Jim Suttle
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James "Jim" Suttle is a member of the City Council of Omaha, Nebraska.
He took office as a City Councilman on June 6, 2005.
Jim Suttle is former vice chairman of the Board of Directors for the Omaha-based engineering and design firm HDR, Inc. He served as executive vice president and director of corporate development for HDR, which is the nation's 17th largest architecture - engineering firm. The company has 4,000 employees in 115 offices throughout the United States.
Jim's responsibilities at HDR included leadership in expanding opportunities and managing programs for all the engineering and architecture business groups within the firm, in both domestic and worldwide markets. He was also responsible for the corporate safety program, international corporate communications and national governmental affairs.
Of particular note, Jim's career at HDR greatly expanded the firm's national presence in all modes of transportation, including bridges, highways, railways, traffic engineering, airports and ports. Under Jim's leadership, transportation blossomed into HDR's largest business group.
Jim is the former Public Works Director for the City of Omaha. He once held transportation planning positions with local governments in Albuquerque and Wichita.
Jim is a licensed professional engineer in Nebraska and has served as a member and chairman of the Nebraska Board of Engineers and Architects.
He has been active and served in leadership roles with the American Consulting Engineers Council, the Design Professionals Coalition and the Design Build Institute of America.
Jim Suttle has a record of distinguished service to the Omaha community. He is a former board member for Methodist Hospital, the Omaha Symphony and the Salvation Army. He is past president of the Omaha Downtown Rotary Club.
In 2005, voters in District One elected Jim to the Omaha City Council. As a councilman, he serves on the board of the Metropolitan Area Planning Agency and as a member of the Omaha-Douglas Building Commission.
In addition to his service to the Omaha community, Jim serves as a board member for FBG Services, Inc.
Jim and his wife, Deb, have two adult daughters, along with three grandchildren. Deb Suttle is a former Nebraska State Senator and current member of the Omaha Library Board.
