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