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