The Role
Manage delivery of a 100+ site portfolio of EV charging, BESS, and edge compute projects from construction-ready through energization and operational handoff. Responsibilities include selecting and managing contractors, owning budgets, schedules, quality, and safety, coordinating utilities and inspections, overseeing commissioning, resolving field issues, managing change orders, and supporting installed-cost modeling. The role requires approximately 25% travel for regular site visits.
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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 of battery energy storage (BESS), edge compute, and EV charging projects, taking each site from construction-ready to energized and operational on an aggressive timeline. Receiving build-ready sites from the Development team — designs issued for permit, permits secured, and new utility service underway — this role mobilizes and manages the general contractors and specialty subcontractors who build each site, owns construction budget, schedule, quality, and safety, and drives every project through 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, the Portfolio 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 the Director, Project Execution, with an expectation of approximately 25% travel, including regular site visits.
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:
- 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.
- 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.
Required
Preferred
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.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree or at least 4 years of directly related professional experience
- Experience managing construction of infrastructure, energy, or electrical projects
- Experience managing general contractors and subcontractors
- Experience owning construction budgets and schedules across multiple concurrent projects
- Project management experience in construction and/or engineering environments
- Experience delivering EV charging, BESS, solar, or edge compute/data center construction
- Experience coordinating utility construction, inspections, commissioning, and energization/permission to operate
- Experience working with permitting authorities having jurisdiction (AHJs)
- Familiarity with Procore and Bluebeam
- Construction safety knowledge, OSHA, and/or PMP or equivalent certification
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The Company
What We Do
Highland Electric Fleets is the leading provider of Electrification-as-a-Service (EaaS) for school districts, governments, and fleet operators in North America. Offering a unique suite of products, Highland makes it simple and affordable for public entities to upgrade their fleets to electric.
