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