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Senior Geothermal Consultant Job Details | Black & Veatch Family of Companies
Summary
Date: Nov 5, 2026
Location:
Ann Arbor, MI, US Kansas City, MO, US Atlanta, GA, US Tampa, FL, US Houston, TX, US Walnut Creek, CA, US Bloomington, MN, US San Marcos, CA, US Greenwood Village, CO, US Austin, TX, US Burlington, MA, US Tualatin, OR, US Gaithersburg, MD, US Jacksonville, FL, US Dallas, TX, US Chicago, IL, US
Company: Black & Veatch Family of Companies
Together, we own our company, our future, and our shared success.
As an employee-owned company, our people _are_ Black & Veatch. We put them at the center of everything we do and empower them to grow, explore new possibilities and use their diverse talents and perspectives to solve humanity's biggest challenges in an ever-evolving world. With over 100 years of innovation in sustainable infrastructure and our expertise in engineering, procurement, consulting and construction, together we are building a world of difference.
Company : Black & Veatch Corporation
Req Id : 117907
Opportunity Type : Staff
Relocation eligible : No
Full time/Part time : Full-Time
Project Only Hire : No
Visa Sponsorship Available: No
Why Black & Veatch?
At Black & Veatch, you'll be part of work that matters-designing, creating, and building the infrastructure communities rely on every day, from concept through execution.
We care about how the work gets done as much as what we build. Safety is built into every decision, and people look out for each other-speaking up, collaborating, and doing the right thing because it affects real lives.
You'll work alongside teams solving complex challenges and turning ideas into solutions that perform in the real world-gaining hands-on experience across projects, technologies, and disciplines.
Ownership shows up in how we work. We take responsibility for outcomes, follow through on commitments, and take pride in what we deliver. As a 100% employee-owned company, employees share in the long-term success we build together.
With flexible ways of working and meaningful development opportunities, you'll build a career you can be proud to stand behind.
The Opportunity
Black & Veatch has an exciting opportunitywithin ourInfrastructure Advisory Technical Delivery Team. The Geothermal Senior Consultant serves as a hands-on technical lead supporting engineering design, technical evaluations, and multidisciplinary integration of utility-scale geothermal surface facilities and associated infrastructure. In addition to core responsibilities, there may be opportunities for the individual to contributeadditionaltime supporting similar project work aligned with their technicalexpertise.
This role focuses on surface systems (wellhead to point of interconnection) and the 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 while collaborating across subsurface, process/mechanical, and power systems disciplines.
The Team
Black & Veatch's Infrastructure Advisory Business provides a portfolio of solutions focused on the asset lifecycle, including Asset Management & Operations & Maintenance, Infrastructure Technology, Cybersecuritysolutions, Planning and Transactions.In this role you will be part of the Technical Team supporting Solutions includingAsset Engineering and Transactions.
TheTechnicalTeam is a diverse team of professionals who are given a wide range of technical projects and skills to equip them to have a solid foundation and move into a specific career track as they advance and develop their skills and capabilities.
Key Responsibilities
Technical Evaluation and Advisory
+ 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 / Independent Engineer scopes through disciplined technical review.
+ Translate subsurface data (well performance, reservoir behavior) into actionable surface system inputs.
Engineering & Design Leadership (Surface Systems)
+ Lead or support engineering of surface systems including heat rejection, steam/brine handling, and reinjection systems.
+ Develop and review mass and energy balances, PFDs, and equipment definitions.
+ Support FEL/FEED deliverables, Basis of Design documents, and system layouts.
+ Participate in HAZOP, operability reviews, and commissioning activities.
Subsurface Interface & Wellhead / Reinjection Design
+ Provide technical oversight of surface-subsurface interface design including wellhead and reinjection systems.
+ Integrate subsurface inputs including flow, pressure, temperature, and fluid chemistry into 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.
+ Identify and communicate interface risks between reservoir behavior and surface system design.
Grid / Interconnection Coordination (Desired, not required)
+ Support interconnection studies by defining plant assumptions and coordinating across disciplines.
+ Provide inputs for power flow and hosting capacity studies and review results.
+ Evaluate impacts of interconnection constraints on plant configuration and auxiliary loads.
+ Assist in identifying grid upgrade considerations and impacts to design.
Lead preparation of reports, presentations, processes, tools, models, and other deliverables to effectively communicate analysis and recommendations to clients. This includes:
+ Technical due diligence reports and feasibility studies.
+ Basis of Design and FEL/FEED engineering packages.
+ Review of heat/mass balances, PFDs, and conceptual designs.
+ Surface-subsurface integration definitions.
+ Interconnection study inputs and review comments.
May support development of proposals, including strategy, scope and fee, and may support business development activities.
Proactively develops additional knowledge and experience in area(s) of expertise and participates in professional development opportunities and with professional societies, including presenting at conferences. Shares current knowledge and independently mentors lower level and mid-level professionals in latest technology and processes.
Actively coordinates with team members and subject matter experts to align project deliverable content, ensure high-quality deliverables and successful project outcomes, including:
+ Subsurface/reservoir engineering teams.
+ Process,...
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