Established in New Zealand in 1918, Beca has provided project management and engineering design for numerous landmark infrastructure projects, including "the Rock" at Wellington Airport, Auckland's Sky Tower, Tauranga's new harbour bridge, and the NZi3 innovation centre at the University of Canterbury. Offshore projects include Singapore's Zero Energy Building, Macau Tower and Indonesia's first Green Mark development, Gandaria City.

In 2011 Beca was named New Zealand's Most Reputable Organisation in a Hay Group survey, and Most Sustainable Large Business at the Fairfax/PricewaterhouseCoopers Sustainable 60 Awards.