The Role
Lead engineering design packages from concept to permit-ready for EV charging, BESS, and edge compute sites. Produce and review design documents, manage external engineering partners, interpret utility and AHJ requirements, and support contractor selection and repository development for standards and requirements.
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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.
The Project Engineer owns the engineering design packages that take qualified sites through to permit-ready status across a large, fast-moving portfolio of EV charging, battery energy storage (BESS), and edge compute projects.
Reporting to the Engineering Manager, the Project Engineer generates and reviews conceptual-through-construction design packages, functionally leads Highland's external engineering partners, and serves as the technical authority on utility and Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) requirements — carrying the 30%, Issued-for-Permit (IFP), and permit-application packages that bring each site to build-ready.
Responsibilities:
- Generate project-specific conceptual and schematic design packages.
- Review and approve project-specific conceptual, schematic, development, permit, and
construction design packages. - Solicit and respond to project-specific design inquiries from customers, consultants, contractors,
utilities, and permitting authorities. - Direct and quality-check the work of external engineering partners (e.g., NV5) to keep design
packages moving on an aggressive, portfolio-wide timeline. - Ensure adherence to engineering and design specifications and best practices.
- Ensure adherence to Highland engineering package content and structure.
- Interpret utility and AHJ technical requirements and ensure compliant designs.
- Support development of a repository for utility and AHJ design requirements.
- Support the evaluation and selection of contractor proposals.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, or 8+ years of directly related professional
experience. - 3–5+ years of experience in project-based design management (renewable energy, EV
charging infrastructure, or power grids desirable). - 2+ years of construction project design specification development and management.
- 3+ years of managing third-party engineering consultants.
- 3+ years of creating, editing, and commenting in CAD tools, with expertise in AutoCAD.
Preferred - 1+ years of EV charging infrastructure project design experience.
- Familiarity with project management and review software (Procore, Bluebeam).
Required
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.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or 8+ years of directly related professional experience.
- 3-5+ years of experience in project-based design management (renewable energy, EV charging infrastructure, or power grids desirable).
- 2+ years of construction project design specification development and management.
- 3+ years of managing third-party engineering consultants.
- 3+ years of creating, editing, and commenting in CAD tools, with expertise in AutoCAD.
- 1+ years of EV charging infrastructure project design experience.
- Familiarity with project management and review software (Procore, Bluebeam).
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The Company
What We Do
Highland Electric Fleets is the leading provider of Electrification-as-a-Service (EaaS) for school districts, governments, and fleet operators in North America. Offering a unique suite of products, Highland makes it simple and affordable for public entities to upgrade their fleets to electric.
