Land Development Group Leader

We are growing our Land Development team in Springfield MO and looking for a Group Leader to help lead the next phase!

This role is for someone who is ready to expand their leadership beyond individual projects and teams and help shape the direction of an entire group. Not just overseeing the work but developing leaders strengthening client relationships driving performance and creating opportunities for the group to grow.

What youll be doing:

Youll model deliver and reinforce the OWN Experience ensuring group alignment to the five success drivers; Clients OWNers Safety Quality and Financial Health throughout the project lifecycle.

Along the way youll:

• Lead and develop Team Leaders and emerging leaders creating accountability building capability and preparing the next generation of leaders.
• Oversee the groups projects and client relationships providing guidance on complex work key decisions and challenges that require a broader perspective.
• Build and strengthen client relationships serving as a trusted partner to key clients and helping Team Leaders grow their own relationships.
• Keep a pulse on the groups performance including workload utilization financial health project performance and overall profitability.
• Help shape the groups direction and growth identifying opportunities supporting business development and building a strong pipeline aligned with the divisions strategy.
• Direct traffic across the group balancing resources priorities and opportunities to make sure the right people are working on the right things.
• Champion how we work reinforcing the OWN Experience safety quality and consistent project delivery across the group.
• Partner with Team Leaders on high-impact decisions from project strategy and risk to client needs financial performance and team development.
• Help shape the future of the group contributing to hiring promotions succession planning and the development of a strong high-performing team.
• Collaborate across OWN building connections between groups and divisions that make us stronger as a firm.

What were looking for:

• B.S. in Civil Engineering Landscape Architecture or related field preferred

• Licensed Professional Engineer in the state of Missouri preferred

• 10 years of engineering experience focused in Land Development projects

• Experience in business development activities such as managing client relationships pursuing new project opportunities and developing lasting client relationships

• Experience in project management activities such as determining project requirements establishing scope of work and determining design budgets.

• Extensive experience in leading teams preferred

Why OWN

Were a 100% employee-owned firm which shows up in how people approach their work and support each practice that means:

• Real ownership. Your work directly contributes to the companys success and your future.

• Trust and autonomy. Youre empowered to make decisions without unnecessary layers.

• Growth in Springfield. This role plays a part in where were headed not just where weve been.

• Strong low-ego teams. People who support each other and take pride in doing good work.

• Flexibility thats real. We treat you like a professional and a person.

And we like to have fun along the way!

About OWN

OWN Inc. provides civil engineering land surveying and field services for private development and public infrastructure clients across Missouri Kansas Arkansas and beyond.

Were built on employee ownership and driven by people who care about the work each other and the communities were part of.

It is the policy of OWN Inc. to provide equal employment opportunities to all persons without regard to their race age color physical handicap or disability military service record religion sex national origin or any other categorization protected by law and to promote the full realization of equal employment opportunity through a positive continuing program.