Senior Geothermal Consultant
About The Position
Black & Veatch is hiring a Senior Geothermal Consultant for its Infrastructure Advisory Technical Delivery Team. This hands-on technical lead supports engineering design, technical evaluations, and multidisciplinary integration for utility-scale geothermal surface facilities and associated infrastructure. The role focuses on surface systems from the wellhead to the point of interconnection, and on interfaces between subsurface resources and the electric grid, translating technical inputs into actionable design solutions. The position supports technical diligence, feasibility studies, FEL/FEED engineering, and detailed design in collaboration with subsurface, process/mechanical, and power systems disciplines. The consultant may also contribute additional time to similar project work aligned with their technical expertise. The role is part of the Technical Team supporting Asset Engineering and Transactions within Black & Veatch’s Infrastructure Advisory Business, which provides solutions across the asset lifecycle. The consultant leads technical deliverables and coordinates with subject matter experts to align project content and achieve high-quality outcomes. Responsibilities may include supporting proposals and business development, developing expertise, participating in professional development and professional societies, presenting at conferences, and mentoring lower- and mid-level professionals. The position is based at a Black & Veatch office in the United States. Hybrid or flexible work options may be offered after the first 90 days, subject to manager discretion, performance, and work assignments.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or relevant work experience.
- At least 7 years of experience in a business or consulting environment.
- Ability to complete applicable pre-employment onboarding requirements, which may include criminal/civil background checks, drug screening, and motor vehicle records searches.
Nice To Haves
- Experience across feasibility, FEED, detailed design, and construction support.
- Hands-on experience with surface systems and wellhead/reinjection integration.
- Experience supporting technical evaluations or Owner’s Engineer roles.
- Experience with thermal/process system design and fluid handling, multidisciplinary coordination, and technical risk identification and communication.
- Professional Engineer (PE) license or equivalent.
- Five or more years of experience in geothermal and/or thermal power generation projects.
- Experience with advanced geothermal systems or emerging technologies.
- Exposure to interconnection studies or grid coordination.
Responsibilities
- Execute technical due diligence, feasibility studies, and risk assessments for geothermal surface and wellfield interface systems.
- Develop technical deliverables defining assumptions, risks, constraints, and recommended paths forward.
- Support Owner’s Engineer and Independent Engineer scopes through disciplined technical review.
- Translate subsurface data, including well performance and reservoir behavior, into actionable surface system inputs.
- Lead or support engineering of surface systems, including heat rejection, steam/brine handling, and reinjection systems.
- Develop and review mass and energy balances, process flow diagrams (PFDs), and equipment definitions.
- Support FEL/FEED deliverables, Basis of Design documents, and system layouts.
- Participate in HAZOP, operability reviews, and commissioning activities.
- Provide technical oversight of surface–subsurface interface design, including wellhead and reinjection systems.
- Integrate subsurface inputs such as flow, pressure, temperature, and fluid chemistry into the design basis.
- Support conceptual and FEED-stage design of wellhead piping, control systems, and reinjection networks.
- Ensure alignment between reservoir strategy and surface system performance, and identify and communicate interface risks.
- Support interconnection studies by defining plant assumptions and coordinating across disciplines.
- Provide inputs for power flow and hosting capacity studies and review results.
- Evaluate the impacts of interconnection constraints on plant configuration and auxiliary loads.
- Assist in identifying grid upgrade considerations and their design impacts.
- Lead preparation of reports, presentations, processes, tools, models, and other deliverables to communicate analysis and recommendations to clients.
- Prepare or contribute to technical due diligence reports, feasibility studies, Basis of Design and FEL/FEED engineering packages, reviews of heat/mass balances, PFDs and conceptual designs, surface–subsurface integration definitions, and interconnection study inputs and review comments.
- May support proposal development, including strategy, scope, and fee, and business development activities.
- Develop expertise, participate in professional development and professional societies, present at conferences, share current knowledge, and independently mentor lower- and mid-level professionals.
- Coordinate with subsurface/reservoir engineering, process, mechanical and electrical engineering, power systems and interconnection, environmental/permitting, and project management teams.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Disability insurance
- Wellness program
- Flexible work schedules
- Paid vacation and holiday time
- Sick time and dependent sick time
- Company-matched 401(k) plan
- Adoption reimbursement
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vendor discounts
- Employment referral program
- AD&D insurance
- Pre-tax accounts
- Voluntary legal plan
- B&V Credit Union
- Potential eligibility for a performance-based bonus program
- Employee stock ownership and participation in financial rewards through stock ownership
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
