Amanda Yeates appointed as Arup’s Roads and Streets Leader for Australia and New Zealand

Arup has appointed Amanda Yeates as Roads and Streets Leader in Australia and New Zealand, strengthening the firm’s commitment to building sustainable and efficient transport systems that deliver positive impacts for clients, communities and the environment. Amanda joins Arup at a pivotal moment, aligning strongly with the firm’s strategic vision for a new future and its commitment to shaping more resilient, sustainable and people focused places.

With a distinguished career spanning more than 30 years in major transport infrastructure and government leadership, Amanda brings abundant expertise in shaping strategic, people centred transport solutions. Her prominent former roles include CEO of SunCentral leading one of Australia’s largest greenfield city centre developments; and Deputy Director-General, Infrastructure Management & Delivery for Queensland’s Department of Transport and Main Roads, overseeing the state’s multi-billion-dollar transport infrastructure program.

Alex Borg, Roads and Streets Leader for the Asia Pacific region said: “As a highly respected industry leader who understands the complexities of public infrastructure, Amanda will make a real difference to our business. Being a Queensland local myself, I have directly seen the incredible impact she made in the state government, and I have long appreciated Amanda’s leadership in the sector, particularly her ability to bring diverse stakeholders together to create impact and focus on value for stakeholders, shareholders, and communities.”

In stepping into the role, Amanda noted the energy, culture, and forward-looking ambition she had observed in her early days with the firm, saying: “I’m energised by the opportunity to work with talented and values-driven teams across Australia and New Zealand to influence strategy at the early end of the pipeline, ensuring that the infrastructure we deliver leads to the right outcomes. There’s a huge opportunity to have a more nuanced approach to the roads and streets business, ensuring we have a systems-wide view of mobility and place to support the needs of regional freight, heavy vehicle movements and the growing logistics needs of industries such as defence, energy and large-scale renewables.”