Land Development Group Leader

Kaizen Lab Inc.; Springfield, Northern (MO, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

OWN, Inc. is seeking a Group Leader to guide Springfield, MO's Land Development team through the next growth phase. You will lead and develop Team Leaders, manage client relationships, and ensure high standards of safety, quality, and delivery across the group.

You’ll drive performance, shape the group’s direction, and contribute to hiring and succession planning while collaborating with other OWN divisions to strengthen the firm.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of engineering experience focused in Land Development
• Experience in business development activities and pursuing new project opportunities
• Experience in project management: defining scope, requirements, and budgets
• Extensive experience in leading teams and developing leaders

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop Team Leaders and emerging leaders, creating accountability and capability
• Oversee the group’s projects and client relationships, guiding complex work and major decisions
• Build and strengthen client relationships as a trusted partner to key clients
• Monitor group performance: workload, utilization, financial health, and profitability
• Shape the group’s direction and growth, identify opportunities, and support business development
• Coordinate resources and priorities to ensure the right people work on the right tasks
• Champion OWN Experience, safety, quality, and consistent project delivery across the group
• Collaborate with Team Leaders on high-impact decisions including strategy, risk, and client needs
• Contribute to hiring, promotions, succession planning, and building a high-performing team
• Foster collaboration across OWN to strengthen overall firm capabilities

Skills

Leadership

Client relationships

Project management

Team development

Education

B.S. in Civil Engineering

Licensed Professional Engineer (MO)

Job description

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 you’ll be doing:

You’ll 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, you’ll:

• Lead and develop Team Leaders and emerging leaders, creating accountability, building capability, and preparing the next generation of leaders.
• Oversee the group’s 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 group’s performance, including workload, utilization, financial health, project performance, and overall profitability.
• Help shape the group’s direction and growth, identifying opportunities, supporting business development, and building a strong pipeline aligned with the division’s 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 we’re 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

We’re a 100% employee-owned firm, which shows up in how people approach their work and support each other. In practice, that means:

• Real ownership Your work directly contributes to the company’s success and your future.
• Trust and autonomy. You’re empowered to make decisions without unnecessary layers.
• Growth in Springfield. This role plays a part in where we’re headed, not just where we’ve been.
• Strong, low-ego teams. People who support each other and take pride in doing good work.
• Flexibility that’s 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.

We’re built on employee ownership and driven by people who care about the work, each other, and the communities we’re 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.