Victoria Martin
Structural Engineering Director
London- Qualifications
- MEng (Hons), University of Bath CEng
Victoria is an award winning engineer – fully chartered with both the ICE and IStructE, becoming a Fellow of the latter in 2021. She is well respected by other designers and clients, sought out for her technical skills and expertise.
She has collaborated with a range of world renowned architects including Ian Ritchie, Daniel Libeskind, Renzo Piano and Hopkins. Over a decade spent leading a variety of structurally challenging projects has given her a wealth of experience to draw upon.
She has a flair for rapidly identifying the key issues of a site and developing innovative solutions, underpinned by technical excellence, to bring these to fruition. She has led a range of challenging projects including Great Ormond Street Hospital’s new Cancer Centre, the careful restoration of the Leighton House Museum, and a new laboratory complex for the John Innes Centre - managing vibration control and demanding loads. A pragmatic and realistic designer, she champions the importance of buildability, form and aesthetics when developing solutions that add value.
She has a reputation for building strong project teams, combining the right people as appropriate to the task and stage at hand. This includes her role as civil & structural lead on the Palace of Westminster’s Restoration and Renewal Programme, where she manages a team of highly skilled engineers in delivering this complex phased project on a live site, involving multiple stakeholders. With proven skills in the delivery of major, complex and architecturally challenging projects, she has proactively and efficiently steered diplomatically sensitive projects to successful conclusions.
Victoria is actively involved in the wider industry, having served seven years as a board member and trustee for the Institution of Structural Engineers and on the RIBA awards jury. She has worked with the Royal Institution to develop and deliver their ‘Engineering Masterclass’ series, as a visiting studio tutor at the University of Bath and now represents the Institution of Structural Engineers on the Construction Industry Council. She is a mentor and role model for many in her team.