What Olsson does

Olsson is an employee-owned engineering and design firm founded in 1956 and headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska. The firm delivers multidisciplinary infrastructure engineering and consulting services, including civil, structural, electrical, mechanical, geotechnical, and environmental engineering, plus surveying, planning, and construction management, to public- and private-sector clients across transportation (roadways, bridges, rail, aviation, multimodal), water, energy (power delivery, generation, and thermal/geothermal), federal, industrial and manufacturing, data centers, buildings and facilities, community infrastructure, environmental planning and permitting, and field services. Olsson operates through 35 offices across 12 U.S. states with 2,000+ professionals, and is ranked #72 in the ENR Top 500, a top-10 data center engineering firm for three consecutive years, and a top-20 industrial engineering firm. Notable engagements include the $2 billion North Central Energy Facilities wind program (1,484 MW across Sundance, Maverick, and Traverse wind facilities, developed with Invenergy for American Electric Power), the $20 million U.S. Army Corps of Engineers worldwide rail and roadway contract in joint venture with Stanley Consultants, a $57 million Madonna Rehabilitation Hospitals expansion, and a $56 million Kansas State University chilled water project.

Revenue is generated on a professional-services basis through quote-based project work; pricing is not publicly disclosed. The go-to-market is sales-led, enterprise-focused, and relationship-driven, with senior team leaders, sector leaders, and local area leaders managing key client accounts across federal agencies (USACE, U.S. Air Force, Department of Veterans Affairs), state DOTs (Missouri DOT for 15+ years), municipalities (City of Belton, Oklahoma Turnpike Authority), large enterprises (Union Pacific, BNSF, AEP, Invenergy), healthcare systems, and higher education. The firm markets primarily through LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, a monthly "Perspectives" newsletter, project case studies, and industry recognition (ENR, ACEC, RT&S awards).

In January 2026, Morgan Stanley Capital Partners acquired a majority stake in Olsson, marking the firm's first institutional partnership; the transaction included significant reinvestment by Olsson employees, preserving employee ownership alongside PE backing. The investment is intended to fund geographic expansion and acquisitions; Olsson has completed multiple acquisitions including The Process Group (2025, Missouri), Darr & Collins (2025, Oklahoma), and FTN Associates Ltd. (Arkansas). The firm's long-term ownership evolution is from full employee ownership to PE-backed majority ownership with continuing employee equity.

Name

Olsson

Legal name

Olsson, Inc.

Website

https://olsson.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1956

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Olsson is a 1956-founded, employee-owned engineering and design firm headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska, employing 2,000+ people across 35 U.S. offices. It provides multidisciplinary infrastructure engineering, including civil, structural, environmental, rail, data center, and energy services, to public-sector and enterprise clients, and in January 2026 took on Morgan Stanley Capital Partners as a majority owner.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Infrastructure Engineering Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (541330), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413), Engineering Services (54133), Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Construction Management & General Contracting (EPCM, Scheduling, QA/QC, HSE) (EUAMAFAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Environmental & Permitting Compliance During Construction (Erosion Control, Wildlife Mitigation, Monitoring) (EUAMAFAM)

Keywords

• Civil engineering services
• Infrastructure design consulting
• Transportation engineering
• Water resources engineering
• Structural engineering services

Headquarters

HQ city

Lincoln

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices33 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Engineering and Design Consulting Services: Professional engineering and design consulting services for infrastructure projects across transportation, water, power, industrial, federal, and technology sectors. Services include civil engineering, structural design, environmental compliance, surveying, and construction management.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Olsson is an employee-owned engineering and design firm providing multidisciplinary infrastructure engineering design and consulting services. The firm delivers civil, structural, electrical, mechanical, geotechnical, environmental, and surveying services across transportation, water, energy, federal, industrial, buildings, data center, rail, community infrastructure, and healthcare sectors. Services span planning, design, environmental compliance, and construction management for public and private sector clients across the United States.

