Every fact below carries a source link and an as-of date. Informational only. Ownership statements are limited to primary announcements and filings.
- Headquarters
- Downers Grove, Illinois, as listed by ENR in the 2026 Top 500 Design Firms; the Texas board record also lists Downers GroveSource: enr.com/toplists/2026-top-500-design-fi… · As of 2026-10-05
- Founded
- 1975Source: rjn.com/rjn-history · As of 2026-10-06
- Ownership type
- Employee-owned (ESOP): the firm's history page states RJN became 100% employee owned; a DOL Form 5500 ESOP filing is listed under ESOP dataSource: rjn.com/rjn-history · As of 2026-10-06
- Sponsor or parent
- RJN purchased founder Richard J. Nogaj's stock and became employee owned, per the firm's history pageSource: rjn.com/rjn-history · As of 2026-10-06
Legal name, DBA and former names
- RJN Group, Inc.Source: rjn.com/rjn-history · As of 2026-10-06
Identifiers (UEI, state registrations)
- Texas TBPELS firm no. 3260.Source: tbpedownloads.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/roster_firm.zip · As of 2026-10-04
Offices
- 22 office locations in 12 states, per the firm's history page.Source: rjn.com/rjn-history · As of 2026-10-06
Ownership type
- Employee-owned (ESOP): the firm's history page states RJN became 100% employee owned; a DOL Form 5500 ESOP filing is listed under ESOP data.Source: rjn.com/rjn-history · As of 2026-10-06
Sponsor, parent or transaction
- RJN purchased founder Richard J. Nogaj's stock and became employee owned, per the firm's history page.Source: rjn.com/rjn-history · As of 2026-10-06
Services and markets
- Professional engineering and specialty field services firm focused on municipal infrastructure engineering.Source: rjn.com/rjn-history · As of 2026-10-06
Leaders
- Paul Costa, President and CEO.Source: rjn.com/leaders · As of 2026-10-06
- Daniel Jackson, PE, Executive Vice President.Source: rjn.com/leaders · As of 2026-10-06
- Todd Leistner, Chief Financial Officer.Source: rjn.com/leaders · As of 2026-10-06
Licences (board records)
- Texas TBPELS roster lists RJN GROUP INC (firm no. 3260, type NS, expires 2027-01-31)Source: tbpedownloads.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/roster_firm.zip · As of 2026-10-04
ESOP plan data (Form 5500)
- DOL Form 5500 plan year beginning 2024-02-01: RJN GROUP, INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN (ACK_ID 20250930152006NAL0015098192001), 165 active participants and total plan assets of $16,512,344 at year end.Source: dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/our-ac… · As of 2025-09-30
Public filings
- DOL Form 5500 filings, plan year beginning 2024-02-01, NAICS 541330: RJN GROUP, INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN (ACK_ID 20250930152006NAL0015098192001, 165 active participants); RJN GROUP, INC. 401(K) PLAN (ACK_ID 20251001103423NAL0012478209001, 170 active participants)Source: dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/our-ac… · As of 2025-09-30
Rankings and awards
- Listed in the ENR 2026 Top 500 Design Firms.Source: enr.com/toplists/2026-top-500-design-fi… · As of 2026-10-05
News timeline
- 2025: firm celebrated 50 years in business (history page)Source: rjn.com/rjn-history · As of 2026-10-06
Sources of record
Ownership tag: Employee-owned (ESOP). Profiles are informational, compiled from public sources linked above. Firms may request corrections. A listing is not an endorsement.
