Senior Interconnection Manager

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.

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.

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.

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