Our People

Expertise

• Building structures
• Nuclear related structures
• Inspections/ appraisals of civils works and structures
• Roads and drainage for industrial and housing developments
• Experience in planning/ building warrant submissions

Experience

A Consultant with more than 22 years experience of structural/civil engineering design and construction in respected UK companies.  Reputation for delivering results in medium and large organisations; and managing multi-disciplinary groups of staff to maximum effect. 

Experienced in undertaking inspections/ appraisals of all types of building structures including residential properties.

Recent experience of providing structural engineers role on £40M mixed use development (residential/ commercial/retail) at Kings Cross in London managing team of 14 on project.

Previous experience on residential properties in traditional masonry and also timber frame.

Experience of designing roads and drainage for several housing developments including obtaining building warrant and supervision of works on site.

Managed property including property development; repairs and maintenance; access roads; car parks and the design and site supervision of building upgrades.

Undertook role of Planning Supervisor on several refurbishments projects for Portman Estates.

Examples of Buildings Design:

• Glasgow City Chambers – 6-storey extension.
• Russell House, Covent Garden, London – design of temporary works for 5-storey retail/housing development.
• The Swan Centre Leatherhead – 2-storey extension to shopping complex.
• Hunterston Weather Envelope – Independent design checker on £12M 64m high building.

Examples of Expert Witness Appointments

• Railway Embankment Landslip – investigation into failure of disused railway embankment in Scottish Borders.
• Masonry Cracking – investigation into cracking in blockwork walls in conservatories.
• Building subsidence – investigation into collapse of a masonry gable wall.
• Masonry Retaining Wall – investigation into the failure of a wall forming the underbuilding of a house.

Professional Qualifications and Registrations

• BSc (Honours), Civil Engineering
• Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers
• Master of Business Administration, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh
• Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers
• Approved certifier of Design under Building (Scotland) Act 2003