John Hoodjer
Vice President; Group Manager
JE Dunn Construction

Joining JE Dunn Construction in Omaha, Neb. as an intern, Hoodjer is now one of the youngest vice presidents in the company’s 100 year history.

Hoodjer honed his leadership skills during his ten years serving in the Air National Guard, while also going to college and launching his career at JE Dunn in 2008.

During his first nine years at the company, Hoodjer served in project management, field supervisory, scheduling, and quality roles, as well as expanded his knowledge in safety, LEAN, and MEP.

He worked across all industries, totaling 41 projects, all while earning his MBA in 2018. His desire to learn every aspect of the business equipped him to perform his duties and push the organization to grow.

Hoodjer joined JED’s Mission Critical group in 2018 and was promoted to Vice President almost three years ago. Today, he is the regional lead for the company’s largest client, which requires him to oversee 600 employees and work that takes place across multiple projects, sites, and states. This confidential client is a top-10 Fortune 500 company.

Hoodjer embraces a mindset of working to continually improve and shares that can-do spirit with others. He implemented the company’s project engineer/field engineer training program to improve the skills of the newer employees and put career growth opportunities into their own hands.