JUNIOR ESTIMATOR / ESTIMATOR

Job Description

Job Description

JOB OPENINGCITY OF FARMINGTONJOB POSITION #141: JUNIOR ESTIMATOR / ESTIMATORNUMBER OF VACANCIES: 1DEPARTMENT: Electric Utility/EngineeringPAY CLASS: Junior Estimator- L- Non-ExemptEstimator- M - Non-ExemptSALARY RANGE: Junior Estimator $25.64-$39.90 / HourEstimator $27.89-$43.34 / HourWORK LOCATION: MOCTYPE OF POSITION: Regular, Full-TimeDAYS WORKED: Monday-FridayHOURS WORKED: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.APPLICATIONS WILL BE RECEIVED THROUGH:  August 14, 2026Resumes submitted without a City of Farmington application will not be considered in our job selection process.JOB DUTIESESSENTIAL DUTIES:Follows established safety protocols and policies set forth by the Utility and as required for thejob. Must embrace and work with a "safety first" mentality.Requires significant contact with telephone, gas, electrical, archaeological, environmental,Tribal, State, and BLM right-of-way agents and engineers. Contact with the public is constant.Must become familiar with and implement applicable local, state, and federal electrical codes,including National Electric Safety Code (NESC), Metering and Service Guide, line extensionagreement, rules and regulations, safety rules, and the National Electric Code (NEC) - Article230 service entrances.Performs special assignments and other similar related incidental work.Must have demonstrated work related to customer service skills and an outgoing personality torelate to and serve customer needs.Must be able to learn and understand guying techniques and properly use tables.Using excellent customer service skills, establishes and maintains effective working relationshipswith other employees, officials, and all members of the general public.Operates a motor vehicle to assist in carrying out the duties of the Electric EngineeringDepartment.Must be able to calculate voltage drops (flicker) for larger motors.Attendance at work is an essential function of this position.ESSENTIAL DUTIES - JUNIOR ESTIMATOR:Under the supervision of the Engineering Superintendent, Engineer, or Estimator, works onassigned tasks such as meter spots, estimating overhead and underground extensions, and writingwork orders, including specifying materials.Ability to acquire knowledge of and implement construction standards and procedures to preparework orders for large and small overhead electric distribution line extensions, undergroundextensions, street lighting, rerouting, and reconductoring projects.Must become familiar with minor surveying details, with the ability to direct a small survey crewfor pole line staking.Must learn to obtain right-of-way easements and have knowledge of researching properties at thecounty courthouse.Must learn to calculate voltage drops (flicker) for larger motors.ESSENTIAL DUTIES - ESTIMATOR:Under the supervision of the Engineering Superintendent, works alone on assigned tasks andmay be assigned projects by the Engineers.Requires knowledge of construction standards and procedures to prepare work orders for largeand small overhead line extensions, underground extensions, street lighting, reconductoring, andrerouting projects.Must be familiar with minor surveying details and can direct a small survey crew for pole linestaking.Must obtain right-of-way easements and know about researching properties at the countycourthouse.Assists in the training of Junior Estimators.Must know how to correctly calculate peak demand from load information to size transformersand secondaries.NON-ESSENTIAL DUTIES:The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may beperformed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from theposition if the work is similar, related to, or a logical assignment to the position.QUALIFICATIONSThis position is subject to the City's Drug and Alcohol-Free Workplace Program. This includes:pre-employment testing, post-accident testing, reasonable suspicion testing, return-to-dutytesting, and follow-up testing.Valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record.Background checks are required of outside applicants.Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships and communication with co-workers, supervisors, City personnel, and the public.Ability to follow verbal and/or written instructions.Ability to work under stress and handle stressful situations.Ability to meet deadlines.Ability to operate the tools and equipment listed.Ability to meet people easily and to utilize practical communicative skills necessary to obtaineasements.Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with co-workers, supervisors, linedepartment personnel, linemen, and other City personnel and the public.Ability to work effectively on complex individual and team projects.Must operate a motor vehicle to assist in carrying out the business of the department and theCity.QUALIFICATIONS - JUNIOR ESTIMATOR:A high school diploma or equivalent combined with a two-year college degree in electrical,mathematical, industrial, business, or closely related fields.ORA combination of education and a minimum of two years' experience within an industrial orbusiness setting, and must complete required mathematics courses within two years, at least onesemester of trigonometry, and one semester of algebra, if the applicant has not had amathematics course.Must become familiar with procedures and techniques of power line estimating, with experiencein or assisting in electrical job estimating.Ability to acquire knowledge of construction standards and procedures.Knowledge of personal computers. Experience with AutoCAD, or similar drawing software, orthe ability to obtain this knowledge through on-the-job training.QUALIFICATIONS - ESTIMATOR:A high school diploma and an associate's degree in electrical, mathematical, industrial, or aclosely related field are preferred, with at least one semester of trigonometry and algebra each.Five years of experience as an Estimator for an electric utility company can be substituted for anAssociate's degree.Five years of progressive experience in the Junior Estimator position at the Farmington ElectricUtility with demonstrated ability to perform essential job duties or, at minimum, substitution ofup to five years of experience with another electric utility or consultant in a similar position ofelectrical job estimating (such as a staking engineer or staking technician).Must have or be able to obtain Comprehensive Staking Technician Certification from GDSAssociates/Hi-Line Engineering or a comparable staking technician program.Familiar with the applicable NESC.Familiar with USDA RUS distribution construction standards and procedures.Basic knowledge of surveying techniques and the electrical One Call system.Knowledge of personal and laptop computers. Clear working experience with Futura or anothergeographical information system. Experience with AutoCAD, ArcGIS, or similar drawingsoftware. Working use of email, Internet, Word, Excel, hand-held GPS locators, laser rangefinders, digital cameras, cell phone/smart phone.Operates a motor vehicle to assist in carrying out the business of the department and the city.TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT USED:Personal, laptop, and mainframe computer hardware and software, AutoCAD, ArcMap, ESRI,email, spreadsheets, and word processing software, copy machine, calculator, fax machine,office phone, "smart" phone, basic survey techniques including the use of GPS locator, laserrange finder, field glasses, marking paint, hammer and wooden stakes, H2S detector, and motorvehicle.PHYSICAL DEMANDS:The physical demands described here represent those an employee must meet to successfullyperform the job essential functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enableindividuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand and sit for longperiods, to walk, use hands and or feet to operate objects, tools, and controls, and reach witharms and hands. The employee must climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, talk, hear, lift,or move up to fifty (50) pounds. Outdoor work is required to review various undeveloped areas,construction sites, or work facilities, which may be challenging to access, including walking overrough terrain. Walking for substantial distances may be required.Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision,peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.WORK ENVIRONMENT:The work environment characteristics described here represent those an employee encounterswhile performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be madeto enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.Work is performed in a quiet office and outdoor setting (varying from remote to busyconstruction), but the employee may be required to work in outside weather conditions, whichmay be wet or dry, hot or cold, and be exposed to high levels of noise and or vibrations. Theemployee may work near energized electrical equipment and moving mechanical parts in anenvironment exposed to fumes, airborne particles, toxic electrical shock hazard, and/or causticchemicals.WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER, M/F/D/V