Portfolio Execution Lead – EV Charging & BESS

Highland Electric Fleets; United States; Remote; USD 135,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Bonus program

Health, Vision, and Dental coverage

Generous Paid Time Off

401(k) program and company match

Job summary

Highland Electric Fleets is seeking a Portfolio Execution Manager to drive a large 100+ site portfolio from construction-ready to energized and operational on an aggressive timeline. You will mobilize general contractors and specialty subcontractors, own budgets and schedules, and push projects through inspections, commissioning, and energization for a clean handoff to operations.

This fast-paced, ownership-driven role requires coordinating with Development and Operations teams, traveling ~25%

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

Project management

Construction management

Budget control

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Highland Electric Fleets is seeking a Portfolio Execution Manager to drive a large 100+ site portfolio from construction-ready to energized and operational on an aggressive timeline. You will mobilize general contractors and specialty subcontractors, own budgets and schedules, and push projects through inspections, commissioning, and energization for a clean handoff to operations.

This fast-paced, ownership-driven role requires coordinating with Development and Operations teams, traveling ~25%