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