Vice President

Description

BETA is hiring a Vice President who will play a significant role managing BETA’s traffic and safety engineering operations and overseeing its staff in the Hartford, CT office. The responsibilities for the incumbent will include overseeing internal operations, helping to build strong customer relationships, maximizing the company's operating performance, and helping to achieve the company's financial goals. To be a successful, the candidate should be innovative with strong leadership/management skills, motivating persona, very comfortable/professional with public speaking, confident, and goal oriented. 

Responsibilities:

• Lead the BETA’s traffic and safety engineering practice in Connecticut
• Manage existing client accounts
• Build strong client relationships
• Expands and secure new business
• Manage and oversee project performance to meet, or exceed, profitability goals
• Participate in the internal corporate management of the company, as appropriate, as it relates to operational and strategic planning of the company
• Help guide staff development by identifying skills and needs, delegating tasks appropriately and motivating project staff to provide outstanding client service
• Contribute ideas for the overall management and well-being of the company
• Serve as a mentor to all levels of staff and consistently identify and help implement new ways to improve the quality of the company’s services
• Assist employee career progression and retention
• Understand all aspects of the consulting business

Preferred location is BETA’s Hartford office. Candidates should have flexibility to work from our other office locations. BETA also offers a hybrid work schedule, allowing employees to request working remotely up to 2 days per week.

Requirements

Required Experience/Skills:

• 25+ years of progressively responsible traffic engineering and management experience
• Demonstrated strong leadership skills
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to positively influence others
• Demonstrated ability to solve complex problems
• Excellent management skills
• Thorough familiarity of CTDOT, its requirements and standards
• Proficiency with traffic analysis and modeling, traffic signal design, CAD
• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering
• Connecticut Professional Engineer license required
• Must be able to lift/move objects weighing up to 40 pounds
• Must be able to stand or sit for long periods of time
• Must have a valid driver’s license and reliable transportation

Preferred Experience/Skills:

• Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE) 
• IMSA Traffic Inspection Certification 

About BETA:

BETA Group, Inc. is a New England based consultant engineering firm and leader in the fields of transportation, traffic, structural, civil/site, and water/wastewater engineering; landscape architecture; urban design and planning; GIS/asset management; environmental sciences and permitting; and construction services. BETA is 100% employee-owned and offers an exceptional compensation and benefits package including:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Additional Voluntary Life Insurance
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability Coverage
• Medical & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Tuition Assistance
• Professional Development
• Employee Engagement Program
• 401(k) Plan with annual 401k match

BETA is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.