Esin Pektas, PE, RA

Esin Pektas, AIA, PE, RA, LEED AP BD+C, QEWI, is a dual-licensed Professional Engineer (PE) and Registered Architect (RA) in New York State with over 20 years of global experience leading infrastructure megaprojects across North America, Europe, and Asia. Her portfolio spans over $100 billion in complex transportation, civic, and urban infrastructure—merging engineering, architecture, and construction leadership at scale.
 
As Vice President of Engineering at OESC Group, a tribally owned Engineering, Science, and Construction firm under the Oneida Nation, Pektas led multidisciplinary teams across the U.S. and Japan. Her work integrated emerging technologies including AI, IoT, and Digital Twin platforms to optimize project delivery, sustainability, and long-term asset performance. She played a key role in OESC’s innovation pipeline, including its contributions to spaceport infrastructure through the Spaceport of the Future Infrastructure (SPOTFI) initiative. Previously, Pektas served as Major Capital Projects Program Director at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, where she oversaw transformative upgrades to the region’s transportation backbone. She was honored with a New York State Senate Proclamation for her leadership during Women’s History Month, and her TEDx talk, “Bringing the Rainbow to Construction,” spotlights her advocacy for diversity, equity, and visibility in the AEC industry. 
 
A frequent delegate on global missions, including U.S. Department of Commerce SE Asia Design and Construction Mission and the U.S.–Italy Business Council, Pektas is also an active educator. She has taught at the University of Oklahoma, the NYC Center for Architecture, was a guest juror at the design studio at Tamkang University in Taipei, and was elected Construction Administration Program Representative at Columbia University in the City of New York. Outside of work, Pektas races sailboats on the Hudson River and pilots a Cessna 172—reflecting her lifelong pursuit of perspective, elevation, and forward motion.