Full-Time

Marketing Leader

Marketing, Water, Transportation, and Community Infrastructure

Posted on 9/4/2025

Olsson

Olsson

1,001-5,000 employees

Engineering firm delivering community-focused designs.

Compensation Overview

$105k - $144k/yr

+ Bonus

Lincoln, NE, USA + 2 more

More locations: Phoenix, AZ, USA | Denver, CO, USA

Hybrid

Flexible hybrid schedule.

Category
Growth & Marketing (1)
Required Skills
Communications
Journalism
Marketing
Data Analysis
Requirements
  • Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, journalism, English, or a related area
  • Minimum of eight years of experience in an applicable field
  • Minimum of four years of experience in management, supervisory, or leadership roles
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe InDesign
  • Strong communication skills
  • Ability to contribute and work well with a team
  • Ability and willingness to travel to team member office locations
Responsibilities
  • Understand the firm’s leadership structure and industries to align team expertise with workload needs
  • Engage with key leaders to develop and implement marketing activities that serve the firm’s objectives
  • Use innovative marketing strategies to differentiate the firm and position Olsson as an industry leader
  • Partner with creative, client experience, and business development professionals to influence and guide the winning work strategy within the assigned area/market, aligning decisions with firm-wide marketing goals
  • Lead the winning work process (strategy and production) for critical pursuits within the assigned area/market
  • Explore ways to streamline workflow and use technology without compromising quality
  • Communicate marketing and firmwide initiatives to the team, verifying understanding and follow-through
  • Develop and mentor team members through pursuit and conference management processes using knowledge, data, strategy, and creativity
  • Analyze data to improve and monitor the performance of marketing activities and plans
  • Engage in local community and industry events and conferences
Desired Qualifications
  • Working collaboratively with others
  • Having ownership in the work you do
  • Using your talents to positively affect communities
  • Empowering and mentoring others to use their talents
  • Meeting and exceeding client expectations through excellent project management and staffing
  • Demonstrating the ability to attract, develop, and retain talented staff who deliver results
  • Fostering a collaborative, innovative, and supportive team environment by leading and mentoring marketing staff
  • Providing clear direction, ongoing support, and promoting professional development opportunities to encourage high-quality performance
  • Engagement in local community and industry events and conferences
  • Applying excellent client management, client service orientation, writing, and presentation skills

Olsson is an engineering firm that designs and delivers infrastructure and environmental projects to improve communities. It provides civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, and environmental engineering services across planning, design, permitting, and construction support, guiding projects from concept through construction. The work combines site assessments, calculations, modeling, and field implementation to create practical, buildable solutions for transportation, water, energy, and habitat projects. Olsson differentiates itself through its integrated, multi-discipline approach and close collaboration with clients, offering end-to-end services and a hands-on project delivery model that emphasizes constructibility and real-world outcomes. The company’s goal is to help communities function better by delivering safe, reliable, and cost-effective infrastructure and environmental improvements.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Lincoln, Nebraska

Founded

1956

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • MSCP majority investment on January 13, 2026 enables scaling via organic growth and acquisitions.
  • Significant employee re-investment post-MSCP deal aligns incentives for expansion.
  • Irvine California office expansion starts May 1, 2024 targeting new geographies.

What critics are saying

  • New CFO Sean Baker's PE inexperience disrupts financial controls in 6-12 months.
  • Aggressive acquisitions like Nielsen-Baumert cause integration failures and client attrition in 12-18 months.
  • Talent defects to Stantec or HDR post-MSCP stake, plummeting retention in 6-12 months.

What makes Olsson unique

  • Olsson founded in 1956 provides infrastructure engineering across technology, transportation, water, power sectors.
  • Nationally recognized as top 25 government building engineering firm by Building Design + Construction.
  • Led by executives like Len Swartz, EVP of Disciplines, delivering comprehensive design solutions.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Company Match

Wellness Program

Performance Bonus

Flexible Work Hours

Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

Company News

Morgan Stanley
Jan 14th, 2026
Morgan Stanley Capital Partners Makes Majority Investment in Olsson, Inc. | Morgan Stanley

Investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Capital Partners (MSCP) today announced a majority investment in Olsson, Inc. (Olsson).

PEI Group
Jan 13th, 2026
Morgan Stanley Capital Partners acquires majority stake in 2,000-employee engineering firm Olsson

Morgan Stanley Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in Olsson, a Lincoln, Nebraska-based engineering and design firm, according to PE Hub. Founded in 1956, Olsson employs over 2,000 people and provides infrastructure engineering design and consulting services to public and private clients. The company serves markets including technology, transportation, water infrastructure, power, industrial and federal sectors. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

intelligence360
Oct 6th, 2023
Olsson To Expand Into New Space In Irvine California.

Olsson to expand into new space in Irvine California. Olsson to expand into new space in Irvine California.Irvine, California — According to state and local development sources, Olsson plans to build out new space in Irvine. The company plans to occupy the new space at 250 Commerce # 220 in Irvine, on or about May 1, 2024. According to the company website We are Olsson, a nationally recognized, employee-owned engineering and design firm with a rich history of success. Founded in 1956 on the very mindset that drives us today, were here to improve communities by making them more sustainable, better connected, and more efficient. Simply put, we work to leave the world better than we found it

Omaha World-Herald
Jan 31st, 2023
OLSSON

Olsson closes deal to acquire Nielsen-Baumert Engineering, Inc.

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