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Primera Engineers

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 1987

🏗️ Construction

🚗 Transport

Construction • Transport

Primera Engineers is a Chicago-based, woman-owned engineering design and consulting firm with more than 35 years of regional experience. Primera provides people‑focused engineering, design, commissioning, and business consulting services across buildings, transportation, and utility infrastructure. Their multidisciplinary staff deliver MEP, structural, civil, telecommunications, energy, sustainability, lighting, fire/life‑safety, power delivery, substation and distribution, project and construction management, and related consulting services for public- and private-sector clients.

📋 Description

• You’ll gain invaluable structural engineering experience • You’ll lead transmission design on large/complex projects and utilize design software such as PLS-CADD for line design • You’ll create design documents and drawings for new transmission line projects including specifications, plan and profile drawings, load trees, structure assemblies and details, stringing charts, foundation drawings, staking sheets, generating bills of materials, and applying field mark-ups of project as-built drawings • You’ll assign staff to projects, perform group resource leveling to accommodate changes in project workload, and meet project deliverable schedules • You’ll communicate and coordinate project activities with internal team members, build strong relationships and learn the importance of superior client service, and interface with vendors with the support of your supervisor • You’ll assist with Primera’s business development efforts

🎯 Requirements

• You have a bachelor’s in engineering (a master’s will set you apart) • At least 15+ years of experience designing high-voltage transmission lines • Being a licensed professional or structural engineer is highly advantageous • Strong knowledge of industry codes, standards and best practices such as ASCE, IEEE, NESC, etc. • Proficient with business and engineering applications (PLS-CADD is a must, experience in AutoCAD and/or Microstation is a plus)

🏖️ Benefits

• An excellent benefits package including 401K match and employee stock ownership • Gym and transit subsidies • Paid volunteer time off • Parental leave • Continuing education reimbursement • Flexible work scheduling