Marketing Proposal Specialist - M0009

Unleash Your Joy! Felsburg Holt and Ullevig (FHU) is looking for a Marketing Specialist / Proposal Writer to join our Marketing and Creative Communications (MC2) group. This position plays a central role in leading and producing competitive proposals and qualifications packages for our Great Plains Region, supporting offices in Nebraska, Iowa, and South Dakota.

Join a tight-knit team of Marketing, Graphics and Communication professionals promoting the good things FHU is doing for employees, clients, and communities. Together we work with leadership and technical experts to increase firm awareness, differentiate FHU’s brand, and drive business development.

While this role contributes to broader regional marketing initiatives, the primary focus is guiding and coordinating proposal efforts from kickoff through final delivery. A successful marketer in this role is creative and collaborative, adaptable in the face of deadlines, and brings a positive, healthy work ethic. Each workday brings new assignments and the opportunity to flex a wide variety of marketing skills.

Key Duties

• Lead the development, coordination, and production of competitive proposals, qualifications, and client presentations, including message strategy, document layout, and schedule management
• Collaborate with leadership and technical staff to develop clear, compelling, and compliant proposal content
• Generate local content for FHU’s digital marketing efforts, including social media channels and company website
• Update company Client Relationship Management (CRM) database and Digital Asset Management (DAM) with project, client, and pursuit information
• Plan and support marketing events, campaigns, conferences, and outreach activities
• Be part of a unified team where each person is working toward shared goals, growing professionally, and contributing to something worthwhile

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, English, or journalism preferred
• 3+ years of proposal writing experience (A/E/C industry preferred)
• Strong communication and document design skills
• Creative and service-oriented personality
• Strong attention to detail and time management capabilities
• Required Software Skills: Adobe InDesign, Acrobat, Microsoft Office Suite
• Desired Software Skills: Adobe Creative Suite, Vantagepoint, WordPress, Open Asset
• Graphic design experience using Adobe Creative Suite is a plus

About FHU

FHU is a 200-person transportation engineering firm with a mission to connect and enhance communities. We are passionate about transportation’s power to positively impact people’s lives and bring joy and fulfillment to our employees. We believe we should look forward to coming to work, have FHUn together, and be part of a company culture that is inclusive, collaborative, and enables employees to thrive.

Compensation

The pay for this position ranges from $28 - $38 hourly. The actual offer will be based on a combination of factors, including skills, qualifications, and experience.

Application Deadline: 3/18/2026

Benefits

At FHU we seek to provide a benefits package that helps our team maintain a healthy work-life balance - a concept that is a guiding principle for us. Employees enjoy benefits including:

• Medical/RX, HSA, Dental, Vision, Life, and Disability; all of which FHU contributes a significant portion towards or, for some plans, covers 100% of the premiums
• Generous Vacation and Sick leave programs
• 401(k) with employer match and discretionary Profit Sharing
• Adoption Assistance program
• Flexible schedules and options for remote work are available but may not be conducive to every employee and position.
• Professional and career development opportunities including tuition reimbursement for continuing education.
• Support of employee participation in professional and technical societies & various civic organizations.
• Reimbursement of professional certification and registration fees.
• This position is eligible to participate in our annual discretionary bonus plan.

FHU Employees are encouraged to participate in a variety of internal committees which include groups such as the Technology Committee, CAD Committee, FHUlanthropy Committee and the FHUn Committee, which plans multiple events that keep energy (and bragging rights) high and helps us remain a tight-knit team. We also enjoy many opportunities to socialize at various FHU sponsored events throughout the year.