Senior Manager, Geothermal Operations
industrial_energy_operations › Geothermal · M4 — M4 — Director · Management
Leads multiple geothermal plant teams and managers, overseeing operations, maintenance, and performance across one or more geothermal sites.
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What this role is
Leads multiple geothermal plant teams and managers, overseeing operations, maintenance, and performance across one or more geothermal sites. At the Director (M4) level, the role owns a function or department, strategic priorities and cross-functional alignment, and drives function-level results. Leads managers; sets direction for the function.
What this level does
- Manage multiple geoscience sections (exploration, resource monitoring, reservoir management) across concurrent geothermal projects where errors could jeopardize field development activities
- Set strategic exploration policies and standards for conceptual model quality, resource assessment methods, and capacity estimation aligned with business objectives
- Engage senior leaders on geothermal resource strategy and the go/no-go decisions on committing budget to test-drilling programs
- Own commercial administration across sections — procurement, contractor selection, and contract administration for major exploration campaigns
- Build team capability by mentoring managers and specialist geoscientists and fostering a culture of technical excellence
- Knowledge applied
- Sets strategic policies for conceptual modeling, resource assessment, and capacity estimation aligned with business objectives.
- Complexity & problem solving
- Handles strategic issues where errors could jeopardize field development; aligns exploration methods with commercial strategy.
- Collaboration & interaction
- Engages senior leaders on geothermal resource strategy and major investment decisions.
- Typical experience
- 8–10+ years; complex geoscience team/organization leadership.
Skills at this level
- Geothermal systems knowledge
- — Applies strong knowledge of geothermal systems (both hydrothermal and EGS) and geothermal exploration best practices to direct team resource evaluation.
- Resource assessment and capacity estimation
- — Directs targeting of temperature gradient and slim-hole tests, evaluation of well tests, and geothermal resource assessment with power or thermal capacity estimation.
- Integrated conceptual modeling
- — Oversees construction of 2D/3D geothermal conceptual models combining geologic, geochemical, geophysical, and well data in reservoir modeling platforms such as Leapfrog.
- Hydrogeology and earth sciences
- — Grounds team decisions in earth sciences, geothermal systems, and hydrogeology to assess subsurface resource behavior.
- Regulatory knowledge
- — Ensures comprehensive understanding of laws and regulations related to geothermal exploration and drilling across multiple markets is applied to program planning.
- Exploration program leadership
- — Enables geothermal resource teams and tracks progress of exploration, resource monitoring, reservoir management, and field development.
- Analytical and problem-solving
- — Applies analytical thinking and problem-solving to accurately assess geothermal resources and ensure project viability.
- Contractor and commercial management
- — Selects, directs, and administers contracts with external experts and contractors, committing budget and procurement for exploration campaigns.
- Mentoring and team development
- — Mentors and guides less experienced geoscientists and fosters a culture of technical excellence.
- Business development
- — Wins and shapes geothermal exploration and consulting work by leading proposals and client engagement at senior levels.
- Continuous learning
- — Keeps up-to-date technically on advancements in geothermal science and applies new knowledge to the team's work.
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