Technical Operations Lead
Bedrock EnergyAustin, Texas
Full Time
Posted November 12, 2025
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Job Description
The Technical Operations Lead is responsible for overseeing and optimizing drilling and geothermal construction operations, ensuring technical rigor, safety, and efficiency while leading engineering teams and collaborating across departments to support the company's mission of advancing clean geothermal energy solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage, mentor, and supervise operations engineers in developing and validating drilling completion programs.
- Approve borehole construction programs, including drilling, completion, mud, BHAs, and hydraulics.
- Provide real-time technical support to field crews on downhole and surface equipment issues.
- Develop and implement technical standards, procedures, and manuals for operations.
- Collaborate with Technology Engineering and Field Operations to ensure seamless deployment of new technologies and procedures.
- Oversee readiness, training, and risk mitigation for upcoming field operations.
- Coordinate communication and feedback between engineering and field teams to ensure compliance and efficiency.
- Monitor and analyze operational performance, including daily reports and lessons learned, to optimize drilling processes.
- Lead technical optimization reviews and implement continuous improvement initiatives.
- Champion data-driven decision-making through digital systems, analytics, and automation tools.
- Ensure health, safety, and environmental compliance across operations.
- Conduct incident investigations, root-cause analyses, and implement corrective actions.
Requirements
- Master's Degree in Petroleum Engineering or Mechanical Engineering, or related discipline
- 10-20 years of experience in drilling engineering, e.g., as a drilling engineer and/or O G wellsite supervisor, with strong knowledge of drilling engineering principles including drilling fluids, wellbore stability, geomechanics, hydraulics, well control, torque and drag, and managed pressure drilling MPD rig and surface equipment operations, BHA dynamics data-driven performance optimization
- At least 3 years of people management experience
- Knowledge of coiled tubing operations and geothermal borehole design and construction are preferred
- Relevant certifications such as IWCF, WellCAP, Well Control
- Familiarity with software like WellPlan, Landmark, OpenWells, DrillOps, or WellView
- Demonstrated experience initiating and communicating new processes based on evolving information and on-the-ground experience
- Strong project management and problem-solving skills, especially in environments with new approaches built from scratch, frequent growth-driven changes, and complex stakeholders
- Proven ability to build credibility across diverse team members and around diverse technical topics, and to navigate technical and business trade-offs effectively
- Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to distill complex ideas and problems into actionable decision trees, and to clearly map out system dependencies
Benefits & Perks
Compensation/salary range (not specified in the posting)
Work schedule (not specified in the posting)
Work environment perks (not specified in the posting)
Opportunities for mentorship and professional development
Participation in a mission-driven, clean energy company
Potential for career growth in a rapidly expanding industry
Involvement in innovative geothermal energy projects
Collaborative and inclusive workplace culture
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