Permitting Team Lead

Primera Engineers • Chicago, IL

7d • $100,000 - $115,000

About The Position

The Permitting Team Lead coordinates permitting support services for utility clients, primarily for ComEd utility projects. The role leads project execution by coordinating permitting requirements, agency approvals, and project schedules, while ensuring quality processes govern project deliverables. It also manages interactions with team members and clients and works with limited supervision.

The position coordinates permit applications, supporting documentation, submissions, agency comments, revisions, and approvals from project planning through completion. It tracks permit status, timelines, outstanding items, and approval dates, and communicates progress and potential schedule impacts to project managers and stakeholders. The role also supports project scoping, fee estimates, proposals, and process improvements, and builds working relationships with municipalities, transportation departments, public works departments, clients, and internal engineering and project management teams.

Primera describes its Utilities division as providing electrical, civil, and structural engineering services to electric and gas utilities nationwide, as well as supporting wind farms and renewables, transmission systems, and university and industrial facilities. The company describes its culture as people-first, inclusive, collaborative, and focused on learning, connection, and client experience.

Requirements

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

Responsibilities

• Lead coordination of permitting support services for utility clients, primarily on ComEd utility projects.
• Coordinate permitting requirements, agency approvals, project schedules, and project execution with minimal supervision.
• Ensure quality processes govern project deliverables.
• Coordinate permit applications, supporting documentation, submissions, agency comments, revisions, and approvals from planning through completion.
• Track permit status, review 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 working relationships with municipalities, DOTs, public works departments, clients, and internal engineering and project management teams.
• Help address agency feedback and resolve permitting challenges.
• Manage team and client interactions; mentor, build, and lead teams.

Benefits

• Competitive annual salary of $100,000–$115,000, based on qualifications and experience.
• Comprehensive benefits package.
• 401(k) match.
• Continuing education reimbursement.
• Fun, inclusive, and collaborative work environment.
• Employee-led committees offering social, wellness, and community service activities throughout the year.

What This Job Offers

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