diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 54174b93..38db3e7d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ docs = [
 [project.entry-points."everest"]
 everest-models = "everest_models.everest_hooks"
 
+[project.entry-points."ert"]
+everest_models_forward_models = "everest_models.forward_models"
+
 [project.scripts]
 fm_add_templates = "everest_models.jobs.fm_add_templates.cli:main_entry_point"
 fm_drill_date_planner = "everest_models.jobs.fm_drill_date_planner.cli:main_entry_point"
diff --git a/src/everest_models/__init__.py b/src/everest_models/__init__.py
index 9d4130f3..607499a0 100644
--- a/src/everest_models/__init__.py
+++ b/src/everest_models/__init__.py
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 import pathlib
 
 from everest_models.everest_hooks import (
-    get_forward_models,
     get_forward_models_schemas,
     parse_forward_model_schema,
 )
 from everest_models.logger import set_up_logger
 
 __all__ = [
-    "get_forward_models",
     "get_forward_models_schemas",
     "parse_forward_model_schema",
 ]
diff --git a/src/everest_models/everest_hooks.py b/src/everest_models/everest_hooks.py
index c2d04a9e..b344d711 100644
--- a/src/everest_models/everest_hooks.py
+++ b/src/everest_models/everest_hooks.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 
 import logging
 import pathlib
-import sys
 from importlib import import_module, resources
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Sequence, Type
 
@@ -24,36 +23,13 @@
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-FORWARD_MODEL_DIR = "forward_models"
-PACKAGE = "everest_models"
-JOBS = f"{PACKAGE}.jobs"
+JOBS = "everest_models.jobs"
 
 
 def _get_jobs():
     return (job for job in resources.contents(JOBS) if job.startswith("fm_"))
 
 
-@hookimpl
-def get_forward_models() -> List[Dict[str, str]]:
-    """Accumulate all maintained forward model jobs by name and path.
-
-    Returns:
-        (List[Dict[str, str]]): list of forward models and corrolated path
-        - {name: forward_model, path: /path/to/forward_model}
-        - ...
-    """
-    if sys.version_info.minor >= 9:
-        jobs = resources.files(PACKAGE) / FORWARD_MODEL_DIR  # type: ignore
-    else:
-        with resources.path(PACKAGE, FORWARD_MODEL_DIR) as fd:
-            jobs = fd
-
-    return [
-        {"name": (job_name := job.lstrip("fm_")), "path": str(jobs / job_name)}
-        for job in _get_jobs()
-    ]
-
-
 @hookimpl
 def get_forward_models_schemas() -> Dict[str, Dict[str, Type[BaseModel]]]:
     """Accumulate all forward model jobs and schemas.
@@ -75,7 +51,9 @@ def get_forward_models_schemas() -> Dict[str, Dict[str, Type[BaseModel]]]:
     for job in _get_jobs():
         schema = getattr(import_module(f"{JOBS}.{job}.parser"), "SCHEMAS", None)
         if schema:
-            res[job.lstrip("fm_")] = schema.get("-c/--config") or schema.get("config")
+            res[job[3:] if job.startswith("fm_") else job] = schema.get(
+                "-c/--config"
+            ) or schema.get("config")
     return res
 
