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