Senior Division Order Associate

Fervo Energy•Houston, TX

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Division Order Associate is responsible for owning complex division order, ownership, and lease data workflows across Fervo’s geothermal assets. This role serves as a technical authority within the Land function, ensuring land system accuracy, compliance readiness, and alignment across Land, Title, Accounting, GIS, and Project teams. This position is hands-on and execution-focused, with responsibility for high-priority assets, audits, system improvements, and cross-functional coordination — without formal people management responsibilities.

Requirements

7–10+ years of experience in land or lease administration within geothermal, oil & gas, renewables, mining, or related energy sectors
Experience managing leasehold databases or enterprise land systems (e.g., Quorum ODL/ODA, P2 Tobin, Enverus)
Strong understanding of PLSS, federal and state leasing frameworks, and basic title concepts
Demonstrated experience organizing large volumes of land documents with consistent naming and metadata standards
Excellent analytical skills with the ability to identify compliance risks and resolve data discrepancies
Strong written and verbal communication abilities
Proven ability to manage multiple priorities independently in a fast-paced environment

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Energy Management, Business, Geography/GIS, Legal Studies, or a related field
Experience with federal leasing, BLM processes, and state trust land administration
Experience integrating land data into GIS systems

Responsibilities

Prepare, review, and maintain complex division orders and ownership records in accordance with executed leases, contracts, recorded documents, and approved title output.
Ensure lease terms, provisions, critical dates, and ownership interests are accurately reflected in Fervo’s land and division order systems (e.g., Quorum ODL/ODA or similar)
Reconcile recorded documents, ownership updates, and system entries to maintain high data integrity
Coordinate with Land and Title partners to resolve ownership discrepancies, system inconsistencies, or missing documentation
Understand royalty obligations, ownership splits, and payment structures and flag inconsistencies for resolution
Track lease obligations including rentals, extensions, work commitments, unit obligations, and other critical dates
Conduct lease and land data audits to identify errors, gaps, or compliance risks and support corrective actions
Support project finance, diligence, and regulatory requests by preparing accurate land, lease, and ownership documentation
Assist in identifying curative needs during audits and coordinate resolution with Land and Title teams
Partner closely with Accounting to support revenue distribution, month-end close activities, audits, and internal controls
Coordinate with GIS to align land system data with spatial layers and leasehold mapping
Provide landhold, ownership, and compliance reporting to Finance, Development, and Project teams
Serve as a go-to technical resource for land, ownership, and land system-related questions
Own end-to-end division order, lease administration, and land data workflows for assigned assets, with accountability for accuracy, completeness, and timeliness
Serve as the primary owner for complex or high-priority workflows, including audits, data reconciliations, and system clean-up efforts
Design, document, and improve standard operating procedures to enhance scalability, data integrity, compliance, and audit readiness
Support land system configuration, enhancements, and integrations by providing hands-on subject-matter expertise and driving process improvements