Regional Lead

Regional Lead – Omaha
Are you interested in working for the industry leader in underground infrastructure? Do you want to have a substantial stake in an employee-owned firm? Are you looking to help your local communities? RJN employees answer, “Yes!” to all these questions and more. We are currently seeking a Regional Lead to join the RJN family and lead our Omaha, NE office.

Position Summary
Lead the day-to-day operations of the local Omaha office. Plan, direct, supervise, and control the execution of business, technical, fiscal, and administrative functions of the branch office while supporting the project management, client engagement, and business development efforts with municipal clients in the water, wastewater, and stormwater markets.

Position Responsibilities
A sampling of the responsibilities of this position include:
• Plan, manage, and facilitate all office programs, projects, and tasks – delegate them as able to project managers, engineers, and other staff members as appropriate.
• Work with the regional leadership team to develop strategic sales and market development plans for eastern Nebraska, western Iowa, western Missouri and eastern Kansas as well as surrounding regions.
• Act as a Seller-Doer by actively and independently cultivating existing client relationships and developing new client relationships and business opportunities. Lead client engagement strategies and pursuit plans for multiple infrastructure clients.
• Prepare and submit client-specific technical proposals for new business. Manage contract negotiations, including definition of project scope, budget and fee, and schedule.
• Direct preparation of work plans and supervise project teams. Responsible for meeting contractual obligations (i.e., scope, budget, and schedule).
• Mobilize company resources through effective liaison with support departments and other offices to create project teams capable of completing effective and quality work. Supervise the daily activities of local staff.
• Promote technical excellence on projects, ensuring established QA/QC objectives are met. Analyze contractual and financial performance objectives and direct activities to improve performance when necessary.
• Monitor and report to senior leadership and accounting team on progress of all project activities, including significant milestones and any conditions that may impact project cost or schedule.
• Manage workloads to meet deadlines, adjusting as needed by changing demands. Manage staffing volumes according to project and backlog needs. Conduct performance assessments for direct reports, mentor staff, and provide training opportunities for the development and advancement of local team.
• Be responsible for the health and safety planning for the branch office. Follow all company, client, safety, and regulatory requirements.
• Represent RJN at local and national conferences and trade shows. Submit abstracts and present at these events. Become involved in local professional organizations (e.g., APWA, WEF, AWWA).
• Be versatile… lead when required, support when needed, and serve as a role model and facilitator for RJN.

Essential Skills & Expertise
Our ideal candidate profile includes:
• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or related from an accredited institution
• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience
• Professional engineering license in Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas or Missouri or the ability to obtain licensure within six months of hire.
• Experience in the municipal underground infrastructure (water, wastewater, stormwater) field is preferred, but not required.
• Supervisory experience required, as well as proven success in managing multiple simultaneous municipal projects.
• Excellent public speaking and communication skills and the ability to convey information effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• The ability to comprehend and convey technical information and engineering services.
• Time management skills, to meet deadlines, multi-task, and be flexible to adjust workload to changing demands.
• Strong computer skills including Microsoft Office suite, CRM management, and presentation programs.
• Team player, comfortable working in teams with diverse groups.

Preferred Skills & Expertise
• Master’s degree in Civil Engineering or related from an accredited institution
Direct Reports
This position will have multiple direct reports including project managers, engineers, data and GIS analysts, and field technicians.

Physical Demands and Work Environment
The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.
• Physical demands: While performing duties of the job, the employee is required to stand; walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk; and hear. Employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and tolerate working in heat or cold weather conditions. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision; distance vision; color vision; peripheral vision; depth perception; and the ability to adjust focus.
• Work environment: The noise level in the work environment is usually minimal. The noise level in the field environment is typically moderate.
• Personal Protective Equipment: None required in the office. If working in the field, must wear steel-toed boots, Class-2 or -3 safety vest, high-visibility t-shirt, leather gloves, safety glasses, hard hat, and other standard safety equipment required by assignment of a job task.

About RJN Group

Since 1975, RJN Group Inc. has provided our customers with value-driven engineering solutions, enabling them to meet their service demands, from small studies to multi-million-dollar capital improvement programs.

Our customers are also our neighbors. We have offices from Colorado to the East Coast. As corporate citizens, we encourage our staff to support the communities in which they live. Those we work for have come to associate our name with trust, creativity, reliability, and quality.

We let innovation take the lead. We perform unique services for water, wastewater, and stormwater systems by investing in leading technologies to differentiate who we are.

RJN provides a very competitive benefit package including:
• Company-funded employee stock ownership plan
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability insurance benefits
• 401K matching retirement plan
• Flexible work arrangements and schedule
• Tuition assistance including student loan repayment
• Professional development opportunities
• Wellness programs
• Paid Vacation, Personal, and Sick time off
• Holiday time off
• Casual dress code

RJN is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. We support a diverse workforce.