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People-forward engineering design and consulting services

Woman-Owned

Chicago-based, regionally focused expertise

Our people specialize in buildings, transportation, and utilities. It’s bold new ideas and the people who make them a reality. Are you driven by the relentless pursuit of exceptional expertise and a dedication to superb service?

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Our Expertise
  • Buildings
    Buildings
    Buildings

    Whether building new or renovating, we provide engineering and design services for a variety of structures and systems.

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  • Transportation
    Transportation
    Transportation

    From small specialty designs to large multi-disciplined projects, we offer unparalleled transportation expertise.

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  • Utilities
    Utilities
    Utilities

    We provide full-service electrical, civil, and structural engineering services to support even the most complex power systems.

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  • Business Consulting
    Business Consulting
    Business Consulting

    Across all three areas of expertise, we offer integrated business consulting services tailored to clients’ specific needs.

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Service-focused expertise

For more than 35 years, we’ve had the good fortune to provide engineering design and consulting services to a long list of satisfied clients. Exceptional client service motivates every decision we make. We continuously prove our expertise across a wide range of single and multidisciplinary projects.

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Values centered around people and collaboration

Relationships Matter

We pride ourselves on industry-leading expertise and top-notch client service. To do that, we engage some of the best engineers, designers, and consultants in the business. Our highly-credentialed staff are skilled in a full-service suite of disciplines, including: mechanical, electrical, plumbing (MEP), structural, civil, and telecommunications engineering, as well as commissioning, energy, architecture, sustainability, life safety, lighting, transportation, natural gas, power delivery, project and construction management, and business consulting services.

Meet Our Team
From Our Clients...
  • Customer Service Liaison
    Utilities
    Pennsylvania
  • Airport Engineering Manager
    Aviation
    Philadelphia
  • Utility Project Manager
    Consulting
    Delaware
  • Architecture Associate Principal
    Buildings
    Illinois
  • Utility R&D Manager
    Consulting
    Maryland
  • Engineering Project Manager
    Utilities
    Illinois
  • Clean Energy Consultant
    Consulting
    Chicago, IL
  • Sr. Principal Architect
    Buildings
    Denver, CO
  • Chicago Homeowner
    Construction
    Chicago, IL
  • Design Project Manager
    Buildings
    Colorado
  • Airline Material Logistics Specialist
    Aviation
    Oklahoma & Texas
  • Chief Highway Engineer
    Transportation
    Chicago, IL
  • Project Manager
    Utilities
    Illinois
  • Director of Design & Construction
    Utilities
    Illinois
  • Utility Support Services Manager
    Consulting
    Illinois
  • Civil Engineering Technician
    Transportation
    Northern Illinois
  • Utility Engineering Manager
    Consulting
    Michigan
  • Energy Consulting Manager
    Consulting
    Illinois
  • Project Controls Analyst
    Utilities
    Wisconsin
  • University Project Manager
    Buildings
    Chicago, IL
  • Utility Project Manager
    Utilities
    Delaware
  • Development Director
    Construction
    Chicago, IL
  • Sr. Manager, Gas
    Consulting
    Baltimore, MD
  • Principal Project Manager
    Utilities
    Pennsylvania
  • I love working with you. You have earned my respect. I can't sing your praises enough. When I see your name on a project, I get excited.

  • Primera is doing a great job managing the projects and working with the subcontractors for the projects. The Primera team exhibits honesty, and I appreciate that they spend according to what the job requires and not to max out the NTX price.

  • I love working with your team. You are always on point and provide a streamlined process.

  • I would like to make mention of your mechanical engineer and his contributions to the Boiler situation and his professionalism in meetings and onsite. There were times things got heated and he kept it to the facts and solutions. All with a calm tone. I would recommend your firm as my number one pick if we get other projects in the future.

  • I'm really glad the Primera team is running the streetlight survey. We trust their approach and are confident that they will deliver.

  • I appreciate the partnership and collaboration. Makes it easier making these updates because the entire Primera team is always the most responsive and supportive.

  • Things are going really well. The Primera team is reliable, follows through, and flags items when they see issues. When issues have occurred, Primera is quick to course correct and explain what happened. I feel like Primera is part of our in-house team, not a separate entity.

  • [Primera's team members] are all particularly knowledgeable and keenly aware of the risks and challenges presented by the various projects at DEN and for the tenant airlines. They each exhibit a particular understanding of the ways in which adjacent projects can impact one another and are sensitive to each project's unique requirements. Especially helpful is their appreciation for the inconvenient timing demands clients can place on deliverables and their ability to quickly re-shuffle priorities to help us meet expectations. We always look forward to their participation on our teams, as they bring an expertise that's crucial to the success of our projects.

  • Thank you for everything! [Primera's employee] was professional, honest and designed the best possible solution. The team worked through the 90 degree heat. No complaints. They worked happily together; talking, laughing - seeming to enjoy the project. By 5pm, the work was done. My house cleaned up - inside and out - and the street swept clean. Equipment loaded onto trucks. Project complete. It was miracle! I want to extend my thanks to Primera, and it's important to know how fantastic everyone has been!

  • Primera is a near and dear electrical engineering team I work with on various projects. [They] are excellent partners in my design world. Not only do they support on our tenant improvement projects, but they also support in answering code question for buildings we regularly do work in.

  • Primera's commissioning team has been great to work with. The lead is knowledgeable, responsive, professional, and helpful. His broad knowledge of building systems is proving very useful as we work to commission our plan renovation project in Tulsa and fire alarm system replacement project at DFW. I am very pleased to have Primera's lead on the team.

  • The Primera team is doing a great job moving these VCI projects forward and pushing us to get answers. I appreciate what Primera is doing to get items in front of us, and that makes it easy to make decisions.

  • I have had many projects with Primera - solar, substation, and distribution - since 2017. They've been well executed. Primera always show up for walkdowns, communicate well, and I don't have any issues with processing as-builts or project closeouts.

  • In my 40 plus years developing building projects around the U.S., this is the best execution by a utility project team I have experienced. Thank you again!

  • The Primera team is extremely knowledgeable and helpful.

  • Primera's work so far early on in the project in responding to resident questions and comments and developing exhibits for use in an upcoming community meeting has been great!

  • My goal is to just make sure it gets done well with limited time commitment from me. Primera is helping me make that happen.

  • We think of you as a Rock Star and the work you do is very valuable and trustworthy!

  • Primera's expertise and dedication to excellence have consistently met or exceeded our expectations. Additionally, their ability to communicate at a high level ensures that all project stakeholders are well informed and aligned throughout the project life cycle. Primera’s commitment to delivering excellent results is evident in how they stay engaged from project initiation to completion, ensuring that all objectives are met on time.

  • The University is impressed with Primera's design packages to date. Primera's stands out as one of the best I have seen. I also commended your team for its prompt responses and clear communication throughout the process.

  • I really appreciate Primera's thorough work; it's always up to date to the latest standards, and you always let me know what you don't know or need from us. I've heard the same from our engineering team.

  • I wanted to thank you so much for your incredible work on the Streetscape! You did such an amazing job leading the project and you were a joy to work with. Thank you so much for rolling with us on the unexpected twists and turns on the project, attending rowdy community meetings and otherwise doing a fantastic job managing this project.

  • Without [Primera's] support, our utility would not be where we currently are in terms of documentation and thinking ahead for the next stages of this project.

  • I've been very happy with the design drawings your team provides on the URD replacement projects you are designing for us. The designers are always easy to work with and communicate well.

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