Senior Completions Engineer
Fervo Energy
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Houston • Texas • United States
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About the role
- The Senior Completions Engineer is responsible for the technical design, planning, and execution of geothermal well completions and workover activities
- Lead the technical design, planning, and execution of geothermal well completions, stimulations, and workover/intervention operations
- Develop detailed, step-by-step operational procedures to safely achieve well objectives in compliance with regulatory and internal HSE requirements
- Provide hands-on field engineering support during active operations
- Support execution across the full well lifecycle, including initial completions, stimulation, recompletions, remedial work, and well interventions
- Partner with subsurface and reservoir engineering teams to optimize completion architecture, stimulation designs, and operational parameters
- Develop completion and workover cost estimates ranging from early scoping estimates to detailed AFE-level and probabilistic estimates
- Apply risk assessment, hazard analysis, and Management of Change (MOC) processes to planned and active operations
- Lead post-job reviews and after-action analyses to capture lessons learned and identify best practices
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or an equivalent technical discipline
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in unconventional completions, well interventions, or workover operations
- Minimum of 10 years in well planning or execution engineering
- Experience with multiple well completion or intervention technologies
- Strong understanding of tools and methods used to evaluate completion efficiency and optimize well performance
- Strong understanding of wellhead systems, valves, surface equipment installation, and well control
- Demonstrated experience applying risk assessment processes, hazard analysis, and Management of Change (MOC)
- Ability to operate effectively in fast-paced, execution-heavy environments with shifting priorities
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and written and verbal communication skills
- Willingness to travel approximately 30–40% to field locations
Benefits
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Hard Skills & Tools
geothermal well completionsworkover operationscompletion architecturestimulation designsrisk assessmenthazard analysisManagement of Change (MOC)cost estimationwell planningwell intervention technologies
Soft Skills
analytical skillsproblem-solving skillswritten communicationverbal communicationability to operate in fast-paced environmentsadaptabilityleadershipteam collaborationattention to detailorganizational skills
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in EngineeringHSE certificationsProject Management Professional (PMP) certificationCertified Safety Professional (CSP)Well Control certification