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