Head of Origination

Position Description

Fervo Energy is seeking a strategic, mission-driven leader for our Origination team. This leader is the conduit between Fervo's corporate strategy and our customers: translating where the company is going into a clear market approach, and bringing customer insight back to shape strategy.

The role integrates Origination with Fervo's Geoblock Factory, our standardized, repeatable approach to designing and building geothermal capacity, so that the deals we originate are scalable and aligned with what we can build and deliver. This is a leadership-heavy role for someone who builds strong teams, earns trust with senior customers, and communicates with exceptional clarity to executives, internal partners, and counterparties.

Responsibilities

Team Leadership

• Lead, develop, and hold accountable the Origination team, setting clear expectations and fostering a respectful, high-performing culture.
• Build a bench of future leaders and a hiring pipeline that reflects Fervo's pace of growth.

Strategy and Customer Connection

• Translate corporate strategy into a clear customer and market approach, and communicate it consistently to the team and to customers.
• Bring customer and market insight back to the ELT to inform strategy, product, and portfolio decisions.
• Own executive-level relationships with strategic customers and counterparties.

Geoblock Factory Integration

• Integrate Origination with the Geoblock Factory (our standardized, repeatable approach to building geothermal capacity) so deal structures, timelines, and commitments reflect what Fervo can build and deliver.
• Standardize how Fervo originates, structures, and closes transactions so they are repeatable and scalable.

Cross-Functional Partnership

• Partner with Development, Market Access, and Asset Management on deals from origination through delivery.
• Work closely with Legal, Finance, and Capital Markets to structure transactions that meet Fervo's governance and risk standards.

Executive Communication

• Brief the executive leadership team on pipeline, strategy, and risk in clear, concise, decision-ready terms.
• Represent Fervo externally as a credible, mission-committed voice.

Qualifications

Required

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field; advanced degree is a plus.
• 12+ years of experience in energy origination, commercial development, or a related field, including closing large, complex commercial agreements.
• Demonstrated experience leading and developing teams, including senior leaders.

Leadership and Skills

• Outstanding executive communication, written and verbal.
• Strategic thinker who can also execute and drive results.
• Strong commercial judgment and ability to structure and negotiate complex transactions.
• Ability to build trust with senior customers and cross-functional leaders.
• Deep commitment to Fervo's mission and to a respectful, inclusive workplace.

Preferred

• Experience in geothermal or other clean energy origination.
• Experience with large-load, data center, or utility customers.
• Experience working in a fast-growing, high-visibility company.

Why join Fervo Energy?

• Be part of the energy revolution: Help build the clean energy infrastructure of the future.

• Innovative work environment: An exciting, fast-paced, and collaborative culture focused on innovation and impact.

• Career development: We empower our employees to grow professionally.

• Competitive compensation: A competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, and retirement plans.

• Impact-driven culture: Join a mission-driven company focused on sustainability and environmental stewardship.

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 up to 6% 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 LTI 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.