 
@@ -123,7 +101,7 @@ def get_forward_model_documentations() -> Dict[str, Any]:
             import_module(f"{JOBS}.{job}.cli"), "FULL_JOB_NAME", cmd_name
         )
         examples = getattr(import_module(f"{JOBS}.{job}.cli"), "EXAMPLES", None)
-        docs[job.lstrip("fm_")] = {
+        docs[job[3:] if job.startswith("fm_") else job] = {
             "cmd_name": cmd_name,
             "examples": examples,
             "full_job_name": full_job_name,
diff --git a/src/everest_models/forward_models.py b/src/everest_models/forward_models.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7d67f557
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/everest_models/forward_models.py
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+from importlib import resources
+from importlib.util import find_spec
+from typing import Final, List, Type
+
+_HAVE_ERT: Final = find_spec("ert") is not None
+
+
+def get_forward_models() -> List[str]:
+    """Return the list of forward model names."""
+    return [
+        job[3:]
+        for job in resources.contents("everest_models.jobs")
+        if job.startswith("fm_")
+    ]
+
+
+if _HAVE_ERT:  # The everest-models package should remain installable without ERT.
+    import ert
+    from ert import ForwardModelStepDocumentation, ForwardModelStepPlugin
+
+    def build_forward_model_step_plugin(
+        executable_name: str,
+    ) -> Type[ForwardModelStepPlugin]:
+        forward_model_name = (
+            executable_name[3:]
+            if executable_name.startswith("fm_")
+            else executable_name
+        )
+        class_name = "".join(
+            x.capitalize() for x in forward_model_name.lower().split("_")
+        )
+        return type(
+            class_name,
+            (ForwardModelStepPlugin,),
+            {
+                "__init__": lambda x: ForwardModelStepPlugin.__init__(
+                    x, name=forward_model_name, command=[executable_name]
+                ),
+                "documentation": lambda: ForwardModelStepDocumentation(
+                    category="everest.everest_models",
+                    source_package="everest_models",
+                    source_function_name=class_name,
+                    description=f"The {forward_model_name} forward model.",
+                ),
+            },
+        )
+
+    @ert.plugin(name="everest_models")
+    def installable_forward_model_steps():
+        return [
+            build_forward_model_step_plugin(job)
+            for job in resources.contents("everest_models.jobs")
+            if job.startswith("fm_")
+        ]
diff --git a/src/everest_models/forward_models/add_templates b/src/everest_models/forward_models/add_templates
deleted file mode 100644
index 55f1c23a..00000000
--- a/src/everest_models/forward_models/add_templates
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-EXECUTABLE  fm_add_templates
diff --git a/src/everest_models/forward_models/compute_economics b/src/everest_models/forward_models/compute_economics
deleted file mode 100644
index e4b24ec6..00000000
--- a/src/everest_models/forward_models/compute_economics
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-EXECUTABLE fm_compute_economics
diff --git a/src/everest_models/forward_models/drill_date_planner b/src/everest_models/forward_models/drill_date_planner
deleted file mode 100644
index b5652bbd..00000000
--- a/src/everest_models/forward_models/drill_date_planner
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-EXECUTABLE  fm_drill_date_planner
diff --git a/src/everest_models/forward_models/drill_planner b/src/everest_models/forward_models/drill_planner
deleted file mode 100644
index 97dd0eb9..00000000
--- a/src/everest_models/forward_models/drill_planner
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-EXECUTABLE  fm_drill_planner
diff --git a/src/everest_models/forward_models/extract_summary_data b/src/everest_models/forward_models/extract_summary_data
deleted file mode 100644
index a5ec2ae7..00000000
--- a/src/everest_models/forward_models/extract_summary_data
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-EXECUTABLE  fm_extract_summary_data
diff --git a/src/everest_models/forward_models/interpret_well_drill b/src/everest_models/forward_models/interpret_well_drill
deleted file mode 100644
index 22f7d3cb..00000000
--- a/src/everest_models/forward_models/interpret_well_drill
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-EXECUTABLE  fm_interpret_well_drill
diff --git a/src/everest_models/forward_models/npv b/src/everest_models/forward_models/npv
deleted file mode 100644
index 65b8f6dd..00000000
--- a/src/everest_models/forward_models/npv
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-EXECUTABLE   fm_npv
diff --git a/src/everest_models/forward_models/rf b/src/everest_models/forward_models/rf
deleted file mode 100644
index 553ce983..00000000
--- a/src/everest_models/forward_models/rf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-EXECUTABLE  fm_rf
diff --git a/src/everest_models/forward_models/schmerge b/src/everest_models/forward_models/schmerge
deleted file mode 100644
index 3b995427..00000000
--- a/src/everest_models/forward_models/schmerge
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-EXECUTABLE  fm_schmerge
diff --git a/src/everest_models/forward_models/select_wells b/src/everest_models/forward_models/select_wells
deleted file mode 100644
index bc30bfe9..00000000
--- a/src/everest_models/forward_models/select_wells
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-EXECUTABLE  fm_select_wells
diff --git a/src/everest_models/forward_models/stea b/src/everest_models/forward_models/stea
deleted file mode 100644
index 17309782..00000000
--- a/src/everest_models/forward_models/stea
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-EXECUTABLE      fm_stea
-ARGLIST        <CONFIG>
-
-ARG_TYPE 0 STRING
diff --git a/src/everest_models/forward_models/strip_dates b/src/everest_models/forward_models/strip_dates
deleted file mode 100644
index ea2cd4d3..00000000
--- a/src/everest_models/forward_models/strip_dates
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-EXECUTABLE   fm_strip_dates
-
-ARGLIST "--summary=<ECLSUM> --dates=<SCH_DATES>"
diff --git a/src/everest_models/forward_models/well_constraints b/src/everest_models/forward_models/well_constraints
deleted file mode 100644
index 9dbd3694..00000000
--- a/src/everest_models/forward_models/well_constraints
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-EXECUTABLE  fm_well_constraints
diff --git a/src/everest_models/forward_models/well_filter b/src/everest_models/forward_models/well_filter
deleted file mode 100644
index dab27f55..00000000
--- a/src/everest_models/forward_models/well_filter
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-EXECUTABLE  fm_well_filter
diff --git a/src/everest_models/forward_models/well_swapping b/src/everest_models/forward_models/well_swapping
deleted file mode 100644
index b78cbd4d..00000000
--- a/src/everest_models/forward_models/well_swapping
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-EXECUTABLE  fm_well_swapping
diff --git a/src/everest_models/forward_models/well_trajectory b/src/everest_models/forward_models/well_trajectory
deleted file mode 100644
index fc51caa0..00000000
--- a/src/everest_models/forward_models/well_trajectory
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-EXECUTABLE  fm_well_trajectory
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 285d9b09..a1756bb0 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -66,9 +66,6 @@ class TestSpec:
 
