Celia Hoag serves as the Sustainability Leader for Southern California and Arizona regions at DPR Construction, where she brings over 17 years of experience in implementing sustainable solutions in the built environment. With expertise in sustainable energy sources, adaptive building reuse and construction processes, Celia has a deep understanding of integrating sustainability into projects. As a licensed professional engineer and subject matter expert in building science and high-performance design, she offers a unique perspective on client challenges and adoption barriers in the construction industry. Celia has spearheaded various sustainability initiatives at DPR, including promoting a zero-waste culture through salvageability analysis, source separation of construction waste, and waste reduction education. She also leads the single-use plastic-free jobsite initiative, aiming to save over 5 million plastic bottles from polluting the ocean. Celia is a registered Professional Mechanical Engineer in the state of California and a certified TRUE Advisor, who through all facets of her work promotes and advocates for zero waste policies and practices.
In addition to her sustainability efforts, Celia champions diversity, equity, and inclusion within DPR, serving as the co-lead of the company's women in construction employee resource group (‘BuildHer’) which has the vision to create an environment where women feel safe and respected to be their whole
self and thrive. In 2023, Celia was listed as San Diego Business Journal’s Women of Influence in Construction honoree and more recently, was named in Engineering News-Record (ENR)’s 2024 Top Young Professional for California.