About Pamela Nieting
Pamela Salas Nieting, PE, LEED AP | Principal
Pamela Salas Nieting is a civil engineer, real estate development professional, and housing-policy advocate with nearly two decades of experience across the public and private sectors. Her work spans the full development process—from land acquisition and feasibility through entitlements, environmental review, engineering, construction, and sales.
Pamela specializes in navigating California’s complex land-use environment and using evolving housing legislation and policy to secure development rights for residential subdivisions and mixed-use communities. Her experience includes CEQA, state housing law, subdivision mapping, infrastructure planning, and state and federal resource permitting.
Her project experience ranges from housing communities throughout Northern California to internationally recognized developments, including Treasure Island in San Francisco, Hudson Yards in Manhattan, and the Al Wasl Plaza at Expo 2020 Dubai.
Pamela serves on the Board of Directors of the Building Industry Association and chairs its Housing Legislation Committee. She was appointed to the Walnut Creek Planning Commission by the Mayor and City Council and now serves as its chair. She also serves on Santa Clara University’s Civil, Environmental and Sustainable Engineering Advisory Board, having earned her Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the university.
Through Renovar Partners, Pamela works with landowners and industry partners to identify housing opportunities, structure thoughtful transactions, navigate entitlement risk, and transform land into projects that builders can execute.
Originally from Peru and now the mother of two daughters, Pamela is also committed to sharing what she has learned, mentoring emerging professionals, and creating more opportunities for women to enter and lead within the real estate development industry.
