Portfolio Execution Lead: EV Charging & BESS

Highland; Boston, Northern (MA, KY); Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus program

Collaborative environment

Health, vision, and dental coverage

Generous PTO

401(k) with company match

Job summary

Highland Electric Fleets is seeking a Portfolio Execution Manager to build and operate a large battery energy storage, edge compute, and EV charging project portfolio. You will drive construction delivery from build-ready to energized, manage budgets and field teams, and coordinate with Development, Operations, and Customer Success to ensure timely handoffs.

The role requires ownership-driven leadership, about 25% travel to site locations, and a fast-paced environment with cross-functional

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or 4+ years of directly related professional experience.
• Experience managing the construction of infrastructure, energy, or electrical projects, including managing general contractors and subcontractors.
• Experience owning construction budgets and schedules across multiple concurrent projects.
• Project management experience in construction and/or engineering environments.

Responsibilities

• Drive construction delivery of a portfolio of EV charging, BESS, and edge compute projects from construction-ready to energized and operational.
• Take handoff of build-ready sites from the Development team and mobilize construction quickly.
• Select, contract, and manage general contractors, EPCs, and specialty subcontractors.
• Own construction budgets, schedules, quality, and safety across the portfolio.
• Coordinate utility construction, inspections, commissioning, and energization (permission to operate).
• Manage change orders, resolve field issues, and clear roadblocks to keep projects on schedule.
• Prepare each project for a clean handoff to the operations and Customer Success teams.
• Contribute installed-cost actuals to support a repeatable unit-cost installation model.

Skills

Budget management

Project management

Construction management

Stakeholder coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Procore

Bluebeam

Job description

Highland Electric Fleets is seeking a Portfolio Execution Manager to build and operate a large battery energy storage, edge compute, and EV charging project portfolio. You will drive construction delivery from build-ready to energized, manage budgets and field teams, and coordinate with Development, Operations, and Customer Success to ensure timely handoffs.

The role requires ownership-driven leadership, about 25% travel to site locations, and a fast-paced environment with cross-functional