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