Mark Brown MEng ACGI CEng MICE
Director | Geotechnical Engineer
• 21 years’ experience
• MEng Civil Engineering (1st) Imperial College, London
• ACGI Associate of the City and Guilds Institute, London
• MICE Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers
• CEng Chartered Engineer
Synopsis Key Skills
Mark is an engineer responsible for the geotechnical • Piled and spread foundations for buildings, bridges &
design and independent checking of temporary and other structures subject to complex loading conditions
permanent works including deep excavations and
• Soil-structure interaction and numerical modelling of
foundations for buildings, bridges and civil engineering
geotechnical problems
structures for the construction industry.
• Mixed temporary and permanent works design
He is used to working alongside contractors and with
consultants in a multidisciplinary environment, interfacing • Embedded retaining walls for deep excavations,
with other professionals in a flexible and responsive basements and underground construction
manner to ensure the development of safe, cost effective • Settlement and ground movement assessments
and fully coordinated designs.
• Design of slopes & embankments
Mark has particular experience in the design of spread and • Design and Construct experience
piled foundations for bridges, viaducts and buildings; the
design of embedded retaining walls to form deep • Reinforced earth / soil nailing
excavations and cut and cover tunnels with propped and • Investigation of construction failures / problems
anchored support; and the design of slopes and
embankments incorporating soil nailing / reinforcement Selected Professional History
solutions.
2023-ongoing • Haydon End, UK
He is a pragmatic engineer with a sound knowledge of the Ground movement assessment relating to rising main
relevant design codes who always seeks to identify renewal, including 650m constructed with TBM and 300m
practical solutions to engineering problems. Mark is highly constructed using horizontal directional drilling.
skilled in the use of numerical analyses to model soil-
structure interaction using a variety of software tools and 2023-ongoing • Crouch Lane Railway Bridge, UK
has been responsible for leading and training others in Lead Geotechnical Engineer for design of railway bridge
their use. strengthening works by underpinning and anchoring.
2023-ongoing • Industrial storage facility, India
Career History Design assessment of over 900no. 800mm diameter bored
piles for expansion of industrial storage facility.
2014-Present • Grant & Brown
Director | Geotechnical Engineer 2023 • Ground-bearing slab, Avonmouth Docks
Geotechnical consultant for assessment of 30,000m 2
2013-2014 • URS (UK) [now AECOM]
ground-bearing slab at Avonmouth Docks to temporarily
Associate (Geotechnics)
support large loads.
2011-2013 • URS (Australia) [now AECOM]
Associate (Geotechnics) 2022-2023 • HS2 Attleboro Flyover, UK
Geotechnical consultant for independent check of new
2008-2011 • Scott Wilson|Benaim then URS secant piled excavation / flyover for High Speed 2 (HS2).
Principal Engineer (Geotechnics)
2022-ongoing • Bristol Airport multi-storey carpark
2005-2008 • Benaim Geotechnical consultant for design of new multi-storey
Geotechnical Engineering carpark at Bristol Airport.
2002-2005 • Black & Veatch 2022-2023 • Reinforced earth failure, UK
Water Engineering Retrospective stability checks of 1500m of reinforced earth
wall and bund up to approx. 15m height following large-
1998-2002 • Imperial College, London
Civil Engineering degree scale movement failure during construction.
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Mark Brown MEng ACGI CEng MICE
Director | Geotechnical Engineer
Selected Professional History
2022-2023 • Clyde Waterfront & Renfrew Riverside, 1500 piles with assistance to D&C contractor during
Glasgow construction.
Independent check of new 130m cable-stayed swing
2019-2020 • Chobham Link Bridge, Woking
bridge across the River Clyde and associated marine
Temporary works design for construction of new cycling
layby berth.
bridge on constrained site at town-centre location.
2021-2022 • HS2 viaducts, UK
2019-2020 • Park Grounds Energy from Waste, UK
Geotechnical consultant for independent check of new
Geotechnical consultant for design of below-ground
viaducts at Water Orton and over the Birmingham &
structure and rafts for new Energy from Waste facility.
Fazeley Canal for High Speed 2 (HS2).
2019 • M11 Junction 7a, Essex
2022-2023 • New LNG Facility, Persian Gulf Value engineering of extent of ground treatment for
Lead Geotechnical Engineer for design of two new 90m
contractor during tender stage contributing to
diameter LNG storage tanks.
successful project win.
