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