O’Brien named CEO of BSC Cos.

Boston, MA Sean O’Brien, PE, has been named chief executive officer of BSC Companies, Inc. O’Brien succeeds current CEO David Hayes, PE, LEED AP who remains president of BSC Companies until his retirement in 2018. Reporting to the firm’s board of directors, O’Brien begins his role today having immediate responsibility for the operational and financial management of BSC Group, Inc. and affiliate firm, Geonetics, Inc.

O’Brien has more than 25 years of industry leadership experience in the transportation, private sector, federal and state client markets. He is known for the delivery of multi-million-dollar environmental compliance, permitting, and engineering infrastructure projects throughout the U.S.
Focused on growth, his recent achievements include establishing a successful east coast presence for a west-coast headquartered environmental and engineering sciences firm, organically growing their professional staff in multiple disciplines.

“I am eager to begin working with Sean” said president David Hayes. “We have been preparing for this milestone for nearly a decade and are confident in Sean’s ability to succeed. He is client and people focused, with expertise in both strategic and organic growth, which is exactly what BSC was looking for to move our firm forward. Under Sean’s leadership, we believe there is new opportunity to grow and deliver additional services in BSC’s core markets of transportation, energy, and land development.”

“I’m grateful for the opportunity to lead BSC Companies; it’s a firm with strong engineering capabilities and innovative custom software development skills, both of which have tremendous growth potential,” said O’Brien. “Taking the helm of BSC is an energizing opportunity to work with all employees in the service of our clients.”