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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)
- Distribution Field Technician
- Corrosion Technician
Tasks for “Geothermal Field Technician”
- Weld piping, such as high density polyethylene (HDPE) piping, using techniques such as butt, socket, side-wall, and electro-fusion welding.
- Determine whether emergency or auxiliary systems will be needed to keep properties heated or cooled in extreme weather conditions.
- Design and lay out geothermal heat systems according to property characteristics, heating and cooling requirements, piping and equipment requirements, applicable regulations, or other factors.
- Collect and record data associated with operating geothermal power plants or well fields.
- Dig trenches for system piping to appropriate depths and lay piping in trenches.
- Monitor and adjust operations of geothermal power plant equipment or systems.
- Identify equipment options, such as compressors, and make appropriate selections.
- Determine the type of geothermal loop system most suitable to a specific property and its heating and cooling needs.
- Calculate heat loss and heat gain factors for residential properties to determine heating and cooling required by installed geothermal systems.
- Test water sources for factors such as flow volume and contaminant presence.
- Integrate hot water heater systems with geothermal heat exchange systems.
- Identify and correct malfunctions of geothermal plant equipment, electrical systems, instrumentation, or controls.
- Backfill piping trenches to protect pipes from damage.
- Install, maintain, or repair ground or water source-coupled heat pumps to heat and cool residential or commercial building air or water.
- Install and maintain geothermal plant electrical protection equipment.
- Prepare and maintain logs, reports, or other documentation of work performed.
- Install and maintain geothermal system instrumentation or controls.
- Adjust power production systems to meet load and distribution demands.
- Operate equipment such as excavators, backhoes, rock hammers, trench compactors, pavement saws, grout mixers or pumps, geothermal loop reels, and coil tubing units (CTU).
- Perform pre- and post-installation pressure, flow, and related tests of vertical and horizontal geothermal loop piping.
- 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.
- Prepare newly installed geothermal heat systems for operation by flushing, purging, or other actions.
- Maintain, calibrate, or repair plant instrumentation, control, and electronic devices in geothermal plants.
Related Technology & Tools
- Wire cutters
- Butt fusion machines
- Portable welding equipment
- Tracked excavators
- Programmable logic controllers PLC
- Protective respirators
- Depth meters
- Well drilling rigs
- Valve wrenches
- Pyrometers
- Adjustable hand wrenches
- Straight screwdrivers
- Grout pumps
- Pipe squeeze off tools
- Personal computers
- Air wrenches
- Grout mixers
- Coil tubing units
- Desktop computers
- Ratchet sets
- Pipe cutters
- Claw hammers
- Laptop computers
- Trench compacters
- Safety glasses
- Air monitoring equipment
- Wire strippers
- Deburring tools
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Pavement saws
- Safety gloves
- Alignment clamps
- Adjustable pipe wrenches
- Socket wrench sets
- Channel lock pliers
- ClimateMaster GeoDesigner
- Geothermal Properties Measurement Tool
- Microsoft Word
- SAP
- WaterFurnace International Ground Loop Design PREMIER
- Microsoft Office
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Distributed control system DCS
- Email software
- Thermal Dynamics Ground Loop Design GLD
- Microsoft Excel