Culture

Altieri’s inclusive workplace culture helps our staff thrive both professionally and personally.

women employees (vs. the national average of 10%)

minority employees (vs. the national average of 16%)

Core Values

Our core values – crafted by our staff – guide Altieri’s aspirations and promote a just workplace:

“If there is one word that describes Altieri and what we are known for, it is creative. Our success designing building systems for iconic cultural, educational, and historic buildings is the result of a deeply rooted culture of creativity. Being creative – investigating alternatives, determining the best solution, being inventive and innovative – is what I want to be doing every day and is what I like most about working here.”
J. Kenny Wieber Jr., PE, LEED AP BD+C, LFA, Principal

Initiative Teams

Our employee-led Initiative Teams Program harnesses the power of an all-hands-on-deck approach to the continuous evaluation of firm practices, direction, and culture. In collaborative teams, employees consider important issues ranging from education and training to design standards. Team USA (United Strengths of Altieri), for example, supports our firm culture with a variety of initiatives focused on diversity, equity, inclusion, and employee engagement. Our respect for diverse perspectives, expertise, and experience keeps us at the top of our game – nimble, imaginative, and innovative.

Community

Jla Scholarship 2023 — High school senior, Josselyn Paute, receives The John L. Altieri Memorial Scholarship from Managing Director, Phil Steiner.

“The John L. Altieri Memorial Scholarship, established in 2022, honors the founder of Altieri, a man whose immense talent and vision inspired all with whom he worked to reach their highest professional achievements. John’s philosophy and approach, embodied in our Core Values, continue to be the drivers of our firm’s success. Each year we look forward to presenting the scholarship award to a high school senior in the Norwalk Public Schools who intends to study engineering in college and exhibits our core values. It is important to us that we continue to honor John’s legacy by supporting deserving students in our community as they begin their path in the engineering sciences.”
Philip C. Steiner, PE, Principal and Managing Director

Altieri joins our professional colleagues and wider community in the commitment to build a more equitable, just, and inclusive future. We welcome diversity in our workplace, embrace change, and continually work to strengthen the industry, our staff, and work product. The creative efforts of our Initiative Teams have encouraged employees to share personal interests and spur greater firmwide engagement in the community. We love supporting local neighbors, events, and businesses.

Our annual cornhole competition supports Open Doors and the Norwalk community

Books On The Common — Outstanding indie bookstore, Books on the Common, has been our go-to for over 10 years

St Baldricks Foundation — We’ve been shaving our heads in support of St. Baldrick’s Foundation for the past 7 years

Women in Engineering

“Your unique perspective as a woman in engineering can bring valuable insights to projects and teams.”
Amanda Cortese, Mechanical Engineer

Our Women in Engineering employee resource group puts a spotlight on how deeply we care about equitable representation in our workplace and the industry. Through a variety of activities, we focus on the ever-increasing contributions women are making and encourage more women to join the STEM community. Altieri’s commitment to moving the needle on gender equity is clear – Women make up 40% of our senior leadership team!

Learn more about the group here.

Careers

Voted by our staff as one of Connecticut’s Top Workplaces 4 years in a row!

“I have been here for 27 years because of the diversity of projects, new challenges with each project, seeing our projects finished, and always learning something new.”
Marty Hummel, Senior Electrical Engineer

We are always looking for talented people! In addition to full-time employment opportunities, we offer both summer and school-year internships. Project experiences will help you become a skilled engineer. Engaging with experienced leaders and coworkers will help you excel. A collaborative and fun work environment makes Altieri a special place to grow your career. Join us!

Equal Employment Opportunity

Altieri provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, marital status, national origin, age, handicap, disability, or status as a veteran. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. Further, any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, marital status, national origin, age, handicap, disability, or status as a veteran, shall not be tolerated.