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