About Fervo Energy

Fervo Energy (NASDAQ: FRVO) is a modern power company developing next-generation geothermal resources to meet the growing demand for affordable, reliable, 24/7 carbon-free energy. Our mission is to transform geothermal into America’s most dependable and affordable source of clean, around-the-clock power. By combining innovations in horizontal drilling, fiber-optic sensing, and advanced reservoir engineering, Fervo has developed a repeatable approach to building utility-scale enhanced geothermal systems. Our flagship Cape Station development in Utah is planned to deliver 500 MW of firm, carbon-free power, and we are advancing a development pipeline of more than 50 GW. Join us and work alongside world-class engineers, geoscientists, operators, project builders, and business leaders working to make geothermal a cornerstone of a more reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy future.

Position Description

Fervo Energy is building the most cost-effective, repeatable geothermal power plants in the world — requiring a durable land and resource portfolio, disciplined long-range planning, and the ability to secure the resources, rights, and agreements needed for growth. As Fervo scales from first-of-a-kind projects to fleet-wide deployment, we’re seeking a Manager — Land Portfolio to lead the company’s land portfolio maturation strategy and its integration into the great Fervo Team’s long-range planning. This role reports to the Sr. Director of Land, Environmental and Permitting, working extensively with Sr. Management and individual contributors across the wide ranging Fervo Team.

The role partners with internal and external stakeholders to develop and execute the company’s land resource portfolio development strategy and is focused on the full development lifecycle—from initial site evaluation, acquisition, and access through permitting, drilling, construction, interconnection and into long-term operations. The ideal candidate combines deep land acquisition, subsurface development, and energy production expertise with strong analytical and communication to prepare and develop our geothermal energy production land portfolio.

Responsibilities

Land Portfolio Development

Leads land portfolio development preparation and strategy to meet the annual and long-range plan goals

Set priorities and evaluate priority infill and access acquisition

Analyzes and manages securing of path to interconnection, construction water, and ancillary agreements for land use

Land Portfolio Strategy & Capital Allocation

Leads portfolio land budget optimization and allocation recommendations through identification of near, mid, and long term portfolio preparation feasibility and estimated timelines

Recognize tradeoffs between capital allocation across early and advanced development portfolio; develops integrated spend outlooks and presents strategic recommendations

Land Portfolio Development Budget Management

Partners with Land Title and Contracts, and Land Acquisitions to prioritize capital deployment when considering all other Land budget strains, such as rentals, bonus payments, and land use fees to develop acquisition strategies across BLM, SITLA, and fee lands

Land Intelligence & Competitive Position

Partners with Land Business Managers to identify and communicate the company’s land market intelligence capability, monitoring competitor activity and policy developments, establish and maintain strategic relationships, benchmarking land position and costs against competitors, and translating insights into strategic recommendations

Identifies growth positions in domestic geothermal, leads new-market assessments, and supports negotiation of leases, surface agreements, and joint ventures

Cross-Functional Leadership

Prepares executive and investor presentations

Leads cross-functional land initiatives across Land Administration, Acquisitions, Business Development, Title and Contracts as well as Legal, Commercial Development, Engineering, Drilling, Operations, Commercial, Finance, and Policy