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