Head of Engineering, EV Charging & BESS

Ring Inc; United States; Remote; USD 185,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Performance-based bonus

Health, Vision, and Dental coverage

Generous PTO

401(k) program and company match

Job summary

Highland Electric Fleets is seeking a Director of Engineering to lead our engineering and design team responsible for EV charging, BESS, and edge compute site development from qualified site through construction-ready. This senior role owns design standards, content, and QA/QC while driving throughput across a portfolio under aggressive timelines.

Reporting to the VP of Development & Construction, you will build and mentor a high-performing team, manage external consultants, and ensure

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related field (or 12+ years experience).
• 10+ years in EV charging, renewable energy, or utility-scale development with design management.
• 5+ years leading engineering teams and managing managers.
• Experience selecting and managing external engineering consultants at scale.
• Strong knowledge of interconnection, AHJ permitting, and utility processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead and scale the engineering function across portfolio sites.
• Define design content and gates for stages from concept to IFC.
• Build and retain a high-performing internal team.
• Manage external engineering partners to match portfolio needs.
• Set and enforce engineering standards and design repositories.

Skills

EV charging experience

Renewable energy

Power/electrical infrastructure

Utility-scale development

Leadership

Project engineering

External consultant management

CAD design delivery

Procore

Bluebeam

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering

Professional Engineer (PE) license

Master's degree in engineering or MBA

Tools

AutoCAD

Procore

Bluebeam

Job description

Highland Electric Fleets is seeking a Director of Engineering to lead our engineering and design team responsible for EV charging, BESS, and edge compute site development from qualified site through construction-ready. This senior role owns design standards, content, and QA/QC while driving throughput across a portfolio under aggressive timelines.

Reporting to the VP of Development & Construction, you will build and mentor a high-performing team, manage external consultants, and ensure