OAKLAND, CA – STV, a leading professional services firm that plans, designs and manages infrastructure projects across North America, today announced that Sissel Berntsen-Heber, PE, PMP, has joined the firm as vice president and transportation infrastructure leader within the firm’s Transportation West group. In this role, Berntsen-Heber will oversee delivery staff for rail, civil and transportation structures across the West region, focusing on technical expertise, delivering transit and rail projects and mentoring staff.
“Sissel is an industry leader who drives some of California’s most consequential transportation projects,” said Liz Justison, PE, PMP, president of the Transportation West group at STV. “Her leadership in transit and rail, coupled with her holistic focus on mentorship, will enhance our projects and help develop our local teams.”
With almost three decades’ experience in the transportation industry, Berntsen-Heber’s diverse portfolio encompasses complex transportation projects throughout the West. Specializing in highway, roadway and rail design, she has led multidisciplinary teams who delivered civil, rail and structures design solutions for California’s top transit agencies.
Berntsen-Heber holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Southeastern Norway, and both a Bachelor of Science in Business Management and a Master’s in Business Administration from California State University, Fresno. She is a dedicated member of the Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS).
STV’s transportation west group provides comprehensive engineering, planning and design services for transportation projects including environmental, civil and rail infrastructure, systems, facilities and structures. The group is committed to delivering transformative, generational projects that bring equitable outcomes communities in the present and for the future. Recent projects include the Valley Metro Tempe Street Car Expansion, Sound Transit East Link/Northgate Link Extensions Systems Construction, California High Speed Rail, LA Metro Zero-Emissions Bus Program and LA Metro Purple Line Extension Section 2 and Section 3.
