Mark Rowland
Senior Principal Consultant | State Director (NSW)
Mark is a senior transport leader and adviser with more than 20 years of experience across government and consulting in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. His work spans integrated transport and land-use planning, rail and freight strategy, road network operations, public transport, investment prioritisation, business cases, governance, assurance, data analytics and emerging mobility.
Before joining VLC, Mark held executive and director roles at Transport for NSW, including Director, Freight and Regional Rail Planning and Director, Integrated Network Planning and Programs. He also led Arup’s Transport and Highways Advisory practice in Australia and held management and technical roles at VicRoads, Transport for London and the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.
Mark is recognised for translating complex evidence, competing stakeholder priorities and policy objectives into clear problem definitions, defensible investment pathways and practical delivery programs. He combines strategic leadership with strong facilitation, technical governance and multidisciplinary integration, and has led high-profile work across rail resilience, regional connectivity, level crossing safety, movement and place, zero-emission transport, connected and automated vehicles, bus priority and precinct planning.