Tim Bowra has extensive experience in government processes, senior management, project administration, environmental policy preparation and implementation, environmental approvals and land management. He also has extensive on-ground operational experience in rehabilitation, fire control, biodiversity conservation, dryland salinity, urban bush management and social planning.
Mr Bowra was the state manager of WA at Strategen JBS&G since July 2019, the result of a merger between Strategen Environmental and JBS&G Australia. He retired from the company in July 2022. Mr Bowra joined Strategen Environmental in April 2011 after a successful career with the Department of Environment and Conservation (formerly Department of Conservation and Land Management). He had also held senior management positions including district manager (Wheatbelt), manager of Perth's Regional Parks, principal policy officer with the Minister for Environment, and principal policy officer with DEC's director general.