     hookspec = pluggy.HookspecMarker("test")
 
-    @hookspec
-    def get_forward_models(self): ...
-
     @hookspec
     def get_forward_models_schemas(self): ...
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_plugin.py b/tests/integration/test_plugin.py
index 3fcb93b8..3085420c 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_plugin.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_plugin.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import itertools
 import sys
 from pathlib import Path
 
@@ -16,33 +15,6 @@ def test_hooks_registered(plugin_manager):
     assert sys.modules["everest_models.everest_hooks"] in plugin_manager.get_plugins()
 
 
-def test_get_forward_models_hook(plugin_manager):
-    jobs = {
-        "stea": f"{FORWARD_MODEL_DIR}/stea",
-        "drill_planner": f"{FORWARD_MODEL_DIR}/drill_planner",
-        "compute_economics": f"{FORWARD_MODEL_DIR}/compute_economics",
-        "schmerge": f"{FORWARD_MODEL_DIR}/schmerge",
-        "extract_summary_data": f"{FORWARD_MODEL_DIR}/extract_summary_data",
-        "drill_date_planner": f"{FORWARD_MODEL_DIR}/drill_date_planner",
-        "strip_dates": f"{FORWARD_MODEL_DIR}/strip_dates",
-        "select_wells": f"{FORWARD_MODEL_DIR}/select_wells",
-        "npv": f"{FORWARD_MODEL_DIR}/npv",
-        "well_constraints": f"{FORWARD_MODEL_DIR}/well_constraints",
-        "add_templates": f"{FORWARD_MODEL_DIR}/add_templates",
-        "rf": f"{FORWARD_MODEL_DIR}/rf",
-        "well_filter": f"{FORWARD_MODEL_DIR}/well_filter",
-        "interpret_well_drill": f"{FORWARD_MODEL_DIR}/interpret_well_drill",
-        "well_trajectory": f"{FORWARD_MODEL_DIR}/well_trajectory",
-        "well_swapping": f"{FORWARD_MODEL_DIR}/well_swapping",
-    }
-    assert all(
-        jobs[job["name"]] in job["path"]
-        for job in itertools.chain.from_iterable(
-            plugin_manager.hook.get_forward_models()
-        )
-    )
-
-
 def test_get_forward_model_schemas_hook(plugin_manager):
     assert not set(plugin_manager.hook.get_forward_models_schemas().pop()) - {
         "add_templates",