Fuss & O'Neill Hires Charles Roman as Highway Leader
The Hartford engineering firm has brought on a veteran of the Connecticut Department of Transportation to lead its New England highway work.
Updated on Nov. 6, 2026 in People
Fuss & O'Neill, a civil and environmental engineering firm based in Hartford, has hired Charles Roman as vice president and highway sector lead. Roman brings more than 38 years of transportation leadership experience, including nearly four decades with the Connecticut Department of Transportation.
Why it matters
The appointment places a longtime state transportation official in a private-sector role overseeing the firm's highway initiatives across New England. It reflects how engineering firms recruit experienced public-sector leaders to guide transportation projects.
Roman has more than 38 years of transportation leadership experience, including nearly four decades with the Connecticut Department of Transportation. The announcement does not detail the size of the firm's highway sector or its project backlog.
The players
Fuss & O'Neill
A civil and environmental engineering firm headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut, that provides design and consulting services for public and private clients.
Charles Roman
A transportation executive with more than 38 years of leadership experience, including nearly four decades at the Connecticut Department of Transportation.
Connecticut Department of Transportation
The state agency responsible for planning, building, and maintaining Connecticut's highways, bridges, and transit systems.
The details
Roman most recently served as Administrator of Procurement and Negotiations Committee Oversight Designee at the Connecticut Department of Transportation. In his new role he will lead the firm's highway sector initiatives throughout New England, provide strategic support to the executive leadership team, and develop and maintain client relationships.
Timeline
November 6, 2026: Hiring announcement of Charles Roman published.
People
The move follows a pattern in which veteran state transportation officials, such as those who have worked at the Connecticut Department of Transportation, transition into private engineering consulting roles that bid on state highway contracts. Roman's hire shows how institutional knowledge of agency procurement can carry over to the firms that work with it.
Connecticut residents who rely on state highway projects may see the firm's work shaped by Roman's background at the Connecticut Department of Transportation. The hire does not change any current road closures, fees, or public contracts.
The takeaway
Experienced public-sector transportation staff increasingly move into private engineering firms, bringing agency knowledge that can inform how projects are scoped and bid. Readers tracking Connecticut infrastructure may find these leadership changes a useful signal of where expertise is flowing.
Further reading
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Source note: This article includes information reported by Nerej.
