Permitting Team Lead

Primera Engineers • Chicago, IL

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About The Position

The Permitting Team Lead coordinates permitting support services for utility clients, with a primary focus on ComEd utility projects. The role leads project execution with minimal supervision, coordinating permitting requirements, agency approvals, and project schedules while ensuring quality processes govern project deliverables. It also manages team and client interactions and builds productive relationships with municipalities, transportation agencies, public works departments, clients, and internal engineering and project management teams.

Requirements

• At least eight years of experience in a permitting environment.
• Bachelor’s degree.
• Relevant permitting experience, including knowledge of municipal and transportation-agency permitting.
• Solid understanding of activities required to obtain local, county, and state permits and easements.
• Working knowledge of engineering and design processes.
• Ability to interface, collaborate, and communicate effectively with technical and nontechnical team members, as well as work independently.
• Advanced presentation, written, and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the coordination of permitting support services for utility clients, primarily for ComEd utility projects.
• Coordinate permitting requirements, agency approvals, and project schedules with minimal supervision.
• Ensure quality processes govern project deliverables.
• Coordinate permit applications, supporting documentation, submissions, agency comments, revisions, and approvals from project planning through completion.
• Track permit status, timelines, agency comments, outstanding items, and approval dates; communicate progress and potential schedule impacts to project managers and stakeholders.
• Support project scoping, fee estimates, proposals, and process improvements as needed.
• Build productive working relationships with municipalities, DOTs, public works departments, clients, and internal engineering and project management teams.
• Help address agency feedback and resolve permitting challenges.
• Mentor, build, and lead teams.

Benefits

• Competitive salary of $100,000–$115,000 annually, based on qualifications and experience.
• Comprehensive benefits package.
• 401(k) match.
• Continuing education reimbursement.
• Fun, inclusive, and collaborative environment.
• Social, wellness, and community service activities through employee-led committees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior