Bryan Downey

Expertise

With over 20 years of experience in the building industry as a consulting structural engineer, and over 12 years as a chartered structural engineer with the Institution of Structural Engineers, Bryan has built up a considerable amount of experience and knowledge in both new build design and refurbishment, including defect diagnosis.

His varying range of experience in several sectors from domestic, public-sector education and leisure projects, through to private industrial and commercial premises, means that he can draw on a vast back catalogue of building projects, designs, defect diagnosis and remediation in several building forms and materials to apply to the problems presented.

His experience in managing design teams and leading design projects means that he has the appropriate people skills to assist his clients in delivering schemes, whether that is working with inhouse teams or external consultants or contractors.

During his time at Gateley Smithers Purslow he has been building a varying client base including local authorities, design and build contractors, fabricators, and property maintenance firms, as well as developing existing relationships with core insurance-based clients, leading to new referrals.

His core technical skill set lies in structural building design, including the main building materials, and its effective communication, structural surveys, structural defect diagnosis, remediation designs and proposals as well as management of design projects and teams.

Experience

1. Providing structural design solutions for a wide range of building problems, from new build Passivhaus schools and archive buildings, through to schemes requiring extensive refurbishment of listed properties for commercial use.
2. Providing structural surveys, defect diagnosis, defect causation, plans of action and remediation recommendations for both domestic and commercial insurance claims.
3. Advising on the vertical extension and accommodation of a new food process facility from an existing height of 20m up to 32m.
4. Providing reclassification, defect diagnosis and remediation strategies for a dangerous structure in Cardiff for a national housebuilder.
5. Providing civil and structural designs and remediation solutions relating to decarbonation strategies for public sector housing stock.