Electric Engineering Project Coordinator

JOB OPENING

CITY OF FARMINGTON

JOB POSITION #189 - Electric Engineering Project Coordinator

NUMBER OF VACANCIES : 1

DEPARTMENT : Electric Utility / Engineering

WORK LOCATION : MOC

SALARY RANGE : $29.75 - $50.74 / Hourly

PAY GRADE : N / O Non-Exempt

TYPE OF POSITION : Regular, Full-Time

DAYS WORKED : Monday - Friday

HOURS WORKED : 8 : 00 a.m. - 5 : 00 p.m.

APPLICATIONS WILL BE RECEIVED THROUGH : November 21, 2025

Resumes submitted without a City of Farmington application will not be considered in our job selection process.

JOB DUTIES

The City of Farmington reserves the right to hire at either the Project Coordinator or Senior Project Coordinator level, depending on experience and qualifications.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

Follow established safety protocols and policies as set by the Utility and as required for the job at hand. Must embrace and work with a 'safety first' mentality. Attendance at specific safety training will be mandatory.

Works under the general supervision and direction of the Electrical Engineering Construction Project Manager. May receive direction from Electrical Engineers and the Engineering Manager.

The position is responsible for developing and monitoring the Electric Utility's master Capital Improvement Plan dashboard, master outage schedule, and any other departmental project and budget tracking processes.

The position will assist in developing the Electric Utility's Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) project plans, utilizing project management tools and techniques, as well as departmental internal processes. The position provides support to the divisional and departmental project teams for project initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closure.

Assist in developing detailed written scopes of work, project milestones, and deadlines. Define project deliverables and performance metrics.

Coordinate with the project engineer, project team, contractors, and systems operations personnel on outage-dependent work activities.

Analyze and monitor project progress using project data and common project management tools and techniques.

Identify problems, make recommendations, and adjustments to schedules and budgets as necessary to ensure the successful completion of projects.

Assist in performing risk assessment on projects, monitoring risks, reporting impacts to project schedules, and making recommendations.

Assist in the development and administration of communication plans on projects. Will communicate project status, issues, and solutions to the project team, management, and stakeholders as needed.

Maintain accurate project documentation, record project details, and maintain the organization of project documentation.

Assist in project close-out exercises, analyze project metrics, and compile lessons learned.

Controls all document exchanges with consultants, contractors, vendors, and the Purchasing Department. Maintains a read-only library of the current version of all available drawings and documents. Receives all drawings and document modifications for entry into the library. Maintains records of all requested documents and verifies their receipt.

NON-ESSENTIAL DUTIES

Become familiar with the overall layout of the entire system throughout the Electric Utility's service territory.

Develop an understanding of utility capital projects as they pertain to transmission, distribution, protection / relay, communication, SCADA, and substations.

Develop a general understanding of civil construction within the electric utility, which may include concrete foundations, ground grids, conduit plans, steel structures, overhead high voltage bus work, distribution and transmission structures, transformers, and other major equipment.

Gain an understanding of GIS, AutoCAD, internal workflows, and asset management platforms, their purpose, application, and function at the Electric Utility.

Gain an understanding of generally accepted public utility and enterprise accounting practices and terminology as it pertains to capital assets and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Uniform System of Accounts (USOA) guidelines.

Gain an understanding of contracts, procurement, supply chain, and change management processes. Assist in the requisition entry process and may process invoices for payment. Gain experience in departmental software systems used for invoicing, tracking, asset management, or material inventory, such as Central Square.

Assist with land or easement acquisition or modifications to existing property documents as needed for capital projects. May need to review or perform research on existing or proposed rights-of-way or easement documents and make recommendations.

Have an understanding of the Electric Utility's mission and strategic goals to align capital project objectives with the organizational goals.

May serve on various employee committees, as required and assigned. Occasional public speaking may be required.

The duties listed above are intended only as an illustration of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.

QUALIFICATIONS

This position is subject to the City of Farmington's Drug and Alcohol-Free Workplace Program. This includes pre-employment testing, post-accident testing, reasonable-suspicion testing, return-to-duty testing, and follow-up testing.

Project Coordinator :

Graduated from an accredited university with an Associate's degree or higher and two years working as a project coordinator, scheduler, or other directly relevant experience within the construction, engineering, energy, or electric utility industries, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Preferred : Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) or Scheduling Professional certification (PMP-SP) or similar certification from a globally recognized institution such as the Project Management Institute (PMI).

Senior Project Coordinator :

Graduated from an accredited university with a Bachelor's degree in project management, construction management, engineering, or a related program. The Senior Project Coordinator position requires a globally recognized certification as a Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent, along with a minimum of five years of project management experience in an electric utility, municipally owned and controlled division, or enterprise. Ten years of proven experience in a project management role in other industries may be substituted for the electric utility experience requirements listed above.

In both cases :

Demonstrate ability to work autonomously and collaboratively within cross-functional project teams and on complex cross-organizational projects requiring numerous varied resources.

Have extensive experience in the use, application, and manipulation of industry-recognized project management software or platforms.

Have experience developing complex project schedules and shown expertise in working with cross-functional teams.

Have a record of successfully completing short- and long-term projects using a variety of project management methods.

Demonstrate knowledge and experience in project management methodologies for project planning, to include, but not limited to, work breakdown structures (WBS), duration estimations, cost tracking, and resource allocation.

Demonstrate knowledge and experience in project management methodologies for data analysis, such as Critical Path Methodology (CPM), Gantt Charts, Earned Value Management (EAM), forecasting, cost-benefit analysis (CBA), estimations, and other similar methods.

Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, under stress, and handle stressful situations, the ability to meet tight deadlines, and the flexibility to adapt to an ever-changing environment.

Demonstrate ability to communicate with others orally and through written media, both individually and in a team environment.

Demonstrative ability to assess complex risks, assign probability and severity, and develop contingency plans on projects.

Must possess the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, supervisors, contractors, and other outside entities and the public.

Be willing to accept assignments in all phases of Electric Utility operation for the purpose of developing a well-rounded background.

Have the ability to follow the direction of supervisors. Ability to follow verbal and / or written instructions. Have the ability to prioritize requests from multiple sources.

Have a current New Mexico driver's license or the ability to obtain one within 60 days.

Ability to do limited traveling and field work.

An extensive background check is required.

TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT USED

Microsoft Suite, Google Suite, Internet browsers, project management software, AS / 400 and Central Square databases, and FileBound.

Able to use printers, plotters, scanners, large format printers and scanners, and other input / output devices, telephones and mobile phones, radios, and city vehicles, and other related office equipment.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Must be physically capable of moving about active construction work sites.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of the job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk and may occasionally be required to walk over rough, undeveloped terrain, heavy brush, and rocky areas. The employee is frequently required to stand, use hands to finger, handle, feel, or operate objects, tools, or controls, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to sit, talk, or hear, and occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

The employee must occasionally lift and / or move up to 35 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Employee will be viewing computer screens for several hours at a time.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work is predominantly performed in an office. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally work in outside weather conditions and be exposed to wet and / or humid conditions.

The noise level in the work environment is moderate to loud, while in the field and quiet in the office. The use of PPE may be required for field work as outlined in the FEUS Safety Manual or other relevant document.

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER, M / F / D / V

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