What Do Geothermal Production Managers Do (including Their Typical Day At Work)

Job Description

Geothermal Production Managers manage operations at geothermal power generation facilities. Maintain and monitor geothermal plant equipment for efficient and safe plant operations. They also supervise employees in geothermal power plants or well fields.

Other tasks include:

• Oversee geothermal plant operations, maintenance, and repairs to ensure compliance with applicable standards or regulations.
• Prepare environmental permit applications or compliance reports.
• Negotiate interconnection agreements with other utilities.
• 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.

We asked Geothermal Production Managers how satisfied they are with their job. Here is what they said.

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75% of them said they were satisfied with their job and 62% said they find that their job makes the world a better place or helps to make someone else’s life better.

Typical Day At Work

On a daily basis, Geothermal Production Managers record, review, or maintain daily logs, reports, maintenance, and other records associated with geothermal operations. They communicate geothermal plant conditions to employees.

A typical day for a Geothermal Production Manager will also include:

• Supervise employees in geothermal power plants or well fields.
• Oversee geothermal plant operations, maintenance, and repairs to ensure compliance with applicable standards or regulations.
• Develop or manage budgets for geothermal operations.
• Identify and evaluate equipment, procedural, or conditional inefficiencies involving geothermal plant systems.
• Perform or direct the performance of preventative maintenance on geothermal plant equipment.

We asked some Geothermal Production Managers a few questions to find out what else does their work day look like. Here is what we found.

	Do you have telephone conversations everyday in this job?	100% said yes
	How important is it to work in a team in this job?	67% said very important
	Do you have group discussions everyday in this job?	96% said yes
	Do you talk or work with customers everyday in this job?	27% said yes
	Do you have to deal with angry customers everyday in this job?	0% said yes
	Do you have to make decisions everyday in this job?	52% said yes

Other responsibilities

Besides their typical day, Geothermal Production Managers also perform or direct the performance of preventative maintenance on geothermal plant equipment. They may also inspect geothermal plant or injection well fields to verify proper equipment operations.

On a weekly to monthly basis, Geothermal Production Managers Conduct well field site assessments. They might also Obtain permits for constructing, upgrading, or operating geothermal power plants.

In addition, they Prepare environmental permit applications or compliance reports.

Although specific duties may vary, many of them Troubleshoot and make minor repairs to geothermal plant instrumentation or electrical systems.

To some Geothermal Production Managers, it is also their responsibility to Develop operating plans and schedules for geothermal operations.

Working life

More than 40 hours per week

Regular schedule like a 9 to 5

In a typical work week as a Geothermal Production Manager, you can expect to work more than 40 hours per week.

Is this right for me

People who are suitable for this job tends to like starting up and carrying out projects. They like leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business..

They also like following set procedures and routines. They like working with data and details more than with ideas.

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