Electrical Designer - Mission Critical - Hyperscale

Company: Henderson Engineers
Location: Washington
Posted on: May 9, 2025

Job Description:

At Henderson, we're about more than just buildings
We're about the people, experiences, and potential found inside. We're a company of problem-solvers and innovators known for our technical excellence and ability to come up with out-of-the-box solutions. We love the process of bringing buildings to life. And we're changing the industry by integrating the building design and construction process.

As an ESOP, each of our employee-owners are an essential part of our mission to lead the industry in innovation, sustainability, and client experience. With a vision to build a better world, Team Henderson has a people-first culture and diverse portfolio of world-class facilities.

It's What We Do
We provide total building system design services across multiple high-growth markets for industry leaders. You'll get to use your talent to work on projects for some of the biggest names in mission-critical, higher education, sports, healthcare, grocery, restaurant, and retail within the sectors we serve in business, community, grocery, health, retail, & venue.

It's How We're Different
We're about more than just buildings. We're about you. You, and the hundreds of passionate employee-owners who make us who we are. We've always been committed to providing an inclusive workplace where people can bring their full self to work and helps people reach their full potential - both as professionals and individuals. Together, we dream up innovative solutions for industry-wide problems, design spaces that become landmarks, and toast the good life at our happy hours. Take a peek into what makes us different here: https://youtu.be/AIt17t_uJ-A?si=oSMy5zQeUcb_faE3


As a electrical design engineer on the mission critical hyperscale data centers team, you will be exclusively focused on designing and re-designing data centers for our clients across the United States. The most qualified candidates for this role will have experience designing data centers as large as 30 megawatts+.
Key Responsibilities:

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• Design of core and shell layouts, data halls, and redesigns of data centers
  
• Contributes to strategic decisions involving technical expertise and development needs in response to current and future industry demands.
  
• BIM Mapping
  
• Prepares or modifies reports, plans and designs for projects
  
• Evaluates products for their application
  
• Provides technical guidance to electrical designers
  
• Identifies and seeks to fill gaps in industry and/or discipline knowledge on a continuous basis
  
• Maintains knowledge and understanding of industry software, including Revit, Bluebeam Revu and Microsoft Office Products. Acts as a resource for training or assisting others as needed
  
• Research and reviews new products, industry trends and evolving codes and standards
  
• Understands and applies Henderson's design guidelines, standards, policies and procedures
  
  
  Required Qualifications:
  
  
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  • Bachelor's degree in relevant field of engineering preferred (ie: mechanical, electrical, fire protection or architectural) and 7 years of relevant experience, or 9 years of experience without degree required. Professional Engineering (PE) license may be counted toward 1 year of direct experience.
    
  • High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) required.
    
  • Experience with mission critical design
    
  • Intermediate knowledge and proficiency in engineering design, A&E industry, codes, design guides and standards required. Knowledge applicable to a range of practices, project or program types preferred.
    
  • Intermediate proficiency in Revit and Bluebeam Revu required.
    
    
    Preferred Qualifications:
    
    
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    • Understanding of mission critical standard equipment elements
      
    • Experience designing data centers from start to finish
      
    • Experience with medium voltage designs
      Let's Talk Perks
      We take care of our people. As a Henderson employee, you'll enjoy some pretty awesome perks. Trust us, your friends will all have work envy.
      
      Culture
      Flexible Work Hours (Because we all need to balance work and life.)
      Casual Dress Code (Be yourself, please.)
      Paid Volunteer Time (We literally pay you to volunteer.)
      Paid Parental Leave (Because we know both parents deserve to be there for a new baby.)
      Health and Wellness Initiatives (Get Fit and Stay Fit.)
      Receptive and Forward-Thinking Leadership (Our doors are always open.)
      Clear Career Path Options (We want you to excel.)
      
      Benefits
      Industry-leading 401K match and profit sharing (When the company succeeds, we all share in that success.)
      Employee Stock Ownership Plan (Yes, our employees are the owners.)
      Paid Training for Professional Development (We'll pay for the time you take getting better at what you do.)
      Performance Bonuses (When you do well, we reward you for your work.)
      Comprehensive and Extensive Insurance (We've got you covered.)
      Paid Term Life and Disability (We've got your family covered, too.)
      Health Savings Account & Flexible Spending Accounts (We'll help you take advantage of tax savings.)
      Paid Time Off and Sick Time off (Take a break. You deserve it!)
      Financial Wellness & Coaching Program (Financial security makes you a happier team member.)
      
      More information can be found here - https://www.hendersonengineers.com/careers/.
      
      
      Pay Transparency:
      
      Individual salaries may be higher or lower than the stated range depending on factors unrelated to the applicant's race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ethnicity, age, or disability. Salary can vary from this range based on geographic cost of labor statistical differentials.
      
      Salary ranges
      Washington D.C - $123,342 - $185,014
      
      
      Henderson Engineers, Inc. and Henderson Building Solutions are EEO Employers/Vet/Disabled and participate in the E-Verify program.
      Applicants for positions with Henderson Engineers/Henderson Building Solutions must be legally authorized to work in the United States, and verification of eligibility will be required at the time of commencement of employment.
      All offers will be contingent upon completion of the hiring process including verifications and background checks as required for employment.
      
      To all recruitment agencies: Henderson does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or agencies. Any resume submitted to any employee of Henderson without a prior written search agreement will be considered unsolicited and the property of Henderson. Please, no phone calls or emails.
      
      NOTICE TO CANDIDATES: RECRUITMENT FRAUD ALERT
      Henderson representatives conduct all email communications exclusively through a company email address that ends with @hendersonengineers.com, @hendersonbuilding.com. We extend offers of employment only after a comprehensive interview process and will never ask you for a payment of any sort nor offer one for any reason. Henderson will not ask any applicant to purchase equipment, nor offer to reimburse any applicant for expenses incurred prior to employment. We will not request personal information until a legitimate offer of employment has been extended. If you suspect a recruitment attempt is fraudulent, you should cease communications. You may contact us at recruiting@hendersonengineers.com to verify whether a recruitment contact is legitimate. All legitimate job opportunities are posted on our company website's careers page.

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