2022 • M58 Link Road, Pemberton
2019 • Elephant & Castle Redevelopment, London
Geotechnical consultant for independent check of new
Independent check of ground movements associated
highly skewed bridge.
with demolition phase of redevelopment in relation to
2021-2022 • Crane rail foundations, Avonmouth Docks adjacent Network Rail brick arch viaduct and London
Geotechnical consultant for design of extensions to rails Underground Ltd tunnels and shafts.
for gantry crane.
2018-2019 • Gasworks Tunnel, Kings Cross
2021-2022 • Walton-on-Trent Bypass, UK Independent check of tunnel movements associated
Geotechnical consultant for design of new approx. with reopening of east bore to rail traffic.
1.5km long bypass across the floodplain of the River
2018 • Durleigh Water Treatment Works
Trent, including 150m long bridge.
Geotechnical consultant for design of buried structure
2021-2022 • New LNG Facility, India involving temporarily propped secant piled embedded
Lead Geotechnical Engineer for design of two new retaining walls.
170,000m3 LNG storage tanks in India.
2017-2018 • Water Utilities Damage Assessment
2021 • Lidl distribution centre, Luton Geotechnical consultant for assessment of impact of
Geotechnical consultant for design of piled basement proposed construction works at Brent Cross, London, on
slab. Thames Water utilities.
2020-2021 • Devon Place Bridge, Newport 2017 • Google HQ, Kings Cross
Lead Geotechnical Engineer for temporary and Geotechnical consultant for temporary works design of
permanent works design of new bridge over Newport re-propping scheme for below-ground shared service
railway station; complex interfaces with railway yard immediately adjacent to Kings Cross station.
infrastructure and existing subway.
2017 • Thames Tideway | Kirtling Street Jetty, London -
2018-ongoing • Utility crossings, UK Temporary Works
Designer’s Geotechnical Advisor [DGA] for design of Lead Geotechnical Engineer for independent check of
numerous utility crossings of trunk roads & motorways. jetty and ancillary structures associated with the
Thames Tideway Tunnel project.
2016-2022 • Bearing pile & embedded retaining wall
designs 2015-2017 • Major Basement, Belfast - D & C
Numerous tender and detailed designs for piling Geotechnical consultant for main contractor on a large,
contractor for D&C schemes for buildings and bridges. 8m deep urban basement, including secant pile
basement walls, temporary works and bearing piles.
2019-2020 • HS2 Rail Bridge Replacement, Birmingham
Expert Opinion reporting for dispute resolution.
Geotechnical consultant for independent check of large
caisson foundations for new 90m span rail bridge 2014-2017 • Hinkley Point C, Enabling Works - D & C
associated with High Speed 2 (HS2). Geotechnical aspects associated with the design of
large, deep excavations (up to 35m deep cuts)
2019-2020 • New LNG Facility, Southeast Asia
supported by ground nails for new nuclear power
Lead Geotechnical Engineer for design of new 85m
station.
diameter, 180,000m3 LNG storage tank involving over
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Mark Brown MEng ACGI CEng MICE
Director | Geotechnical Engineer
Selected Professional History
2015-2016 • Battersea Power Station Dev., London 2011-2012 • Confidential Rail Project, Australia -
Geotechnical design of piled foundations and basement Design
structures. Lead Geotechnical Engineer responsible for the
preliminary geotechnical design of earthworks and
2014-2016 • Embedded retaining wall and bearing pile foundations for a number of large rail facilities in
design, Various
Queensland.
Numerous tender and detailed designs for contractors
for D&C schemes for buildings, bridges and 2011-2012 • Surat Basin Rail Bridges, Australia - D & C
underground structures. (dECI Phase)
Geotechnical Engineer responsible for the design and
2014-2016 • Brent Cross Redevelopment, London - optioneering of spread and piled foundations for
Detailed Design
numerous rail bridges for a new railway through the
Geotechnical design of over 1000m of piled retaining
Surat Basin in Queensland, including a 400m long 50m
wall for realignment of River Brent.
high river crossing.
2013-2014 • Bank Station Capacity Upgrade,
London - D & C 2010-2011 • 3rd Bosporus Suspension Bridge, Istanbul,
Turkey - D & C
Geotechnical lead for concept design of the new ticket
Lead Geotechnical Engineer for the preliminary
hall, which is to comprise an excavation over 30m deep
foundation design of 1200m span combined road and
between contiguous bored pile walls and using a
rail suspension bridge across the Bosporus in Turkey.
combination of top down and bottom up techniques.
