Rory Dack

Rory Dack

MEng MIStructE CEng

Director

Rory has extensive experience across a wide range of projects in both the public and private sectors, including the refurbishment, assessment, and conservation of historic and listed buildings, as well as modern 20th-century structures, and the installation of modern extensions.

His portfolio spans from high-end Georgian and Victorian residential properties to prestigious large-scale public infrastructure and institutional buildings. Notable projects include the major redevelopment of London Bridge Station, work on The Institution of Engineering and Technology, The British Museum, The Royal Institute of International Affairs, and Tate Britain, where Rory continues to advise on installations and exhibits.

Rory has contributed to projects on significant ecclesiastical buildings, including the Grade I listed Marylebone Church, Grade II listed St John’s Church in Waterloo, and the Grade I listed St Mary’s Undercroft Chapel within the Palace of Westminster, He has also provided structural expertise to Oxford and Cambridge Universities, particularly in the redevelopment of Grade I listed medieval buildings at Magdalen College and the Grade II listed Hermitage building and Dining Hall at Darwin College

Since 2013, Rory has played a key role our projects on the Parliamentary Estate, and currently leads our structural engineering team focused on a diverse range of works there. His responsibilities cover everything from the extensive refurbishment of listed office buildings to the ongoing repair and conservation of the Palace of Westminster, the crown jewel at the heart of the Estate. Over the past decade, Rory has developed an in-depth understanding of the unique challenges posed by working on this iconic Grade I listed building, situated within a UNESCO World Heritage Site. His expertise extends not only to the Palace itself, but also to its associated outbuildings, along with an understanding of the unique constraints, challenges and various stakeholders.

Within the firm, Rory is our technical focus on cast iron and masonry, and actively contributes to our in-house learning and development programme.