Tax Credit Compliance Manager
Fervo Energy
Tax Credit Compliance Manager
Fervo Energy
Delivers 24/7 carbon-free geothermal 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.
The Tax Credit Compliance Lead own’s Fervo’s tax credit and government funding compliance program, protecting project economics tied to Sections 48E and 45Y clean electricity credits, prevailing wage and apprenticeship (PWA), and domestic content. Help contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers meet federal requirements and ensure Fervo can demonstrate compliance.
This role suits an energy tax attorney, tax-credit advisor, or compliance professional seeking ownership of practical controls, project decisions, and documented results. Translate strategy into pre-award requirements, timely records, early gap resolution, and evidence for credit buyers, tax equity investors, lenders, and auditors.
Partner with Engineering and Procurement (specifications and sourcing), Construction and Operations (contractors and scopes), Logistics (shipping), Legal (contract terms and interpretation), Tax (eligibility and requirements), Project Finance (financial impact), and site HSE teams. These functions retain their responsibilities; the Lead owns overall tracking, guidance, documentation, and coordination, supports questions and exceptions, and routes issues promptly to accountable owners.
This hands-on individual contributor reports to the Head of Compliance & Regulatory Programs. Daily vendor, contractor, and project-team engagement is central.
Own tracking and guidance
Maintain project-wide 45Y/48E, PWA, domestic content, and prohibited foreign entity records, with each in-scope supplier’s and contractor’s status, owners, and open items.
Update tax credit and federal guidance for legal, IRS, funding, and scope changes; communicate material updates and field internal questions.
Embed compliance in project plans
Work with Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Operations, and Logistics to build and execute requirements in schedules, scopes, and sourcing.
Run pre-award checks
Review onboarding, RFPs, and scopes for onsite labor, requirements, and contract terms.
Obtain ownership, sourcing, and certifications before award.
Coordinate exceptions with Legal, Tax, Project Finance, and responsible teams before award, mobilization, or sourcing/shipping commitments.
Manage daily PWA operations
Direct the external provider’s detailed payroll and apprenticeship reviews, setting scope, quality, and deadlines.
Review findings, obtain missing records, resolve discrepancies, coordinate corrections with Construction and Procurement, and verify and document closure.
Escalate unresolved or material issues to Tax, Legal, or leadership.
Lead contractor, labor organization, and apprenticeship program outreach; document good-faith efforts; and implement processes for new projects and credit areas with Project Finance, Construction, and Procurement.
Document domestic content
Validate supplier certifications, manufactured product costs, and steel/iron manufacturing records against Fervo’s sourcing framework.
Track targets and escalate bonus-threatening constraints or deviations before award.
Support prohibited foreign entity diligence
Collect ownership, sourcing, and certifications with Procurement, Legal, and Tax; maintain records supporting Tax’s calculations.
Reconcile field activity and onboarding
Compare Daily Site Reports and other site records with onboarding; close contractor/subcontractor gaps with Procurement and Construction.
Prepare for new requirements
Research emerging grant, loan, and tax credit obligations and develop implementation plans.
Support financing and audits
Maintain credit transfer, tax equity, lender, and audit documentation; answer diligence requests with Project Finance and Tax.
Equip teams and vendors
Be suppliers’ and contractors’ primary compliance contact.
Develop guidance, checklists, and training for Procurement, Engineering, Construction, and Operations, plus awareness for affected employees.
Document and improve processes as requirements, guidance, and business needs evolve.
Report and escalate
Provide regular written updates on status, exceptions, documentation gaps, and credit-value risks to the Head of Compliance & Regulatory Programs and, as needed, Executive Leadership Team.
Follow Fervo’s escalation strategy, including credit, federal funding, cost, or schedule risks requiring executive resolution.
Share implementation challenges with Government Affairs to inform advocacy.
Bachelor’s in public policy, business, finance, accounting, construction management, supply chain, or a related field.
6+ years in compliance, energy tax law, tax-credit advisory, tax equity/transfer diligence, or related work, including 2+ years advising on, diligencing, or implementing IRA clean energy credit requirements, as amended. Backgrounds may include law/advisory firms, developers, contractors, investors, or corporate functions; PWA, Davis-Bacon/payroll; or supply chain/trade compliance involving supplier certifications or origin.
Working knowledge of Sections 45Y/48E PWA requirements and ability to implement practical processes.
Experience building, documenting, and improving compliance processes from inception with diligence- and audit-ready records, and managing external providers and contractors against quality standards and deadlines.
Construction-stage compliance, contractor diligence, or project implementation of legal/tax requirements; ability and willingness to engage contractors and field teams and communicate with superintendents and tax advisors.
Judgment to resolve routine questions independently and escalate appropriately to Tax, Legal, or leadership; willingness to travel regularly to project sites.
JD, LLM in Taxation, CPA, or other relevant advanced degree or credential, valued but not required; familiarity with domestic content and prohibited foreign entity requirements.
Utility-scale renewable, geothermal, oil and gas, or other large industrial construction experience; direct contractor and field-team experience; labor compliance or certified payroll software experience.
Commitment to clean energy and desire to own a function critical to first-of-a-kind projects.
Fervo Energy has offices in Houston, TX, Golden, CO, Reno, NV, Oakland, CA, and Salt Lake City, UT. This position will be eligible for some hybrid work flexibility, but regular in-office presence in our Houston office with occasional travel to other Fervo locations and supplier facilities.
Benefits and programs are subject to eligibility requirements and may change.
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.
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.
Delivers 24/7 carbon-free geothermal energy
Fervo Energy develops and operates geothermal energy projects to provide 24/7 carbon-free power. It combines proven oil-and-gas technologies with geothermal science, notably horizontal drilling and distributed fiber-optic sensing, to unlock geothermal resources that were previously uneconomical. The company’s main product is a steady, carbon-free geothermal energy supply that can be sold to electricity providers seeking decarbonization. Its approach differs from competitors by applying oil-and-gas drilling methods and advanced sensing to unlock higher resource potential and deliver reliable, cost-effective energy. Fervo’s flagship Cape Station Project demonstrates this approach in action. The company’s goal is to accelerate the clean energy transition by delivering reliable, scalable geothermal energy and expanding geoscience-enabled solutions for decarbonizing the electricity sector.
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