Rachel Fowler is a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Australia and the Institution of Civil Engineers, with a 33-year career in civil infrastructure.

Rachel graduated from Imperial College, London, with a Bachelor of Engineering and followed this with a Master’s in Coastal Engineering from the University of Delaware, USA. Her early career was spent in the UK working for Halcrow Group Ltd where she became well-known and widely respected for the development of innovative, environmentally sensitive coastal erosion and flood risk management strategies and schemes.  From 2003 she also led Halcrow’s Chichester office, delivering transport and infrastructure services along the south coast of England. 

In 2011 Rachel moved to Australia to lead major and multi-disciplinary transport infrastructure and natural resources projects for Aurecon.  Most notably, she led Aurecon’s project team designing the highly innovative, award-winning, flood resilient passenger ferry terminals in Brisbane, for which she was awarded the Institution of Civil Engineers’ International Medal. 

In November 2017 Rachel joined Beca to lead their Transport & Infrastructure business in Australia. Under her leadership the company has grown its market share across the eastern Australian states and has become known for its full life-cycle services across all modes of transport: active, road, rail, air and maritime.  

Rachel combines approachable leadership with a passion for developing people’s careers. In delivering professional services in the transport and infrastructure market, she promotes collaborative behaviours, client service excellence and pride in the ability to make everyday better for clients and their customers.