Head of Engineering, EV Charging & BESS

Ring Inc

United States

Remote

USD 185,000 - 200,000

Full time

14 days+
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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

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