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