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.

Working For Primera

Our Utilities division is a talented team of experts working together to provide solutions that are vital to energizing our future. We provide full-service electrical, civil, and structural engineering services to support electric and gas utilities nationwide. We’re also fortunate to support wind farms and renewables; data centers; transmissions systems; and university and industrial facilities.

Who You Are

• You studied electrical engineering. You have a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and a professional engineer (PE) license, and at least 5 to 8 years of experience in protection and control (P&C) engineering design, particularly in substation projects. You have knowledge of the industry standards, codes, and best practices in protection and control (P&C) engineering.
• You have the ability to manage and execute complex projects with minimal supervision. You have a strong understanding of substation design principles and power systems, and protection relays and schemes (e.g., bus, transmission line, transformer protection.)
• You’re proficient with business and engineering applications. Microsoft Office and AutoCAD or Microstation proficiency is a must.
• You’re a people person with the ability to collaborate with various disciplines and team members while also being able to develop effective protection strategies, ensuring that all designs adhere to industry standards, client specifications, and regulatory requirements. Your strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills will contribute to your success.

What You'll Do

• You’ll collaborate with a project team to develop design documents and drawings for substation protection and control (P&C) systems including one-line diagrams, single line relay & metering diagrams, AC & DC schematic diagrams, bills of materials, and applying field mark-ups of project as-built drawings.
• You’ll apply extensive knowledge of protection relaying schemes, including bus, transmission line, and transformer protection, to design solutions for complex substation projects.
• You’ll design and implement protection schemes and controls, ensuring compliance with industry standards, regulations, and safety protocols. You’ll also perform detailed analysis of system configurations and relay settings.
• You’ll perform quality assurance (QA) design reviews for all protection and control (P&C) documents.
• You’ll support the commissioning and testing phases of protection and control systems to ensure proper functionality and performance.
• You’ll connect with people. You’ll communicate and coordinate project activities with project engineers, designers, and customer representatives.
• You’ll enjoy what you do. You’ll work with great people, learn, grow and have a good time doing it.

Some of What You'll Enjoy

• 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
• 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

Starting salary is between $90,000 – $125,000 based on skills and qualifications, with the high end of the range limited to applicants based on relevant years of experience.