Administrative Assistant

The Administrative Assistant provides day-to-day administrative support to the CEO of Fervo Energy.

The
Administrative Assistant
provides day-to-day administrative support to the CEO of Fervo Energy. This position sits within the Office of the CEO and reports to the Executive Assistant to the CEO. The role is responsible for routine administrative functions - including calendar management, travel coordination, and expense processing - enabling the Executive Assistant to focus on higher-level strategic priorities. The position requires a high degree of professionalism, discretion, and organizational competence.

• Manage the CEO’s calendar, including scheduling meetings, resolving conflicts, and coordinating with internal and external stakeholders
• Arrange domestic and international travel, including flights, hotels, ground transportation, and detailed itineraries
• Process and reconcile the CEO’s expense reports in a timely and accurate manner
• Serve as a first point of contact for routine administrative inquiries directed to the CEO’s office
• Draft and proofread correspondence and communications as directed
• Coordinate meeting logistics, including room reservations, catering, and audio-visual setup
• Handle additional administrative tasks as assigned by the Executive Assistant to the CEO
• Maintain strict confidentiality of all sensitive business and personnel information

• 3-5 years of experience in an administrative support role, preferably supporting senior executives
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365 (Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Experience managing complex calendars and coordinating multi-leg travel arrangements
• Experience processing expense reports
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to handle confidential information with discretion
• Highly organized with the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment

• Prior experience in a startup, energy, or technology company
• Experience working within an EA/AA team structure
• Familiarity with the Houston business community

This is a full-time, on-site position based at Fervo Energy’s headquarters in downtown Houston, operating primarily during standard business hours with occasional flexibility to support executive scheduling needs across multiple time zones, and performed in a standard office environment with primarily sedentary work.

Fervo Energy commercializes technology to own, develop, and operate geothermal assets as the dispatchable foundation to a 100% clean energy future. As a 24/7, reliable clean energy resource, geothermal energy has a major role to play in the future electric grid and Fervo Energy’s key innovations bring a full suite of modern technology to make geothermal cost competitive. Fervo’s innovations include technologies such as advanced computational models, horizontal drilling, and distributed fiber optic sensing that we have developed with partners including Schlumberger, ARPA-E, and the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab.

Fervo is supported through Cyclotron Road, the Department of Energy, Stanford University, and Breakthrough Energy Ventures.

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 and veteran status or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. It also prohibits unlawful discrimination based on the perception that anyone has any of those characteristics or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of those characteristics.