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Peter Grose | President and CEO, Fuss & O'Neill
By John Stearns
jstearns@HartfordBusiness.com
Peter Grose, president and CEO of Manchester
engineering firm Fuss & O'Neill, is on the home-
stretch of a 39-year career with the company
that will culminate with his June retirement.
Retirement is for the
birds, at least partly. Grose,
whose hobby is birding,
looks forward to hopping in
his car to chase rare birds
without work constraints.
He and his wife also plan
more travel and Grose, 64,
said he'll give back through
nonprofit involvement.
As CEO, Grose, an envi-
ronmental engineer, oversaw a major acquisition
of CLD Engineers last August, adding four offices
to the Fuss & O'Neill roster. The firm now has 10
offices, nine in New England, and 318 employees.
Grose took over as CEO in 2010 as the firm was
increasingly feeling the delayed impacts of the
Great Recession. After a low point in 2012, revenue
and profitability steadily improved, with total rev-
enue for its core consulting business rising from
$34 million to $51 million over his CEO run.
Grose was energized by work that focused
mostly on planning, designing and constructing
wastewater projects. In recent years, he enjoyed
leading the firm's evolution, establishing a new
vision for Fuss & O'Neill and gradually changing
the firm to align with those goals.
What project do you consider the highlight of
your career?
Working with Newtown to plan and implement
their first sewer system, with an advanced waste-
water treatment facility. We had a lot of public
interaction and used some innovative tools.
If there were something you could do over in
your career, what would it be?
I wouldn't change much, other than more busi-
ness training in advance of becoming CEO.
What advice would you give fledgling engineers?
Follow your passion and put your energy into
making a difference in the world. Don't wait for
mentors to find you; seek them out.
What's the biggest opportunity and challenge
Fuss & O'Neill faces?
We're poised for growth throughout New Eng-
land by taking advantage of the synergies pro-
vided by our recent acquisition, particularly in the
transportation and climate resiliency markets.
Recruiting and retaining engineers and scien-
tists is a challenge, particularly given the limited
number of recent graduates and economic
climate in Connecticut. Budget uncertainties at
the state and federal levels, particularly for infra-
structure investments, are also a concern.
VERBATIM
Peter Grose
