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