation personnel (Field Operation), and the technology providers (Software/Hardware Engineers and Product). Like a Product Management leader, this role will own the product development lifecycle of technical operations: gathering & triaging drilling/completions requirements to set strategic technical priorities, coordinating cross-functional reviews and learnings, structuring strategic risk assessments, validating implementation readiness, and ensuring seamless handoff to field crews. Ultimately, the Technical Operations Lead owns the process of ensuring technical integrity through structured collaboration, crisp communication, and disciplined execution.

Responsibilities

A. Program & Product Operations Leadership

Create structured, collaborative systems that coordinate development, review, delivery, and implementation of drilling & completions programs, from Operations Engineers to Field Operations teams.

Act as the primary organizer and driver of drilling & completions program cycles, from initial requirements gathering and strategic prioritization, to engineering iterations and field release, to post-execution review.

Manage timelines, scopes, cross-functional inputs, and documentation to ensure engineering programs and standard operations procedures are complete, practical, and ready for field execution.

Maintain alignment between engineering intent, operational feasibility, and company objectives for safety, quality, uptime, cost, and performance.

Work closely with Product and Technology Engineering to identify, specify, and prioritize R&D projects from mechanical/electrical/software engineers to facilitate efficiency and safety.

B. Cross-functional and Operational Interface

Serve as communication \"hub\" between Technology Engineering, Operations Engineering, and Field Operations, for knowledge to flow with clarity, timeliness, and accountability.

Facilitate cross-functional meetings, feedback & risk assessments, and change-management processes for new technology and procedural releases.

Translate complex technical considerations into cross-functional summaries, decision paths, and action plans for diverse stakeholders.

Coordinate readiness reviews for upcoming field operations, ensuring training, risk mitigations, resources, and documentation are aligned.

C. Org Management

Oversee resources, schedules, and deliverables across the Operations Engineering team and external stakeholders (vendors, clients, corporate).

Represent Operations Engineering in cross-functional and business/financial meetings to align technical initiatives with budget, strategy, and safety objectives.

Collaborate with Field Operations to ensure health & safety adherence and risk management, including overseeing incident reviews and corrective action planning.

Qualifications

Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Petroleum Engineering or Mechanical Engineering, or related discipline

3-5 years of experience in drilling, completions, geothermal, or similar subsurface operations, enough to understand workflows, constraints, and technical terminology, but not necessarily to act as the subject matter expert

Demonstrated strength in team & project management, coordination, and cross-functional communication across technical and operational teams

Proven ability to translate technical information into clear plans, decision paths, action lists, and business strategy impact, to influence and align diverse stakeholders

Experience driving structured processes in fast-moving, iterative, or first-of-kind technical environments

Strong organizational skills and problem-solving skills, particularly amid contending priorities and cross-functional dependencies

Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to distill complex ideas and problems into actionable decision trees, and to clearly map out system dependencies

Positive, \"yes if\" mindset with a bias towards action; proactive and resourceful problem-solver with the ability to drive to consensus while maintaining interpersonal respect & empathy for different viewpoints

Passion for the energy transition and enthusiasm for scaling geothermal technologies

Qualities

Proactive: You take ownership, offer hypotheses, and hold yourself accountable

Coachable: You welcome & react constructively to feedback and seek new skills with gusto

Excellent: You hold yourself, and your team members, to high standards of performance

Creative: You enjoy finding resourceful, unconventional, flexible solutions to problems

Integrity: You take pride in ethical, honest behavior, no matter who is around to see it

Compassionate : You remember empathy, respect, and care in your interactions with others

Inclusive : You actively look to surround yourself & collaborate inclusively with people who are different from you in experience, background, worldview, and resources

Company Culture

Bedrock Energy is building a strong culture based on our Organizational Values. In addition, we are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Bedrock Energy is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

Location

Technical Operations Lead at Bedrock Energy in Austin, Texas.