Multi-discipline building systems design for commercial, data center, and mission-critical facilities
Henderson Engineers is a national MEP (mechanical, electrical, plumbing) and building systems firm with 500+ employees across 12 offices, founded in 1970. The tech stack reveals a firm built on Autodesk's ecosystem (Revit, BIM 360, Construction Cloud) paired with specialized simulation tools (ANSYS Fluent, EnergyPlus, STAR-CCM+) — a pattern typical of firms scaling from traditional design toward performance engineering and operational optimization. Hiring is overwhelmingly engineering-focused (603 roles in engineering vs. 21 in construction and 5 in design), with active expansion into data center electrical systems and mission-critical infrastructure, a higher-margin segment than retail or healthcare.
Notable leadership hires: Design Director, Practice Director, Project Director, Regional Director
Henderson Engineers delivers mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, and architectural lighting design for a range of markets including healthcare, retail, grocery, distribution, venue, and data center facilities. The firm operates through offices in Bentonville, Dallas, Houston, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Nashville, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Tampa, and Washington, D.C., with professional licenses across all 50 states plus DC, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and British Columbia. They also offer construction management and commissioning through sister company Henderson Building Solutions, positioning the firm as a design-build partner. Current project activity centers on HVAC design across sectors, electrical systems for data centers and venues, refrigeration design, building automation, and hyperscale facility infrastructure.
Revit, AutoCAD, and Bluebeam Revu are core tools. For performance analysis, the firm uses ANSYS Fluent, STAR-CCM+, eQUEST, and EnergyPlus. Project delivery relies on Autodesk BIM 360, Autodesk Construction Cloud, and Procore.
Lenexa, Kansas. The firm operates 12 regional offices across the U.S. and also hires in Peru.
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