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RJN Group, Inc.

Employee-owned (ESOP)HQ Downers Grove, Illinoisrjn.com

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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
Website
rjn.comSource: rjn.com · As of 2026-10-06

Legal name, DBA and former names

Identifiers (UEI, state registrations)

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)

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

News timeline

  • 2025: firm celebrated 50 years in business (history page)Source: rjn.com/rjn-history · As of 2026-10-06

Ownership tag: Employee-owned (ESOP). Profiles are informational, compiled from public sources linked above. Firms may request corrections. A listing is not an endorsement.

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