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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
- Instrumentation, Control, and Electrical Technician (I C & E Technician)
- Instrumentation and Electrical Technician (I & 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
- Maintenance 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
Tasks for “Maintenance Mechanic”
- Prepare newly installed geothermal heat systems for operation by flushing, purging, or other actions.
- Test water sources for factors such as flow volume and contaminant presence.
- 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.
- Monitor and adjust operations of geothermal power plant equipment or systems.
- Install and maintain geothermal plant electrical protection equipment.
- 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, 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.
- Identify and correct malfunctions of geothermal plant equipment, electrical systems, instrumentation, or controls.
- 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.
- Integrate hot water heater systems with geothermal heat exchange systems.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 system instrumentation or controls.
- Maintain electrical switchgear, process controls, transmitters, gauges, and control equipment in accordance with geothermal plant procedures.
- Identify equipment options, such as compressors, and make appropriate selections.
Related Technology & Tools
- Grout pumps
- Pyrometers
- Personal computers
- Adjustable pipe wrenches
- Wire strippers
- Pipe squeeze off tools
- Channel lock pliers
- Tracked excavators
- Socket wrench sets
- Depth meters
- Desktop computers
- Well drilling rigs
- Air monitoring equipment
- Ratchet sets
- Grout mixers
- Safety glasses
- Adjustable hand wrenches
- Safety gloves
- Trench compacters
- Pipe cutters
- Pavement saws
- Alignment clamps
- Laptop computers
- Straight screwdrivers
- Portable welding equipment
- Butt fusion machines
- Claw hammers
- Deburring tools
- Air wrenches
- Programmable logic controllers PLC
- Wire cutters
- Coil tubing units
- Protective respirators
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Valve wrenches
- Microsoft Word
- Email software
- Microsoft Excel
- Distributed control system DCS
- WaterFurnace International Ground Loop Design PREMIER
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- ClimateMaster GeoDesigner
- Geothermal Properties Measurement Tool
- Microsoft Office
- SAP
- Thermal Dynamics Ground Loop Design GLD