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