Power Engineering Manager

Description

As Power Engineering Manager, you will be one of the functional leaders responsible for designing Fervo’s innovative power plants. As Fervo moves from engineering first-of-a-kind projects to widespread scaling, you will help drive the facilities team toward a manufacturing mindset, optimizing each subsequent power plant for cost and cycle time.

To be successful in this role, you must possess exceptional technical expertise in the power engineering discipline, and you must demonstrate a highly collaborative approach to working closely with the subsurface and facilities teams. You will report to the Director of Engineering.

Requirements

Responsibilities

Technical and Execution Leadership

• Own specification generation, design, and analysis of electrical power systems for power generation and surface facilities (power delivery, systems, transmission, distribution, substations, etc.)
• Drive first-principles tradeoff analysis across power delivery systems to optimize plant performance
• Identify opportunities to simplify and accelerate designs while maintaining technical excellence
• Inform and support procurement efforts relating to electrical scopes of power plant designs
• Clearly communicate technical decisions, risks, and tradeoffs to executive leadership, enabling timely alignment and execution
• Collaborate with cross-functional leaders beyond the engineering function to educate stakeholders and ensure electrical system priorities support overall project goals

Team and Culture

• Recruit, coach, and manage a world-class team of 6-8 electrical engineers
• Instill a culture of extreme ownership — where engineers own cost, safety, and constructability, not just design
• Encourage rapid iteration, bias for speed, and resilience under pressure
• Foster collaboration across disciplines (process, mechanical, I&C, rotating equipment) and with external partners
• Lead a team executing across multiple challenging and diverse technical workstreams, balancing near-term delivery with long-term scalability
• Support leadership in setting priorities, sequencing work, and making informed decisions across competing project demands

Qualifications

•  B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering or related discipline
• 8+ years of experience in electrical engineering in large capital projects
• Proven track record leading and developing high-performing engineering teams
• Deep expertise in power delivery & systems, transmission, distribution, and substations
• Strong communication and leadership skills; ability to translate technical complexity into clear decisions