What are the responsibilities and job description for the Utilities Project Lead position at Primera Engineers?
Description
Project Lead
This is a remote position with regular in-person customer engagements in the Arlington Heights area, typically 1–2 days per week.
Position Summary
This Project Lead role manages customer requests for new or modified electrical service from intake through project closeout. The position serves as the primary customer contact while coordinating with contractors, municipalities, and internal teams to define scope, evaluate infrastructure, and ensure project feasibility. It involves preparing cost estimates, generating contracts, and ensuring compliance with utility standards and regulatory requirements. The role also oversees construction coordination, scheduling, inspections, and documentation to ensure timely and accurate project delivery. Strong project management, customer communication, and utility coordination skills are essential.
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.
Who You Are
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.
Project Lead
This is a remote position with regular in-person customer engagements in the Arlington Heights area, typically 1–2 days per week.
Position Summary
This Project Lead role manages customer requests for new or modified electrical service from intake through project closeout. The position serves as the primary customer contact while coordinating with contractors, municipalities, and internal teams to define scope, evaluate infrastructure, and ensure project feasibility. It involves preparing cost estimates, generating contracts, and ensuring compliance with utility standards and regulatory requirements. The role also oversees construction coordination, scheduling, inspections, and documentation to ensure timely and accurate project delivery. Strong project management, customer communication, and utility coordination skills are essential.
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.
Who You Are
- Experience in utility, construction, engineering coordination, or project management preferred
- Strong understanding of project coordination, scheduling, and stakeholder communication
- Familiarity with electrical distribution systems (preferred)
- Experience working with contractors, municipalities, and field crews
- Strong organizational and documentation skills
- Ability to manage multiple concurrent service requests and deadlines
- Customer-facing communication and coordination experience
- You possess a minimum of an Associate’s degree or higher is preferred.
- Manage incoming Customer Service Requests for new or modified electrical service
- Act as primary customer interface throughout project lifecycle
- Coordinate between customers, contractors, general contractors, and internal teams
- Track scope, milestones, and project delivery timelines
- Maintain ongoing project updates in internal systems
- Review customer documentation (construction plans, load letters, technical materials)
- Coordinate field walkdowns with engineering and design teams
- Review sketches and designs (pole sets, facility replacements, system modifications)
- Evaluate existing infrastructure capacity for new or increased electrical loads
- Distribute project documentation to customers and contractors
- Ensure contracts are executed and payments received before project advancement
- Coordinate scheduling with field leadership and construction crews
- Order service wire and meter equipment (OH/UG installations)
- Initiate JULIE utility locates
- Ensure permits, approvals, and locates are completed prior to construction
- Coordinate post-installation inspections
- Ensure compliance with ComEd standards
- Track completion of all project scopes
- Finalize documentation for project closeout
- An excellent benefits package including 401K match and employee stock ownership, gym and transit subsidies, paid volunteer time off, parental leave, continuing education reimbursement and much more
- Flexible work scheduling in a fast-growing company
- A fun, inclusive, and collaborative environment
- Colleagues that appreciate differences in people, perspectives, cultures, and ideas
- The fruits of our employee-led committees focused on offering engaging social, wellness and community service activities all year long
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.