Since the start of her career in engineering, Lili Tao has acted as a bridge, bringing multiple disciplines together, initially for small projects then moving onto mega infrastructure like Crossrail in the UK, the Hong Kong International Airport expansion and the Offshore Marine Centre in Singapore.

She now has a different type of bridge challenge, bringing global engineering, design, and advisory company Aurecon’s solid reputation for innovation, safety, quality and exceptional client delivery and growing this in its major growth market, Asia.

“Being a Bridge is not new to me. My journey brought me a long way from originally growing up in Beijing, working in the UK, to returning to Asia, initially being based in Hong Kong to now settling in Singapore – an international gateway,” Lili said.

As Aurecon’s new Client Director for Infrastructure in Asia, Lili, who is based in the firm’s Singapore office, will work with Hong Kong-based Client Director Keith Chong, the global client leadership team and the Asia leadership team to build on project successes such as the MRTA Purple Line in Thailand, Hong Kong West Kowloon Station and the recent awarding of the contract to design three of the first five stations on Singapore’s Jurong Regional Line as well as major structures for the rail line.