Michael Coombs

Michael Coombs

BSc MSc DIC FIStructE MCONSE

Strategic Advisor and Trustee

Michael is the Strategic Adviser for all the practice’s engineering projects, covering both existing buildings and new-build projects.

He brings nearly 50 years of engineering expertise to his work and remains ‘hands on’, working closely with our engineering team and keeping track of our work. He actively participates in the creative design stages and reviews the design at all stages as part of our QA process.

He has extensive experience of new buildings, reuse of existing buildings, bridges, roads and infrastructure. He started his career in contracting, before becoming a design consultant, first on bridges and subsequently on buildings. He contributes significantly to the overall direction of the practice, its quality management and training.

He remains hands-on as a designer, overseeing and guiding the firm’s engineering projects and is involved in several strategic planning and development projects on the reuse of sites.

He has supported the Association for Consultancy and Engineering through Board Membership and Chairmanship of their Membership Committee. He also advises the Normandy Memorial Trust on design and construction issues and serves as a Trustee of The Alan Baxter Trust and of built environment charities established by the professional practice.