Sourcing Manager, Electrical
Energy
- Employer: Fervo Energy
- Location: Houston, TX
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
Supply Chain is not a support function here. Our job is to be embedded with Engineering early — shaping electrical equipment specs and supplier strategy before decisions are locked in, not sourcing against a finished design.
The Sourcing Manager, Electrical owns category strategy and execution for Fervo’s electrical equipment scope — transformers, breakers, switchgear, motors, drives, and balance-of-plant electrical systems. This role partners directly with Engineering on specification decisions, builds competitive supplier options where categories have historically defaulted to a single vendor, and negotiates agreements that determine both cost and schedule risk for every GeoBlock.
Responsibilities
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Build and own a documented sourcing strategy for electrical equipment categories, including transformers, breakers, switchgear, motors, drives, etc.
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Identify and qualify alternate suppliers to reduce single-source dependency and strengthen negotiating leverage.
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Track tariff exposure and enforce domestic content requirements, and incorporate strategic principles into sourcing decisions.
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Engage Engineering early on electrical equipment specifications; help identify where specs drive unnecessary cost.
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Bring supplier and market insight into design reviews before requirements are finalized.
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Lead commercial negotiations for electrical equipment purchases and services, from RFQ through contract execution.
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Structure contracts and delivery terms that protect schedule and give Fervo visibility into supplier performance.
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Manage supplier relationships and performance across the electrical equipment category post-award.
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Partner with Logistics and Expediting to maintain delivery of long-lead electrical equipment by site-required installation dates.
Qualifications
Required
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2+ years of sourcing, procurement, or category management experience, ideally in electrical equipment, power generation, or industrial capital equipment.
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5+ years in the workforce with experience designing, procuring, or maintaining electrical equipment.
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Experience negotiating equipment or services contracts with meaningful commercial value.
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Comfortable reading and engaging with electrical engineering specifications.
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Track record of building supplier options where a category has relied on a single vendor.
Preferred
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Degree in electrical engineering or similar.
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Experience sourcing transformers, breakers, switchgear, or other power generation electrical equipment.
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Familiarity with tariff and domestic content considerations (Section 301/232, IRA domestic content adders).
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Experience partnering directly with engineering teams on spec development.
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Background in energy infrastructure, industrial manufacturing, or capital projects.
Location
Fervo Energy is headquartered in Houston, TX. This is a hybrid role based in Houston. Some travel may be required.
Benefits & Perks
- Fervo offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, financial well-being, and life outside of work. Benefits for eligible employees include:
- Medical, dental, and vision plan options
- Employer-paid basic life insurance and short-term and long-term disability coverage
- A 401(k) plan with a dollar-for-dollar company match
- Flexible paid time off and paid parental leave
- Family-building, fertility, hormonal health, pregnancy, postpartum, and parenting support through Carrot
- A dependent care FSA for eligible child and elder care expenses
- An annual Lifestyle Spending Account for eligible wellness expenses, including fitness, financial planning, pet insurance, and pet care
- Employee ownership opportunities through Fervo’s Employee Stock Purchase Program, as well as stock option grants and bonus opportunities for eligible roles
Benefits and programs are subject to eligibility requirements and may change.
Our Workplace
Fervo Energy highly values having employees work in the office to foster collaboration and strengthen our company culture. This role follows a hybrid schedule, with team members expected to work in the office three days per week. Fervo considers this in-office schedule an essential function of the role. Your recruiter can share more information about the schedule.
Equal Opportunity Employer
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 or veteran status, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local law. Fervo also prohibits discrimination based on the perception that an individual has any of these characteristics or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of these characteristics.