Remote EV Project Developer I

Highland Electric Fleets; United States; Remote; USD 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Performance-based bonus

Collaborative team environment

Health, Vision, and Dental coverage

Generous Paid Time Off

401(k) with company match

Job summary

Highland Electric Fleets is seeking a Project Development Associate I to deliver fully developed projects in preparation for customer contract execution. This remote, California-based role collaborates with Legal, Finance, and Market Development to finalize site designs and underwriting requirements, with travel ~20%.

You will grow into greater autonomy, supporting engineering, budgeting, and coordination across teams to advance deals and ensure successful handoffs to Customer Success and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or 4+ years of directly related professional experience.
• Experience working with electric utilities (e.g., interconnection, new service requests).
• Experience in electrical engineering, construction, or infrastructure project development.
• Experience working with permitting authorities having jurisdiction (AHJs) or similar regulatory bodies.

Responsibilities

• Support Senior Associates and Managers in establishing fleet electrification scopes of work for projects in development, including project timelines, budgets, and equipment selection.
• Work with engineering teams to develop designs for complex EV charging depot projects, including solar and battery storage components.
• Contribute to estimating engineering, construction, and interconnection costs for use in project budgets.
• Coordinate the project site diligence process, including identifying real estate, zoning, permitting, and other development restrictions.
• Help define project permitting requirements and support the preparation of related project engineering deliverables.
• Assist in identifying utility requirements, filing new service requests, and communicating with utility representatives to define utility-related timelines and budgets.
• Assist in managing projects through the design and engineering phases, including tracking schedules, budgets, and subcontractor deliverables.
• Support the handoff to the project implementation team upon customer contract execution.
• Contribute to work scoping methodology and documentation improvement initiatives.

Education

Bachelor’s degree or 4+ years of directly related professional experience

Job description

Highland Electric Fleets is seeking a Project Development Associate I to deliver fully developed projects in preparation for customer contract execution. This remote, California-based role collaborates with Legal, Finance, and Market Development to finalize site designs and underwriting requirements, with travel ~20%.

You will grow into greater autonomy, supporting engineering, budgeting, and coordination across teams to advance deals and ensure successful handoffs to Customer Success and