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