Senior Associate, Integrated Planning

Job Summary

Fervo Energy is advancing the next generation of geothermal energy to deliver 24/7 carbon-free power at scale. The Senior Associate, Integrated Planning is responsible for analyzing and coordinating data across the development portfolio to support decision-making and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Analyze & Performance Reporting
• Synthesize data from across the development portfolio into weekly and rolling look-ahead performance reports across the SQDC framework: Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost.
• Develop and maintain Power BI dashboards and Excel-based tools that give leadership a clear, current view of portfolio status and trends.
• Conduct variance analysis on portfolio performance vs. plan, identifying patterns and surfacing insights that inform planning decisions.
• Prepare materials for look-ahead planning meetings, GeoBlock scoping meetings, and executive reporting cadences.
• Track capital cost per GeoBlock vs. plan in coordination with Finance, flagging deviations that require attention.
• Cross-Functional Coordination
• Coordinate with Well Delivery, Surface Facilities, Power Delivery, Appraisal, and Finance teams to gather planning inputs and ensure milestone commitments are documented and tracked.
• Support GeoBlock scoping meetings by consolidating stakeholder inputs, distributing materials in advance, and maintaining scope documentation from initial planning through execution; facilitate recurring or lower-complexity scoping meetings independently as capability develops.
• Track cross-functional dependencies and communicate impacts when activities shift, ensuring the right people have the right information.
• Serve as a reliable day-to-day coordination point across the development team, following through on action items and keeping planning workflows moving.
• Schedule Fluency & Milestone Tracking
• Read and interpret integrated development schedules across active GeoBlocks, using schedule data as an analytical input to performance reporting and planning conversations.
• Monitor milestone adherence across the portfolio and flag schedule risk early, in coordination with GeoBlock teams.
• Maintain schedule accuracy by working with functional teams to keep data current and consistent.
• Maintain the LRM (Last Responsible Moment) date register and report the LRM Adherence Rate across active GeoBlocks, tracking decision-timing performance, not setting decision dates.
• Planning Operations & Continuous Improvement
• Support the development and maintenance of planning templates, reporting frameworks, and process documentation.
• Contribute to the refinement of planning standards across development phases, from appraisal through commissioning.
• Analyze defect and lessons-learned data for recurring patterns across GeoBlocks and surface findings to the Sr. Manager, Integrated Planning for incorporation decisions.
• Apply AI tools to speed up report generation, dashboard refreshes, and lessons-learned synthesis.

Requirements

• Required:
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Earth Sciences, Geology, or a related technical field.
• 5-7 years of experience in capital development analysis, operations, or technical program management, with direct exposure to oil and gas or power/utilities development.
• Strong data analysis and reporting skills, including advanced Excel and experience building dashboards in Power BI or equivalent tools.
• Ability to read and work with development schedules in Microsoft Project or equivalent tools as an analytical input.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to translate complex data into clear, concise summaries for both technical and leadership audiences.
• High follow-through and ownership mindset, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams in a fast-moving environment.
• PREFERRED:
• Preferred MBA from an accredited program.
• Experience in both upstream oil and gas and electric power or utilities environments.
• Familiarity with lean or pull planning methodologies and how they apply to complex capital development programs.
• Experience supporting capital stage-gate reviews, AFE processes, or multi-asset development planning.
• Working understanding of how planning and operational milestones connect to commercial commitments such as power purchase agreements or offtake obligations.
• Exposure to geothermal, renewable energy, or energy transition initiatives.
• Familiarity with Primavera P6, MS Project, enterprise document management systems, Bluebeam, or comparable scheduling and document control platforms.
• Comfortable adopting AI-assisted tools to improve reporting, analysis, and knowledge-management workflows.