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