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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)
- 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
- Control Operator
Tasks for “Control Operator”
- Test water sources for factors such as flow volume and contaminant presence.
- Identify and correct malfunctions of geothermal plant equipment, electrical systems, instrumentation, or controls.
- Monitor and adjust operations of geothermal power plant equipment or systems.
- Integrate hot water heater systems with geothermal heat exchange systems.
- Identify equipment options, such as compressors, and make appropriate selections.
- Design and lay out geothermal heat systems according to property characteristics, heating and cooling requirements, piping and equipment requirements, applicable regulations, or other factors.
- Install and maintain geothermal system instrumentation or controls.
- Determine whether emergency or auxiliary systems will be needed to keep properties heated or cooled in extreme weather conditions.
- Perform pre- and post-installation pressure, flow, and related tests of vertical and horizontal geothermal loop piping.
- Dig trenches for system piping to appropriate depths and lay piping in trenches.
- Prepare and maintain logs, reports, or other documentation of work performed.
- Maintain electrical switchgear, process controls, transmitters, gauges, and control equipment in accordance with geothermal plant procedures.
- Install and maintain geothermal plant electrical protection equipment.
- 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 newly installed geothermal heat systems for operation by flushing, purging, or other actions.
- 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.
- Backfill piping trenches to protect pipes from damage.
- Apply coatings or operate systems to mitigate corrosion of geothermal plant equipment or structures.
- 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.
- Determine the type of geothermal loop system most suitable to a specific property and its heating and cooling needs.
- 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.
Related Technology & Tools
- Grout pumps
- Trench compacters
- Valve wrenches
- Tracked excavators
- Straight screwdrivers
- Wire strippers
- Well drilling rigs
- Laptop computers
- Channel lock pliers
- Programmable logic controllers PLC
- Safety glasses
- Pyrometers
- Adjustable hand wrenches
- Grout mixers
- Claw hammers
- Pipe cutters
- Pavement saws
- Personal computers
- Safety gloves
- Protective respirators
- Butt fusion machines
- Desktop computers
- Wire cutters
- Portable welding equipment
- Socket wrench sets
- Adjustable pipe wrenches
- Alignment clamps
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Deburring tools
- Ratchet sets
- Coil tubing units
- Air monitoring equipment
- Air wrenches
- Pipe squeeze off tools
- Depth meters
- WaterFurnace International Ground Loop Design PREMIER
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Office
- Distributed control system DCS
- ClimateMaster GeoDesigner
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Thermal Dynamics Ground Loop Design GLD
- Geothermal Properties Measurement Tool
- SAP
- Email software
- Microsoft Excel