Product overview

Olsson is an employee-owned engineering and design firm founded in 1956 and headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska, providing comprehensive infrastructure engineering design and consulting solutions. The company operates as a single unified practice offering multiple specialized service areas rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. Services are organized across key verticals including Buildings & Facilities, Transportation (encompassing Rail, Aviation, Multimodal Systems, Roadways & Bridges, and Traffic & Technology), Energy (including Power Delivery, Power Generation, and Thermal Energy), Federal services, Water infrastructure, Industrial & Manufacturing, Data Centers, Community Infrastructure, Environmental Planning & Permitting, Field Services, and Planning. The firm employs over 2,000 people across 35 offices in the United States and serves public and private clients across technology, transportation, water infrastructure, power, industrial, and federal sectors. Notable specialized capabilities include being ranked among the country's top 10 data center engineering firms and top 20 industrial engineering firms, with over 1.5 million vertical feet of geothermal wells in their portfolio.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Buildings & Facilities Engineering and design services for commercial, education, healthcare, laboratory, and residential buildings, including multidisciplinary teams for electrical, mechanical, structural, and civil engineering.
• Transportation Comprehensive transportation engineering services including aviation, multimodal systems, rail, roadways and bridges, and traffic and technology solutions.
• Rail Engineering and Design National team providing freight, short-line, and industry-based railroad infrastructure design including bridge design, structural design, civil/track design, rail signal design, and rail crossings.
• Data Centers Engineering services for data center facilities, with recognition as one of the country's top 10 data center engineering firms.
• Energy Power delivery, power generation, and thermal energy solutions including geothermal systems with over 1.5 million vertical feet of geothermal wells installed.
• Thermal Energy Sustainable campus and district energy systems including geothermal heating and cooling and thermal energy storage solutions for industrial, commercial, institutional, and residential clients.
• Federal Civil infrastructure, defense and security, energy and environment, healthcare and veterans, and natural resources and conservation services for federal clients including U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Air Force, and Department of Veterans Affairs.
• Water Water infrastructure engineering including water resources, stormwater management, and wastewater treatment solutions.
• Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering services for industrial and manufacturing facilities, with recognition as one of the country's top 20 industrial engineering firms.
• Community Infrastructure Local, state, and tribal community infrastructure engineering including master planning, site design, and development consulting.
• Environmental Planning & Permitting Environmental compliance, assessments, biological habitat evaluations, wetland delineations, and regulatory permitting services.
• Field Services Construction services, field inspections, and construction management for infrastructure projects.
• Healthcare Engineering for hospitals, clinics, and healthcare facilities including electrical, mechanical, structural, and civil engineering for modern healthcare campuses.

Quantifiable outcome

• $3 billion in electricity cost savings projected over 30 years for AEP customers from North Central Energy Facilities wind project
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and notable.

• Stanley ConsultantscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Joint venture between Stanley Consultants and Olsson selected as one of five teams for a $20 million federal contract administered by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Omaha District. The five-year contract covers evaluation of railroads and roadways at U.S. military installations worldwide. Stanley Consultants handles roadway work while Olsson delivers rail design and evaluation services.
• InvenergymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOlsson partnered with Invenergy to assist with development of the North Central Energy Facilities - one of the largest onshore wind energy projects in the world. Olsson provided civil and geotechnical engineering, surveying, environmental compliance, and biological services for Sundance, Maverick, and Traverse wind facilities.
• American Electric Power (AEP)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAEP owns and operates the North Central Energy Facilities project that Olsson helped develop with Invenergy. The project represents a $2 billion economic investment generating 1,484 megawatts of clean power.
• Davis DesignnotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerOlsson collaborated with Davis Design on the Madonna Rehabilitation Hospitals $57 million expansion project, providing master planning, engineering, and landscape architecture services.
• Sampson ConstructionnotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerOlsson collaborated with Sampson Construction on the Madonna Rehabilitation Hospitals expansion project.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• HDR Inc. Employee-owned global engineering, architecture, and consulting firm operating across transportation, water, energy, and federal markets. HDR is a strong direct peer given similar ownership structure, comparable scale (ENR Top 20–30), and overlapping service areas including rail, water, and healthcare facility design.
• Kimley-Horn: Private, employee-owned engineering and planning firm with comparable size (4,000+ employees) and culture. Kimley-Horn is a direct peer across transportation, water, land development, and environmental services, and competes for similar municipal, state DOT, and private-sector clients.
• Stanley Consultants: Mid-sized US engineering and design firm with similar infrastructure, transportation, and federal practices. Stanley Consultants is both a direct competitor and Olsson's JV partner on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers worldwide rail and roadway contract, making it the closest comparable by scale, service mix, and client base.
• Burns & McDonnell: 100% employee-owned engineering, construction, and architecture firm headquartered in Kansas City with deep overlap in power generation, transmission, federal, and industrial markets. Comparable in employee-ownership model, regional Midwest roots, and full EPC-adjacent service offering.
• Black & Veatch: Employee-owned global engineering, procurement, and construction firm based in Overland Park, Kansas, with heavy concentration in water, power, and telecommunications infrastructure. A direct peer given overlapping utility, energy, and water client base plus shared regional/Midwest footprint.
• Terracon Consultants: Employee-owned US geotechnical, environmental, and materials engineering firm with similar size (6,000+ employees) and culture. Terracon is a direct peer in environmental, geotechnical, and field services — many of the same disciplines underpinning Olsson's infrastructure, energy, and federal practices.

Broad incumbents

• Stantec: Global engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting firm with significant US presence across infrastructure, water, energy, and buildings. Stantec is a broader incumbent competing for the same transportation, water, and community infrastructure opportunities as Olsson but at meaningfully larger scale.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm with multi-billion-dollar revenue and broad services across transportation, water, environment, energy, and federal markets. A broader incumbent that increasingly competes with Olsson on large design programs and PPP pursuits.
• WSP USA: US arm of global professional services consultancy WSP, providing engineering and design across transportation, property, environment, and energy. A broader incumbent peer that competes for large federal, transit, and infrastructure programs at a global scale Olsson does not match.
• Jacobs Solutions: Large global professional services firm with deep infrastructure, water, transportation, and federal practices post-CMS/PA Consulting spin. A broader incumbent that competes for federal and critical infrastructure work alongside Olsson, especially with USACE and large DOTs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/WeAreOlsson
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/weareolsson
• Instagraminstagram.com/weareolsson
• Xx.com/weareolsson

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A2 records

Investments

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