Civil Project Manager

Primera Engineers, Ltd.; Lisle (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K match

employee stock ownership

gym and transit subsidies

paid volunteer time off

parential leave

continuing education reimbursement

flexible work scheduling

collaborative environment

Job summary

Primera Engineers, Ltd. seeks a Utilities Civil Project Manager to support ComEd’s New Business Program, managing civil/site scope from proposal to closeout. You will coordinate with customers, municipalities, and internal teams to ensure safe, constructible delivery and adherence to utility standards.

The role requires strong civil construction knowledge, schedule management, and effective communication with stakeholders. Experience with permitting and field coordination is preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience in civil construction and utility infrastructure.
• Strong project management and coordination with stakeholders.
• Familiarity with site development and construction coordination.
• Excellent organizational, documentation, and scheduling skills.
• Experience working with contractors, municipalities, inspectors, and field crews.

Responsibilities

• Manage incoming customer requests for civil scope related to new or modified electrical service installations.
• Act as primary point of contact for civil coordination throughout the project lifecycle.
• Coordinate with customers, developers, contractors, municipalities, and internal teams.
• Track project milestones, deliverables, and schedules.
• Maintain accurate project documentation in internal systems.
• Review civil design elements such as trenching routes and duct bank layouts.
• Coordinate field walkdowns with engineering, design, and construction teams.
• Support evaluation of site conditions including access, easements, soil conditions, and constructability constraints.
• Identify site impacts and coordination needs with municipalities and other utilities.
• Coordinate permitting requirements, including municipal approvals and ROW access.
• Ensure pre-construction requirements are met prior to mobilization.
• Schedule and coordinate construction activities with field leadership and contractors.
• Support coordination of utility locates and site preparation activities.
• Track material readiness and construction sequencing as needed.
• Ensure civil work complies with standards, municipal requirements, and codes.
• Track project status and schedule impacts throughout execution.
• Coordinate inspections with municipalities and field inspectors.
• Maintain documentation supporting permits and approvals.
• Coordinate final inspections and field verification of completed civil scope.
• Ensure all deliverables are completed, documented, and approved.
• Support final project closeout and turnover to appropriate teams.

Skills

Civil construction

Project coordination

Stakeholder communication

Site development

Construction scheduling

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management or Civil Engineering

Job description

Position Summary

This Utilities Civil Project Manager role supports ComEd’s New Business Program by managing customer-driven infrastructure projects from proposal through design, construction coordination, and final closeout. The position serves as the primary point of contact for civil and site-related scope, contractors, municipalities, and internal stakeholders to ensure safe, constructible, and compliant project delivery. Responsibilities include evaluating civil site conditions, reviewing design packages, coordinating field activities, and ensuring alignment with utility standards, permitting requirements, and construction schedules. Strong civil construction knowledge, stakeholder coordination, and project management skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage incoming customer requests for civil scope related to new or modified electrical service installations.
• Act as primary point of contact for civil coordination throughout the project lifecycle.
• Coordinate with customers, developers, contractors, municipalities, and ComEd internal teams.
• Track project milestones, deliverables, and schedules.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date project documentation in internal systems.
• Review civil construction drawings, site plans, grading plans, and utility layouts.
• Coordinate field walkdowns with engineering, design, and construction teams.
• Support evaluation of site conditions including access, easements, soil conditions, and constructability constraints.
• Review civil design elements such as trenching routes, duct bank layouts, pole locations, and restoration requirements.
• Identify site impacts and coordination needs with municipalities and other utilities.
• Coordinate permitting requirements, including municipal approvals and right-of-way access.
• Ensure all pre-construction requirements are met prior to mobilization.
• Schedule and coordinate construction activities with field leadership and contractors.
• Support coordination of utility locates and site preparation activities.
• Track material readiness and construction sequencing as needed.
• Ensure civil work complies with ComEd standards, municipal requirements, and applicable codes.
• Track project status, and schedule impacts throughout execution.
• Coordinate inspection scheduling with municipalities and field inspectors.
• Maintain documentation supporting compliance, permits, and approvals.
• Coordinate final inspections and field verification of completed civil scope.
• Ensure all civil deliverables are completed, documented, and approved.
• Support final project closeout and turnover to appropriate ComEd teams.

Qualifications

• Experience in civil construction, utility infrastructure, engineering coordination, or project management (preferred).
• Strong understanding of site development, construction coordination, and stakeholder communication.
• Familiarity with electric utility infrastructure projects (preferred).
• Experience working with contractors, municipalities, inspectors, and field crews.
• Strong organizational, documentation, and scheduling skills.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and competing deadlines.
• Customer-facing communication and coordination experience.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher preferred (Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or related field).

Benefits

• An excellent benefits package including 401K match, employee stock ownership, gym and transit subsidies, paid volunteer time off, parental leave, continuing education reimbursement, and more.
• Flexible work scheduling in a fast-growing company.
• A fun, inclusive, and collaborative environment.
• Colleagues who appreciate differences in people, perspectives, cultures, and ideas.
• The fruits of 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.