Lead Electrical Commissioning Technician

The Lead Electrical Commissioning Technician will play a key role in the commissioning of substations, surface facilities, transmission interconnections, and power generation assets across Fervo’s portfolio of geothermal energy projects. This role will oversee field execution, contractor coordination, commissioning schedules, documentation, testing, troubleshooting, and system handovers. The ideal candidate will have the ability to relocate to or reside in Milford, Utah during active commissioning efforts and will report directly to the Commissioning Senior Manager.

This is a hands‑on, field‑based leadership role suited for an experienced electrical commissioning professional with deep technical knowledge of power systems, substations, and grid interconnections. The Lead Electrical Commissioning Technician will serve as a key contributor to successful plant startups, integrated system readiness, and operational excellence across Fervo’s growing portfolio of geothermal developments.

• Lead on‑site commissioning activities for geothermal production facilities, substations, transmission interconnections, and power plant systems, ensuring safe, efficient, and timely energization and turnover
• Operate within Fervo’s hybrid commissioning model by coordinating internal team members, contractors, specialized vendors, and O&M technicians to achieve integrated system readiness
• Coordinate commissioning scopes across engineering, construction, ORC providers, vendors, utilities, and O&M teams through daily field meetings and structured progress tracking
• Represent commissioning during project readiness reviews, energization planning, and performance acceptance testing
• Manage, coach, mentor, and advise Fervo employees on commissioning execution, standards, and best practices

• Lead functional testing, startup, and performance verification of electrical systems, substations, switch gear, transmission interconnections, and associated equipment
• Support energization activities and ensure electrical systems are commissioned in accordance with design requirements and applicable standards
• Verify system integration between electrical, control, and plant operating systems
• Coordinate testing activities with utilities, vendors, and engineering teams to ensure successful grid interconnection and operational readiness
• Support system performance validation and reliability testing during startup and early operations

• Coordinate with contractors, vendors, engineering, construction, and operations teams to resolve commissioning issues and maintain schedule alignment
• Lead troubleshooting efforts during commissioning and early operations, coordinating with vendors and engineering teams to resolve technical issues and warranty items
• Support third‑party commissioning scopes and vendor activities within hybrid teams consisting of internal and external resources
• Foster strong communication and collaboration across project stakeholders to ensure safe and successful project execution

• Enforce quality, safety, and environmental standards from pre-commissioning through final handover
• Proactively identify and mitigate commissioning risks to support compliance with company policies, industry standards, and regulatory requirements
• Organize and lead walkdowns and inspections to verify compliance with commissioning procedures, contract requirements, and turnover criteria
• Ensure management‑of‑change processes are followed to document scope changes and maintain configuration control through turnover
• Maintain accurate commissioning records, test documentation, punch lists, turnover packages, and system acceptance documentation

• Oversee system performance testing and initial reliability data collection to validate operational standards and performance requirements
• Support root cause investigations and corrective action implementation during startup and early operations
• Capture lessons learned and commissioning best practices to improve future…