Civil engineering is entering a more complex era—climate volatility, rapid urbanization, infrastructure aging curves, and environmental risk convergence. Suha Atiyeh reflects what a next generation engineering leader must embody: strong technical command, sustainable systems thinking, and ethical responsibility. She is licensed as a Professional Engineer in Washington DC and Virginia and is a Chartered Engineer in the UK—an alignment that reinforces her bi-jurisdictional rigor and consistency.
Her Clemson University engineering foundation—with emphasis in hydrology and environmental systems—shaped her lifetime alignment to design that both protects communities and protects ecosystems. Early roles in globally ranked consulting firms reinforced multi-disciplinary collaboration, integrated systems thinking, and high-stakes infrastructure delivery.
In Washington DC, her work on Wheeler Road, MLK Jr. Avenue, St. Elizabeths Campus, and Kenilworth Courts showcases how stormwater innovation and green features can coexist with improved connectivity and community benefit. Flood reduction, mobility, green corridors, and livability—not one of these goals has to come at the expense of the other.
Internationally, her work in the UAE—especially advancing sustainability on Masdar City and regional flood mitigation—reinforces that ethical engineering leadership is borderless. Sustainable methodology must scale globally—not remain locally locked.
Her certifications (LEED AP, Envision Sustainability Professional, Estidama Pearl Qualified Professional) reinforce her technical credibility within the global sustainability arena.
As the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Representative for the US Mid-Atlantic South Region, she shapes the values of future engineers—advocating for purpose-driven, sustainability-aligned, ethics-anchored practice.
Technical precision is essential. Ethics is non-optional. Sustainable performance is mandatory. For tomorrow’s engineers—this is the standard, not the aspiration.
