About Bodwé Professional Services Group

Bodwé is the Professional Services Group of Mno-Bmadsen, the investment enterprise and a wholly owned instrumentality of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi. We are architects, planners, consultants, designers, engineers, scientists, and federal contractors, committed to growing the economy and legacy of the Pokagon Band and supporting its more than 6,000 citizens. We enhance space and place in partnership with clients that span the country and business sectors, offering full-service architecture and engineering services as well as contract support services for federal agencies. We design and build, preserve and restore, mitigate and manage, serve and problem solve.

Position Summary 

The Lead Employee Supervisor is responsible for overseeing a team of employees, providing guidance, support, and leadership to ensure efficient and effective operations. This role requires a hands-on leader with a proven track record of successfully managing personnel, fostering a productive and positive work environment, and ensuring team members meet performance goals. Strong communication skills, both oral and written, are essential for collaborating with team members and management.

Accommodation Requests

We are committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, contact our HR Director (April Hawkins) at 269-927-0144 or careers@bodwegroup.com

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Supervise and manage a team of personnel within the designated area of expertise.
• Provide guidance, leadership, and support to team members to ensure successful and efficient operation.
• Ensure high levels of performance and productivity among team members through mentoring, training, and regular feedback.
• Monitor work processes and provide oversight to ensure compliance with company standards, policies, and procedures.
• Effectively communicate both verbally and in writing to ensure smooth operation and understanding across teams and departments.
• Address and resolve any personnel issues, conflicts, or concerns in a timely and professional manner.
• Maintain and improve the quality of work within the team by applying expertise and knowledge in the specialty area.
• Prepare reports, documents, and communications as necessary in English for management or other relevant stakeholders.

Qualifications and Experience

Required Background and Experience:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Minimum of 3 years of recent supervisory experience (within the last 5 years).
• Demonstrated successful work experience in the specific area of specialty.
• Proficiency in both oral and written communications in English.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate and guide a team effectively.
• Excellent problem-solving and conflict resolution skills.
• Ability to work independently while also collaborating effectively with team members and other departments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Additional qualifications or certifications related to the area of expertise.
• Previous experience in Federal industry preferred.

Physical Demands

Sitting/Standing: This role is generally sedentary performing sitting work utilizing technological office equipment including a laptop, mouse, keyboard, computer monitors, telephones, and scanners, copiers, and fax machines.

Walking: This role requires the ability to move about inside the office to access the technological equipment required for the role.

Stooping/Kneeling/Crouching/Crawling: This role may require stooping to reload printer trays with print paper.

Using Hands/Fingers: This role constantly operates (100% of workday) technological office equipment such as laptop, mouse, keyboard, computer monitors, telephones, scanners, copiers, and fax machines.

Talking/Hearing: This role requires constant communication with others in the organization to exchange information, review information, and make decisions about information.

Seeing: This role requires the ability to see, view, and distinguish all aspects of construction.

Carrying/Lifting: This role requires the ability to lift up to 15lbs to transport technological office equipment to and from various workspaces.  

Equal Employment Opportunity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Native American Hiring Preference

Our parent company, Mno-Bmadsen, prefers to hire Pokagon citizens who are qualified and suitable for available positions. For purposes of this section, “qualified” means that the applicant meets the technical and experiential needs for employment; and “suitable” means that the candidate appears to be the best fit considering present circumstances and conditions. Targeted preference is in the following order:

• First, to qualified Pokagon Band citizens; and
• Second, to qualified spouses, and qualified custodial parents; and
• Third, to other qualified Native Americans; and
• Fourth, to all other qualified applicants

Any determinations as to the applicability of the Pokagon hiring preference are at the discretion of each Company President.

Reporting Branch: Federal Support Services Branch

Reporting Entity: Bodwe Federal Services

Fair Labor Standards Act Status: Exempt

Hours Per Week: 40

Reporting Status: Onsite

Reports To: Senior Program Manager

Manages Others: Yes

Overnight Travel: No