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# Senior Manager, Interconnection at Highland Electric Fleets

- **Company:** Highland Electric Fleets
- **Location:** Beverly, MA
- **Compensation:** $150k–$175k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-08-21
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-10
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/highlandfleets-2/b29e4a6c-445e-4ebb-9b00-009ef35a0b60

## Job description

## About Us

Highland Electric Fleets’ mission is to make electric fleets accessible and affordable for all, enabling communities to realize the benefits of cleaner, quieter and healthier fleets. Highland is North America’s leading provider of Electrification-as-a-Service (EaaS). Founded in 2019, Highland partners with school districts, municipalities, and fleet operators to make the transition to electric fleets simple and affordable.

Highland proudly serves as the Official Electric School Bus Provider of the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games and Team USA. From pioneering vehicle-to-grid technology to managing some of the nation’s largest electric school bus fleets, Highland delivers reliable, cost-effective solutions that support local communities and drive the future of transportation.

Summary The Senior Manager, Interconnection owns Highland's utility interconnection and new-service program across a large, fast-moving portfolio of battery energy storage (BESS), edge compute, and EV charging sites. Utility diligence, new service applications, and utility coordination sit on the critical path to a build-ready site — this role is accountable for moving them at portfolio scale and on an aggressive timeline. The Senior Manager, Interconnection serves as Highland's primary interface with electric utilities, functionally leads the external partners who perform utility diligence and application work, and builds the relationships, playbooks, and standards that make utility engagement faster and more repeatable across every territory Highland develops in. This is a high-ownership program role. The portfolio is comprised of ~100 (and growing) sites in 20+ states and major utility partners include ComEd, SCE, Ameren, National Grid, NYSEG, Idaho Power, DTE, Entergy, and El Paso. The Senior Manager, Interconnection sets the pace on utility workstreams, clears roadblocks with utilities before they threaten project schedules, and keeps utility milestones tracking in parallel with design and permitting so that new electrical service is secured when each site needs it. This position reports to the Vice President, Development & Construction, with an expectation of approximately 20% travel.

Job Overview:

- Own the utility interconnection and new-service program across Highland's development portfolio, from early diligence through energized service.
- Lead utility diligence to confirm each site's buildability from a utility standpoint — available capacity, service voltage, required upgrades, timelines, and costs.
- Prepare and manage new utility service and interconnection applications, driving them through to approval on an aggressive, portfolio-wide schedule.
- Serve as Highland's primary point of contact with electric utilities, managing utility timelines, budgets, and escalations.
- Functionally lead and quality-check the external partners performing utility diligence and application work
- Keep utility workstreams tracking in parallel with design and permitting so that utility milestones feed the design packages on time.
- Manage rate schedule and tariff selection.
- Contribute utility upgrade and service costs to project budgets and support a repeatable unit-cost installation model.
- Build and maintain a repository of utility requirements, processes, and contacts by territory to make each new engagement faster.
- Develop relationships and standardized interconnection playbooks with the utilities Highland works with most.

Qualifications:

Required

- Bachelor's degree, or 8+ years of directly related professional experience.
- Substantial experience working with electric utilities — interconnection, new service requests, and service upgrades — on the developer, customer, or utility side.
- Program or portfolio management experience coordinating many concurrent projects and external partners.
- Demonstrated ability to move utility applications and approvals forward on aggressive timelines.
- Demonstrated experience negotiating phased or partial interconnection agreements with utilities.

## Preferred

- Experience with utility interconnection for distributed energy resources (BESS, solar) or large commercial/industrial electrical loads.
- Exposure to EV charging, edge compute/data center power, or renewable energy development.
- Familiarity with interconnection standards and utility processes (e.g., IEEE 1547, utility tariffs, and state interconnection rules).
- Experience working alongside permitting authorities having jurisdiction (AHJs) and engineering consultants.
- Prior experience at or embedded with an electric utility; PMP or equivalent certification.

