Our Industrial Advisory Committee and Professional Advisory Board are made up of professionals in relevant industries who help shape our course content in the School of Civil Engineering and Surveying. They also provide opportunities for site visits for our students. These collaborations with businesses help us understand the needs of employers, and give our students the knowledge and skills that employers want. Find out more about the professionals we work with below.

Industrial Advisory Committee members

Robert Pragnell (Chair)

Independent Consultant

Gary Tutt

Technical Director - Structures at WSP Global

Anisa Koci

Civil Engineer/Project manager at Portsmouth International Port

Jack Cottrell 

Senior Technical Manager - Octavius

Matthew Levy

Principal Civil Engineer - Mott MacDonald

Godfred Appiah

Highway Manager at COLAS

Siu Ng

Project Executive, Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineer and a Chartered Civil Engineer - Environment Agency

Shivan Gopie

Asset Insight Manager - Portsmouth Water

Eleni Oulasoglou 

Technical Manager - Portsmouth City Council


Professional Advisory Board members

Ian Harrison (Chair)

Cost and Commercial Director – Local Government and Communities at Mace

Ed Brains (Deputy Chair)

Programme Director at High Speed Rail Group

John Woodman

Senior Partner at Hollis Global

Amy Campbell 

Associate, ESG Manager at Knight Frank

Josh Saunders

Project Manager at Turner & Townsend UK Limited

Max Whitlock

Team Leader Primary Schools at Hampshire County Council


DA Civil Engineering Industrial Advisory Committee

Gary Tutt (Chair)

Technical Director - WSP

Joshua Hicks (Deputy Chair)

Design Interface Manager - Volker Fitzpatrick

Lucy Stewart

Engineer, Civils Structures UK&I - Ramboll

Matt Cheal 

Head of Engineering Services - Hampshire County Council