Head of Geoscience Project Development

Quick Facts

• Role: Head of Geoscience Project Development

• Focus: Geothermal and geoscience-driven heat supply projects (surface and deep geothermal, environmental and water-source heat)

Description

You will lead geoscience project development and help shape geothermal future projects from the first idea through implementation. The position spans science, technology, permitting, funding, and project steering, with responsibility for schedules, tasks, costs, risks, and compliance with funding requirements.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to feasibility studies across different phases of geological investigations for geothermal use

• Provide technical leadership and steer geoscience and geotechnologies projects, especially near-surface and deep geothermal as well as environmental and water-source heat utilization

• Ensure successful project delivery, including timeline and task tracking, cost control, risk assessment, and adherence to funding law requirements

• Coordinate project partners from science and engineering, permitting authorities, policymakers, and executing companies

• Evaluate suitable funding programs and grant resources for project-specific initiatives

• Prepare funding applications and permit-relevant application documents

• Prepare concrete renewable heat and sector-coupling projects linked to geothermal plans

• Support tendering, proposal creation, and invoicing/accounting in planning and construction phases

• Contribute to construction support and construction supervision for geothermal projects

• Support further development of the company strategy within the scope of the role

Requirements

• Completed university degree in geosciences, engineering geology, natural sciences, or a comparable field (ideally with a PhD)

• Solid knowledge and practical experience in the relevant technical field and project execution

• Cross-disciplinary expertise, especially in heat supply using geothermal technologies

• Very good MS Office skills and experience with GIS systems (e.g., QGIS) and geoscience software (e.g., OpendTect)

• Strong networking and team skills, with a professional, friendly, reliable appearance

• Ability to build and maintain a strong national and international industry network

• Structured, solution-oriented, innovative way of working

• Strong communication skills and very good German and English proficiency

• Class B driver’s license

Benefits

• 38-hour workweek, flexible working hours, and mobile working options

• 30 vacation days

• Attractive tariff-based pay, meal allowance, occupational pension, and accident insurance

• Additional social benefits: Job ticket, JobRad, health courses, leisure card, company kindergarten, and employee events

• Role is generally suitable for people with disabilities