What You Can Expect from Highland: Competitive base salary and performance-based bonus program A supportive, highly collaborative, team-oriented environment Ability to work with bright, innovative, and forward-thinking colleagues Health, Vision, and Dental coverage for employees & their dependents Generous Paid Time Off 401(k) program and company match

Highland Electric Fleets provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Highland Electric Fleets complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

## About Highland Electric Fleets

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Highland Electric Fleets is North America’s leading provider of Electrification-as-a-Service (EaaS), partnering with school districts, municipalities, and fleet operators to transition diesel fleets to electric.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Venture-backed; latest round: $75M preferred equity, June 2026)
- **Headquarters**: Beverly, Massachusetts, United States
- **Founded**: 2019
- **Founders**: Duncan McIntyre

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Transportation Programs, Fleet Electrification, Clean Energy Infrastructure
- **Target customers**: B2G (Business-to-Government) — primarily school districts, municipalities, and municipal fleet operators across North America
- **Mission or purpose statement**: "Make electric fleets accessible and affordable for all communities" [highlandfleets.com](https://highlandfleets.com/about-us/)

## Products & Services
- **Electrification-as-a-Service (EaaS)**: A full-service, long-term contract model covering planning, procurement, implementation, and ongoing optimization of electric fleets. Includes vehicles, charging infrastructure, software, and operational support — all bundled at a cost comparable to traditional diesel.
- **Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) Integration**: Technology enabling electric school bus batteries to feed power back to the grid, creating an additional revenue stream for fleet operators and supporting grid stability.
- **Major Event Transportation Operations**: Managing large-scale electric fleet operations for events, including serving as the Official Electric School Bus Provider for the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Key Metric**: **Total Funding** — $478M across 4 rounds (most recent: $75M from Galvanize Climate Solutions in June 2026)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**:
  - Galvanize Climate Solutions (lead, 2026 preferred equity)
  - Aiga Capital Partners (lead, prior preferred equity)
  - LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games (official provider)
  - Team USA
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Electric school buses have traveled **over 10 million miles** to date [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/highland-electric-transportation)
  - Active deployments in California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, and Texas
  - 121 employees (stable headcount, +0.6% YoY)
  - 12,934 LinkedIn followers (+10.5% yearly growth)
  - $150M in total preferred equity commitments structured for long-term asset-backed deployment

## Competitive Advantages
- **First-mover scale**: Manages some of the nation’s largest electric school bus fleets, with proven reliability across diverse climates (Florida to Michigan to California).
- **EaaS business model**: Long-term service agreements create predictable, recurring revenue and reduce financial risk for customers by matching electric fleet costs to traditional fuel costs.
- **Vertical integration**: Owns the full stack — vehicles, charging, software, V2G, and operations — making switching costs very high for clients.
- **Major event credential**: The LA28 Olympic selection provides unmatched brand validation and operational experience at global scale.
- **Asset-backed financing**: Capital structure designed specifically for long-term, large-scale infrastructure deployment, a moat against undercapitalized competitors.

## Strategic Focus
- **National expansion**: Deploying electric school buses and charging infrastructure into new U.S. markets.
- **Municipal fleet diversification**: Broadening capabilities beyond school buses into other municipal fleet and energy applications.
- **Energy infrastructure integration**: Advancing projects that combine charging infrastructure with on-site energy resources (solar + storage) for customers.
- **Scaling asset portfolio**: Using the latest $75M capital injection to accelerate vehicle and charger deployments.

## Why Work Here
- **Mission-driven impact**: Directly contributes to reducing childhood asthma, improving local air quality, and combating climate change — measurable community outcomes.
- **Hybrid work model**: Flexible remote/office balance; headquarters in Beverly, MA, with roles listed as hybrid or remote.
- **Exceptional benefits**:
  - **100% premium coverage** for medical, dental, and vision (employees + dependents)
  - Long-Term Disability & Life Insurance
  - Flexible Spending/Saving Accounts
  - 3% Employee-Sponsored 401k Match
  - Stock Options
  - $100/mo Cell Phone Reimbursement
- **Work-life balance**:
  - 15 Paid Vacation Days
  - 10 Paid Holidays
  - 6 Paid Sick Days
  - Bonus week off between Christmas and New Year’s
  - 8 Weeks Paid Parental Leave (birthing parents get up to 16 weeks total)
- **Culture**: "Everybody serves" — each employee gets one paid day of service per year. Innovation and practical ingenuity are core values. In-person employee engagement annually. DEI opportunities available.
- **Current open roles** (as of search date): EV Field Service Technician (Hybrid, Boston), Project Finance Analyst (Hybrid, Beverly), Sr. Manager FP&A and Treasury (Remote, Beverly), General Manager Major Event Operations [jobs.lever.co](https://jobs.lever.co/highlandfleets-2)

## Sources
1. [highlandfleets.com - About Us](https://highlandfleets.com/about-us/)
2. [highlandfleets.com - Careers](https://highlandfleets.com/careers/)
3. [jobs.lever.co - Open Positions](https://jobs.lever.co/highlandfleets-2)
4. [cbinsights.com - Company Profile](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/highland-electric-transportation)
5. [linkedin.com - Company Page](https://linkedin.com/company/highlandelectricfleets)

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