Assistant Project Manager
Beverly, MA
Construction and Development /
Full-time /
Hybrid
About Us
Highland Electric Fleets is a comprehensive turnkey solutions provider that delivers electric school buses (EVSB) to school districts and third-party managed fleet providers (3PMs).
We offer a model involving financing, infrastructure, vehicle deployment, and maintenance in an easily digestible, economic format that enables EVSB acquisition at traditional diesel cost of ownership.
Our mission is to eliminate the barriers to better student health and cleaner air.
We aim to mitigate risk for our customers, increase EVSB market penetration, and deliver positive impacts across a broad spectrum of stakeholders: students, communities, school districts, fleet operators, manufacturers, and utilities.
Responsibilities
- Support Project Managers in construction of electric vehicle charging infrastructure, including equipment procurement and integration, power distribution network, utility interconnection, and coordination with client facilities and authorities having jurisdiction.
- Proactively and creatively solve problems with the potential to derail projects, including those related to permitting, utility process, charger and vehicle procurement, and customer operational challenges during construction.
- Assist in the management of subcontractors for construction and design/engineering, including coordinating site work and ensuring adherence to timelines, scopes of work, and contract processes.
- Act as a critical resource for legal and commercial teams during the early stages of project development, providing input on equipment costs, availability, and site feasibility. Work closely with these teams to plan and develop projects to maximize flexibility and overall project value.
- Keep organized records of project costs to update forecasts and inform new project underwriting.
- Track and report on project status, including tracking progress, making updates based on changes to the development plan, and flagging deviations in the project timeline or plan
- Execute RFP processes for project partners, such as engineers and electrical contractors, including drafting RFP documents, completing evaluations, recommending selections, and generating contract documents.
- Work with subcontractors to implement health and safety plan strategies to ensure employee well-being.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree
- Excellent analytical skills
- Prior experience in a civil/electrical engineering or project management preferred
- Self-motivated: proactively assume responsibilities, with the ability to operate effectively with high energy and flexibility in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
- Ability to collaborate across departments within the company, external customers, and partners.
- Strong problem-solving and organizational skills.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Interest or prior knowledge of electric vehicles, transportation, and/or energy a plus
- Ability to manage numerous tasks at once.
- Excel, Word, and PowerPoint skills.
What You Can Expect from Highland:
· Competitive base salary and performance-based bonus program
· A supportive, highly collaborative, team-oriented environment
· Opportunities to make a difference, be heard, add value, and be recognized
· Growth and development with a leader in this new and exciting industry
· Ability to work with bright, innovative, and forward-thinking colleagues
· Health, Vision, and Dental coverage for employees & their dependents
· Life insurance, public transportation assistance
· 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.
