Portfolio Execution Manager

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

About Us

Highland Electric Fleets’ mission is to make electric fleets accessible and affordable for all, enabling communities to realize the benefits of cleaner, quieter and healthier fleets. Highland is North America’s leading provider of Electrification-as-a-Service (EaaS). Founded in 2019, Highland partners with school districts, municipalities, and fleet operators to make the transition to electric fleets simple and affordable.

Highland proudly serves as the Official Electric School Bus Provider of the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games and Team USA. From pioneering vehicle-to-grid technology to managing some of the nation’s largest electric school bus fleets, Highland delivers reliable, cost-effective solutions that support local communities and drive the future of transportation.

Job Summary:

The Portfolio Execution Manager will be responsible for building out a large (100+ site) portfolio ofbattery energy storage (BESS), edge compute, and EV charging projects, taking each site fromconstruction-ready to energized and operational on an aggressive timeline. Receiving build-ready sitesfrom the Development team — designs issued for permit, permits secured, and new utility serviceunderway — this role mobilizes and manages the general contractors and specialty subcontractors whobuild each site, owns construction budget, schedule, quality, and safety, and drives every projectthrough inspection, commissioning, and energization to a clean handoff to operations.

This is a fast-paced, ownership-driven role. While external contractors execute the physical build, thePortfolio Execution Manager stays in the driver's seat — setting the pace, coordinating partners,clearing field roadblocks, and pushing each project through to completion. This position reports to theDirector, Project Execution, with an expectation of approximately 25% travel, including regular sitevisits.

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.

Qualifications:

Required

• 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.

Preferred

• Experience delivering EV charging, BESS, solar, or edge compute / data center construction.
• Experience with utility construction coordination, inspections, commissioning, and energization /
  permission to operate (PTO).
• Experience working with permitting authorities having jurisdiction (AHJs).
• Familiarity with project management and field software (Procore, Bluebeam).
• Construction safety knowledge (OSHA) and/or PMP or equivalent certification.

$135,000 - $155,000 a year

What You Can Expect from Highland:

• 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

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.