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Job Description
Perform technical activities at power plants or individual installations necessary for the generation of power from geothermal energy sources. Monitor and control operating activities at geothermal power generation facilities and perform maintenance and repairs as necessary. Install, test, and maintain residential and commercial geothermal heat pumps.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 49-9099.01
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Geothermal Technicians”.
Also Known As…
- Geothermal Technicians
- Operator Technician
- Operations Technician
- Mechanical Technician
- Maintenance Technician
- Maintenance Mechanic
- Instrumentation, Control, and Electrical Technician (I C & E Technician)
- Instrumentation and Electrical Technician (I & E Technician)
- Instrument and Controls Technician (I & C Technician)
- Control Room Operator (CRO)
- Control Operator
- Pump Technician
- PPO (Power Plant Operator)
- Plant Technician
- Plant Operator
- Plant Mechanic
- Plant Control Operator
- Operator
- Operations and Maintenance Technician
- Mechanic
- Ground Source Heat Pump Technician (GSHP Technician)
- Geothermal Technician
- Geothermal System Installer
- Geothermal Installer
- Geothermal HVAC Technician (Geothermal Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning Technician)
- Geothermal Field Technician
- Distribution Field Technician
Tasks for “Corrosion Technician”
- Maintain, calibrate, or repair plant instrumentation, control, and electronic devices in geothermal plants.
- Prepare and maintain logs, reports, or other documentation of work performed.
- Install and maintain geothermal system instrumentation or controls.
- Collect and record data associated with operating geothermal power plants or well fields.
- Determine whether emergency or auxiliary systems will be needed to keep properties heated or cooled in extreme weather conditions.
- Perform pre- and post-installation pressure, flow, and related tests of vertical and horizontal geothermal loop piping.
- Dig trenches for system piping to appropriate depths and lay piping in trenches.
- Test water sources for factors such as flow volume and contaminant presence.
- Install and maintain geothermal plant electrical protection equipment.
- Identify and correct malfunctions of geothermal plant equipment, electrical systems, instrumentation, or controls.
- Calculate heat loss and heat gain factors for residential properties to determine heating and cooling required by installed geothermal systems.
- Prepare newly installed geothermal heat systems for operation by flushing, purging, or other actions.
- Operate equipment such as excavators, backhoes, rock hammers, trench compactors, pavement saws, grout mixers or pumps, geothermal loop reels, and coil tubing units (CTU).
- Weld piping, such as high density polyethylene (HDPE) piping, using techniques such as butt, socket, side-wall, and electro-fusion welding.
- Install, maintain, or repair ground or water source-coupled heat pumps to heat and cool residential or commercial building air or water.
- Identify equipment options, such as compressors, and make appropriate selections.
- Integrate hot water heater systems with geothermal heat exchange systems.
- Apply coatings or operate systems to mitigate corrosion of geothermal plant equipment or structures.
- Maintain electrical switchgear, process controls, transmitters, gauges, and control equipment in accordance with geothermal plant procedures.
- Design and lay out geothermal heat systems according to property characteristics, heating and cooling requirements, piping and equipment requirements, applicable regulations, or other factors.
- Monitor and adjust operations of geothermal power plant equipment or systems.
- Backfill piping trenches to protect pipes from damage.
- Adjust power production systems to meet load and distribution demands.
- Determine the type of geothermal loop system most suitable to a specific property and its heating and cooling needs.
Related Technology & Tools
- Straight screwdrivers
- Safety glasses
- Valve wrenches
- Deburring tools
- Pipe squeeze off tools
- Grout mixers
- Grout pumps
- Programmable logic controllers PLC
- Claw hammers
- Protective respirators
- Ratchet sets
- Laptop computers
- Channel lock pliers
- Socket wrench sets
- Safety gloves
- Adjustable pipe wrenches
- Air wrenches
- Butt fusion machines
- Well drilling rigs
- Portable welding equipment
- Alignment clamps
- Wire cutters
- Personal computers
- Tracked excavators
- Pyrometers
- Adjustable hand wrenches
- Wire strippers
- Air monitoring equipment
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Desktop computers
- Pipe cutters
- Coil tubing units
- Pavement saws
- Depth meters
- Trench compacters
- Microsoft Word
- WaterFurnace International Ground Loop Design PREMIER
- Microsoft Office
- Thermal Dynamics Ground Loop Design GLD
- Email software
- Distributed control system DCS
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- ClimateMaster GeoDesigner
- Geothermal Properties Measurement Tool
- Microsoft Excel
- SAP