AEC veteran to lead firmwide focus on innovation and technology initiatives
Colliers Engineering & Design has appointed Esra Abumounshar, RA, as Director of Innovation, a newly created role that reflects the firm’s continued investment in innovation, artificial intelligence governance and digital transformation.
Abumounshar will spearhead the development of digital strategies to strengthen how the firm supports employees, serves clients and delivers projects. Partnering across the organization, she will focus on data and AI strategy and governance, process optimization, and evaluating emerging technologies to improve performance, efficiency and business outcomes.
“Esra brings an exceptional combination of technical expertise, strategic vision and industry leadership,” said Jennie Muscarella, Chief Strategy Officer at Colliers Engineering & Design. “Her experience helping global architecture, engineering and construction organizations implement digital transformation and AI initiatives will be instrumental as we continue to invest in innovation and position the firm for long-term growth.”
Abumounshar joins the firm with more than 15 years of experience spanning architecture, sustainability, design technology, digital transformation and product leadership. Her work focuses on optimizing how architecture, engineering and construction firms deliver services by refining workflows, enhancing design and delivery quality, advancing data-centralization strategies that enable AI adoption, and driving technology enablement through emerging technology evaluation and workforce upskilling.
Most recently, she served as Global Director of Digital and AI at Arcadis, where she helped develop the company’s digital and AI transformation strategy and supported the creation of its AI-enabled end-to-end framework for the Architecture & Urbanism division. Other previous roles include Senior Practice Manager at Ulteig, where she led product strategy and technology solutions for the renewables, transportation and infrastructure sectors, and roles at Stantec, where she led global design automation initiatives and delivered award-winning sustainable facilities.
“Colliers Engineering & Design recognizes that innovation is critical to our success, that it is a process fueled by culture and a strategic driver of both business performance and client success. I’m excited to be part of an organization that sees growth, technology and innovation as one connected ecosystem, empowering our people with advanced technology, responsible AI and data-informed insights to deliver exceptional work and lasting value for our clients,” said Abumounshar.