Rachel Skinner
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Rachel Skinner FICE | |
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Born | December 1976 (age 47) |
Nationality | British |
Education |
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Occupation | Engineer |
Children | 3 |
Engineering career | |
Discipline | Civil Engineering |
Institutions | Institution of Civil Engineers |
Awards | Most distinguished winner of 2017 & best woman civil engineer 2017 at the European Women in Construction and Engineering Awards. Top 50 Women in Engineering, 2016 |
Rachel Susan Skinner
Early life and education
Skinner was born in December 1976. She attended Downe House School.[6] She earned a bachelor's degree with first-class honours in geography at Durham University.[7] She said that she "fell into engineering completely by chance" when she took a job as a transport planner in 1998.[8][9] In 2001, she was awarded a Master of Science degree in transportation planning and engineering with a distinction by the University of Leeds. In 2019 she returned to Durham to deliver the 'Hatfield College Lecture'.[10]
Career
Skinner has been involved with the
Skinner has held several senior positions at WSP Global, the consultancy and design firm, including as UK director of transportation planning and European director of marketing and communications for Parsons Brinckerhoff,[11] and more recently as WSP UK head of development from January 2016 to December 2018. She is currently an executive director and head of transport for WSP's UK Planning & Advisory business where she leads around 600 staff delivering projects for public and private sector clients.[8][11]
Skinner helped to set up the Women in Transport (formerly Women's Transportation Seminar) network in London in June 2005 and is now one of its Patrons, having been a founding member of its board and president from 2009 to 2013.[8][11] Skinner also works to encourage schoolgirls into taking up STEM subjects.[8] She is a regular industry speaker, the lead author of papers on the implementation of driverless vehicles including "Making Better Places" (2016),[16] "New Mobility Now" (2017) [17] and various prior publications on the application of digital technology to the construction industry, collaboration and innovation.
In 2018, Skinner was invited to become one of ten Commissioners for the newly formed Infrastructure Commission for Scotland.[18]
Skinner was appointed
References
- ^ "The Inaugural Top 50 Women in Engineering 2016 (WE50)". Women's Engineering Society. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ "2017 WINNERS". WICE Awards. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ "ICE Trustee Board". Institution of Civil Engineers. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "Rachel Skinner". Royal Academy of Engineering. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ Hughes, David (5 January 2022). "The 2022 New Year's Honours list in full, and what the different ranks mean". inews.co.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ "Alumnae success stories". Downe House Cloisters (19): 16. Summer 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ a b "WICE Awards". European Women in Construction and Engineering Awards. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ a b c d e "New opportunities that add up for women in engineering – Rachel Skinner, Executive Director & Head of Development at WSP / Parsons Brinckerhoff". Womanthology. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ "Congratulations Rachel Skinner". WTS International. Archived from the original on 9 November 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ "The Hatfield College Lecture 2019". Durham University. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Rachel Skinner". Institution of Civil Engineers.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Two new Vice Presidents chosen for 2017/18". Institution of Civil Engineers. 25 April 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ "Rachel Skinner". World Green Building Council. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ "New Civil Engineer April 2017" (PDF). New Civil Engineer. April 2017. p. 67.
- ^ "Top 50 Influential Women in Engineering List 2016 | Women's Engineering Society". Women's Engineering Society.
- ^ "Making Better Places: driverless vehicles and opportunities" (PDF). www.wsp-pb.com. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- ^ "New Mobility Now - a practical guide | WSP". www.wsp.com. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- ^ "Infrastructure Commission for Scotland".
- ^ "No. 63571". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 2022. p. N10.
- ^ "Past President Rachel Skinner Recognised With Honorary Degree From University Of Leeds". Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE). 7 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.