POSITION SUMMARY 

Interested in joining our Utilities Division as a Permitting Team Lead? The position is responsible for the overall coordination of our permitting support services for our Utility clients, with a primary focus on ComEd utility projects. You’ll be responsible for project execution - coordinating permitting requirements, agency approvals, and project schedules, as well as ensuring quality processes govern all project deliverables. You’ll also be charged with managing team and client interactions. 

WHO WE ARE 

We’re a people-first organization. We value knowledge and learning. We believe in the power of connection and collaboration and we seek to build relationships that mean something. We employ some of the best and brightest in the industry and we work hard to maintain a culture that our people can be proud of. The secret to our success is our ability to connect with clients to provide a first-class customer experience.  

WORKING FOR PRIMERA 

Our Utilities division is a talented team of experts working together to provide solutions that are vital to energizing our future. We provide full-service electrical, civil, and structural engineering services to support electric and gas utilities nationwide. We’re also fortunate to support wind farms and renewables; transmissions systems; and university and industrial facilities.   

WHO YOU ARE

• You have relevant permitting experience. You have a bachelor’s degree. 
•  You know municipal and transportation-agency permitting. With at least eight years of experience in the permitting environment, you have a solid understanding of the activities required to obtain local, county, and state permits and easements. Likewise, you possess a working knowledge of the overall engineering and design processes.
• You’re a people person with the ability to interface, collaborate, and communicate effectively with other team members - technical or not - but you’re just as comfortable working independently. You have advanced presentation, written, and verbal communication skills and enjoy mentoring, building, and leading teams. 

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• You’ll lead the overall coordination of our permitting support services for out Utility clients, with a primary focus on ComEd utility projects. You’ll be responsible for project execution with minimal supervision - coordinating permitting requirements, agency approvals, and project schedules, as well as ensuring quality processes govern all project deliverables.  
• You’ll coordinate permit applications, supporting documentation, submissions, agency comments, revisions, and approvals from project planning through completion. 
• You’ll track permit status, review timelines, agency comments, outstanding items, and approval dates, communicating progress and potential schedule impacts to project managers and stakeholders. You’ll also support project scoping, fee estimates, proposals, and process improvements as needed. 
• You’ll build productive working relationships with municipalities, DOTs, public works departments, clients, and internal engineering and project management teams. You’ll help address agency feedback and resolve permitting challenges. 
• You’ll enjoy what you do. You’ll work with great people, learn, grow and have a good time doing it. 

SOME OF WHAT YOU’LL ENJOY 

• A competitive salary range of $100,000–$115,000 annually, based on qualifications and experience, along with a comprehensive benefits package including 401(k) match, continuing education reimbursement, and more 
• A fun, inclusive, and collaborative environment  
• The fruits of our employee-led committees focused on offering engaging social, wellness and community service activities all year long 

For more information about Primera please visit our website: PrimeraEng.com. 

Equal Employment Opportunity 

Primera is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity. Primera’s practices and employment decisions, including those regarding recruitment, hiring, assignment, promotion and compensation, shall not be based on any person’s race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, age, ancestry, disability, physical handicap, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, citizenship status or other protected group as defined by law.