Hydropower technician

Code 3113.2

Hydropower technicians install and maintain systems in hydropower plants. They perform inspections, analyse problems and carry out repairs. They ensure the turbines operate in compliance with regulations, and assist the hydropower engineers in the construction of turbines.

Essential skills

Knowledge

  • technical drawings
  • energy efficiency
  • energy performance of buildings
  • electricity
  • energy
  • electric generators
  • hydroelectricity
  • environmental engineering
  • electrical power safety regulations
  • oceanography
  • engineering processes
  • renewable energy
  • energy transformation

Skills and competences

  • apply health and safety standards
  • monitor electric generators
  • design electric power systems
  • manage engineering project
  • maintain electrical equipment
  • adjust engineering designs
  • promote innovative infrastructure design
  • perform risk analysis
  • troubleshoot

Transversal competences

  • operate scientific measuring equipment

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This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences