Mark Rowlands, P.Eng., EP
Transforming projects through
Engineering | Global Leadership | Social Impact
Values-based engineering + Facilitation + Coaching + Social Innovation =
Next-Level Project Success
Mark combines global engineering expertise with environmental stewardship, executive coaching, and leadership training to help organizations design and implement transformative, sustainable projects.
How do we ensure our thriving environment?
Projects are viewed through both a scientific lens and an artistic perspective.
These four core elements guide Mark’s approach and create an environment for success:
Whole Systems Awareness
How do we ensure our project addresses the needs of everyone involved and remains grounded in real-world contexts?
Drawing on broad experience across private and public sectors, Mark orchestrates collaboration among planners, regulators, and communities, seamlessly integrating a customized structure to draw out the considerations from the earliest project stages.
Global Leadership
How do we unite teams across diverse cultures and values to achieve truly transformative results?
Having led teams across cultures, Mark focuses on inclusive decision-making that unites community values and engineering principles. Through policy framing, project charters, and coaching, he fosters trust, curiosity, and collaboration.
Communication
How do we keep everyone aligned and moving forward toward shared goals?
Clear, empathetic communication unites teams around shared objectives. Mark facilitates open dialogue—from conferences to cross-functional planning—ensuring each stakeholder understands roles and responsibilities, thereby building strong alignment and steady momentum.
Meaning
How do we ensure our engineering solutions fulfill a deeper purpose for the communities they serve?
Engineering solutions fulfill community needs, and Mark spotlights their deeper purpose to inspire commitment. His environmental and social innovation background unifies participants around a vision that drives positive impact.
When we weave together Whole Systems Awareness, Global Leadership, effective Communication, and a profound sense of Meaning, we unlock the mind, heart, and will of every participant—fostering empathy and positioning each project for its greatest success.
Message from Mark, P.Eng., M.A., EP®, GCERT
At Global Enlightening Enterprise Inc., I’m passionate about more than just technical solutions—I’m committed to motivating, facilitating, and advising project teams to embrace visionary, people-centered engineering inclusive of both the public and private sectors. In a rapidly changing world, genuine resilience demands innovative infrastructure design, forward-thinking governance, and inclusive sustainability frameworks that unlock the best in every stakeholder. Drawing on extensive on-the-ground operational experience across North America and various international regions, I empower organizations to navigate real-world challenges effectively and sustainably.
Why Partner with Me?
- Infrastructure Planning & Design: With hands-on experience implementing projects in diverse regions, I integrate emergency management, regional planning, water resource engineering, and contaminated site remediation into cohesive, future-ready strategies.
- Value-Added Proposals & Winning Work: I excel at preparing compelling proposals that highlight unique, value-added solutions—aligning project designs with clients’ strategic objectives to secure buy-in and deliver robust returns on investment.
- Comprehensive Perspective: From traditional infrastructure to modern sustainability practices, I embed environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles at every stage.
- Balanced Outcomes: My background in policy development and stakeholder engagement supports solutions that are both economically viable and ecologically responsible—whether for local projects or global initiatives.
- Collaborative Environments: I specialize in inspiring multidisciplinary teams, creating a culture where professionals excel.
- Operational Experience: Through executive coaching and strategic facilitation—shaped by years of on-site consulting in diverse regions—I nurture continuous improvement and deliver high-impact results.
- Real-World Solutions: By merging technical expertise in infrastructure with community insights, I help organizations anticipate future environmental and regulatory shifts across multiple jurisdictions.
- Long-Term Alignment: Whether it’s Zero Waste initiatives, active transportation networks, or climate-resilient designs, I ensure projects address immediate needs while advancing long-term sustainability goals.
Let's Collaborate
Let’s work together to ensure projects have practical, community-centered solutions that not only mitigate risks but unlock new opportunities. I can help to bring out the full potential of your projects, teams, and resources.
What is Possible?
Mark has dedicated his life to sharing his experience with others and making a difference in our world. He embodies engineering in service to humanity and our planet. Throughout that time, he has created and co-created a showcase of examples of what is possible.
What is Offered?
Offerings
Focus Areas
With a lifetime of experience, education, and stories, it is time to pass these to you. Here is a starting point of how Mark may share his expertise for your benefit in the following areas:
- Environment, Social & Governance (ESG)
- Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Sustainability & Regeneration
- Strategy & Leadership
- Implementation & Performance
Thoughts?
It’s time to make our voices heard in service of a better world as we create the world we want to live in. Here are some links to Mark’s perspective where you are also invited to weigh in with your voice. Together we can make a difference.
The Art of Environmental Leadership
Are you feeling like you are a small part in an engine that goes around and around with greater and greater pressure being applied through