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Portfolio Execution Manager

Highland Electric Fleets

Job Location:

Boston, MA - USA

Yearly Salary: $ 135000 - 155000

Posted: 22 August 2026 (12 hours ago)

Application Deadline: 19 November 2026

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

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 Americas 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 nations 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 drivers seat setting the pace coordinating partnersclearing 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:

Bachelors 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.

$135000 - $155000 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 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.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process such as reviewing applications analyzing resumes or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed please contact us.

Required Experience:

Manager

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