Facilities Space Planner & Designer @ Helion Energy

About Helion

We are a fusion power company based in Everett, WA, with the mission to build the world’s first fusion power plant, enabling a future with unlimited clean electricity. Our vision is a world with clean, reliable, and affordable energy for everyone.

Since Helion’s founding in 2013, we have raised over $600 million from investors such as Sam Altman, Mithril, and Capricorn Investment Group to propel us forward. Our last prototype, Trenta, completed 10,000 high-power pulses and reached plasma temperatures of 100 million degrees Celsius (9 keV).

Now we are working toward Polaris, which will be the first machine to demonstrate electricity from fusion, making this a great time to join Helion! Bring your skills, experiences, and determination to make a difference in the world. Together, we can make a future with unlimited clean electricity from fusion a reality.

What You Will Be Doing:

As our Facilities Space Planner & Designer, you will ensure that our facilities projects are designed and completed quickly and safely across all Helion locations. You will develop and implement the processes that will be used for coordinating moves, additions, and changes in offices, research and development environments, and production-related facilities. You will provide project management expertise for renovations, including managing adjustments and reconfigurations for work areas. This included replacing carpet, re-painting, electrical, air, and room alterations. You will report directly to our Senior Manager of Facilities, located in Everett, WA.

You Will:

Spearhead important organizational space planning and allocation to support strategic initiatives
Be the subject matter expert regarding all areas of the moves, additions, and changes of the project cycle including budget, schedule, procurement, quality, and risk
Manage project designs both large and small, and coordinate with our in-house construction team to complete projects
Communicate with vendors and internal customers to define project requirements, provide updates, and eliminate blockers
Create a roadmap to meet organizational needs and update existing building drawings and documentation to improve processes
Prepare MAC-related documents, vendor resource requirements, cost estimates and budget, work plan schedules and milestones, quality control, and risk identification
Conduct simple requests for proposals and complete bid analysis with management support

Required Skills:

At least 5+ years of experience providing high-quality project management support for all levels of an organization 
Experience standing up a fast-paced environment, ideally in manufacturing or a similar setting
Experience in planning, design and pre-construction project management, including budgeting, scheduling, and resource allocation
Experience in client-facing roles 
Experience in space and occupancy planning
Must have experience with AutoCAD or other similar drawing and record keeping software

The pay range for this position is $85K - $165K. This pay range may be inclusive of several career levels and will be narrowed based on several factors, including the candidate’s experience and qualifications.

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Benefits and Compensation

Our total compensation package includes generous equity and benefits, including but not limited to:

Medical, Dental, and Vision plans for employees and their families
31 Days of PTO (21 vacation days and 10 sick days)
13 Paid holidays, plus company-wide winter break
Up to 5% employer 401(k) match
Short term disability, long term disability, and life insurance
Paid parental leave and support (up to 16 weeks)
Annual wellness stipend

NOTE: Underrepresented people are less likely to apply unless they meet 100% of the job’s requirements. We believe in hiring people, not checklists, and encourage you to apply even if you do not check all of the boxes. If this job isn’t the one, we have many other openings that may be a fit.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. If we reach out to you to begin an interview process, we will also ask if you require any reasonable accommodation at that time.

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