Geothermal Production Managers

What the job really is

Manage operations at geothermal power generation facilities. Maintain and monitor geothermal plant equipment for efficient and safe plant operations.

At a glance

• Sector: Management
• O*NET-SOC code: 11-3051
• O*NET job zone: 3 — medium preparation
• Work sample tasks on file: 12
• Tools and technologies listed: 12

What you actually do

Work sample tasks recorded for this occupation:

• Supervise employees in geothermal power plants or well fields.
• Oversee geothermal plant operations, maintenance, and repairs to ensure compliance with applicable standards or regulations.
• Communicate geothermal plant conditions to employees.
• Identify and evaluate equipment, procedural, or conditional inefficiencies involving geothermal plant systems.
• Perform or direct the performance of preventative maintenance on geothermal plant equipment.
• Inspect geothermal plant or injection well fields to verify proper equipment operations.
• Develop or manage budgets for geothermal operations.
• Select and implement corrosion control or mitigation systems for geothermal plants.
• Develop operating plans and schedules for geothermal operations.
• Record, review, or maintain daily logs, reports, maintenance, and other records associated with geothermal operations.
• Monitor geothermal operations, using programmable logic controllers.
• Conduct well field site assessments.

Tools and technology

Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office software, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word, Data logging software, Dataloggers, Desktop computers, Diesel-powered generators, Forklifts, Infostat RIMBase, Laptop computers

What employers expect you to already be comfortable with.

Where this job leads

Related occupations — the usual moves up and sideways:

• Hydroelectric Production Managers
• Biomass Power Plant Managers
• Geothermal Technicians
• Biofuels Production Managers
• Power Plant Operators
• Wind Energy Operations Managers
• Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar
• Gas Plant Operators

Getting in

O*NET assigns this occupation job zone 3 (medium preparation). The related occupations above are the realistic routes in and out.

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