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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
- 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 “Pump Technician”
- Install and maintain geothermal system instrumentation or controls.
- 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.
- Prepare newly installed geothermal heat systems for operation by flushing, purging, or other actions.
- Install, maintain, or repair ground or water source-coupled heat pumps to heat and cool residential or commercial building air or water.
- Weld piping, such as high density polyethylene (HDPE) piping, using techniques such as butt, socket, side-wall, and electro-fusion welding.
- 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.
- Install and maintain geothermal plant electrical protection equipment.
- Identify equipment options, such as compressors, and make appropriate selections.
- 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.
- Apply coatings or operate systems to mitigate corrosion of geothermal plant equipment or structures.
- 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.
- Operate equipment such as excavators, backhoes, rock hammers, trench compactors, pavement saws, grout mixers or pumps, geothermal loop reels, and coil tubing units (CTU).
- Prepare and maintain logs, reports, or other documentation of work performed.
- Test water sources for factors such as flow volume and contaminant presence.
- Maintain, calibrate, or repair plant instrumentation, control, and electronic devices in geothermal plants.
- Monitor and adjust operations of geothermal power plant equipment or systems.
- Integrate hot water heater systems with geothermal heat exchange systems.
- Adjust power production systems to meet load and distribution demands.
- Calculate heat loss and heat gain factors for residential properties to determine heating and cooling required by installed geothermal systems.
Related Technology & Tools
- Depth meters
- Adjustable hand wrenches
- Deburring tools
- Coil tubing units
- Pyrometers
- Well drilling rigs
- Pavement saws
- Pipe squeeze off tools
- Socket wrench sets
- Air wrenches
- Wire cutters
- Pipe cutters
- Channel lock pliers
- Butt fusion machines
- Claw hammers
- Valve wrenches
- Desktop computers
- Laptop computers
- Alignment clamps
- Straight screwdrivers
- Adjustable pipe wrenches
- Ratchet sets
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Wire strippers
- Protective respirators
- Air monitoring equipment
- Programmable logic controllers PLC
- Portable welding equipment
- Safety glasses
- Safety gloves
- Personal computers
- Tracked excavators
- Grout pumps
- Trench compacters
- Grout mixers
- Microsoft Word
- Email software
- Geothermal Properties Measurement Tool
- ClimateMaster GeoDesigner
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Excel
- Thermal Dynamics Ground Loop Design GLD
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- WaterFurnace International Ground Loop Design PREMIER
- Distributed control system DCS
- SAP