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