Site survey at tower / anchorage locations and
2012-2013 • Blackwater Railway Duplications, determination of foundation form and size.
Australia - Design
Lead Geotechnical Engineer for design of approx. 40km 2011-2012 • Woolwich Underground Station, Crossrail,
London – Independent Check
of rail duplication works, including six rail bridges up to
Lead Geotechnical Engineer for the independent check
135m long. Works involved ground treatment,
of new underground station. The station is formed
earthworks design for cut / fill balance, and bridge
‘bottom-up’ in a 20m deep excavation between
foundation design.
diaphragm walls and comprises part of the basement of
2012-2013 • Grosvenor Mine Project, Australia - D & C a substantial over site development.
/ Temporary Works
Lead Geotechnical Engineer for design of assembly areas 2010-2013 • Europe - High Court (England & Wales)
Hearing
and thrust pits for launch of tunnel boring machines
Technical support to Expert Witness regarding the
associated with the construction of access tunnels at
design and construction of embedded retaining walls for
mine site.
a major new underground construction project.
2012-2013 • Rail Bridges (various), Australia -
Temporary Works 2010-2011 • London Cable Car, London - D & C
Lead Geotechnical Engineer responsible for temporary Lead Geotechnical Engineer for the design of the
works design and pile certification associated with the stations and compression towers of this award winning
construction of various rail bridges in Queensland. iconic structure in central London. The design includes
piled foundations in close proximity to substantial
2012-2013 • Sydney North West Rail Link, tunnelling works, formed over water and subject to
Australia - D & C complex loading conditions from the cable car system.
Geotechnical Engineer for tender design of seven major
excavations up to 25m deep in the heart of Sydney. 2010-2011 • Tottenham Court Road & Bond St.
Combinations of cantilever and embedded retaining Underground Stations, Crossrail
walls, and soil nailing and rock bolting techniques. Lead Geotechnical Engineer for the independent check
of these new underground station structures in the
2011-2012 • Gateway Upgrade South Bus Underpass, heart of central London. 25-30m deep boxes, formed
Australia - Tender within a mix of secant, contiguous and diaphragm walls,
Lead Geotechnical Engineer for the detailed tender and constructed using a variety of top down and bottom
design of a 50m long combined road / rail underpass up techniques.
beneath the Gateway Motorway in Brisbane. Underpass
installation using box jacking / shield tunnelling 2009-2010 • Paddington Station, Crossrail, London -
techniques. Design Review
Responsible for reviewing the soil structure interaction
analysis undertaken for design of this multi propped
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Mark Brown MEng ACGI CEng MICE
Director | Geotechnical Engineer
Selected Professional History
25m deep diaphragm walled flagship box structure to be 2005-2008 • Belfast Sewer Tunnel Project,
excavated around two pre-bored tunnels. Belfast - D & C
Geotechnical Engineer responsible for the provision of a
2009-2010 • Royal Oak Tunnel Portal, Crossrail, London Geotechnical Baseline Report for approximately 9km of
- Independent Check tunnels and associated shafts. The role included regular
Lead Geotechnical Engineer for the independent check
attendance at site to provide advice/support to our
of this 200m long propped diaphragm wall structure
contractor client during construction.
that will form a launch pit for tunnel boring machines
and the transition from the over ground to the 2006-2007 • Ashford Road Bridge, Kent - D & C
underground section of Crossrail in west London. Geotechnical Engineer responsible for the design of the
bridge foundations and 200m approaches in reinforced
2008-2009 • Water Treatment Works, Abu Dhabi, earth with anchored sheet piled walls. Temporary works
UAE - D & C
designs for crane and piling platforms.
Lead Geotechnical Engineer for the design of two
200,000m2 waste water treatment plants in desert 2005-2007 • Clackmannanshire Bridge,
conditions. A key element of the role was the design of Firth of Forth - D & C
earthworks including compaction trials and on-site Geotechnical Engineer responsible for the foundation
assessment to justify the re-use of site won material as design for this 1.2km incrementally launched bridge
fill in load bearing applications. over the River Forth. Piers supported on single 3m
diameter piles. Designer's Site Representative role.
2008-2009 • Module Bridge, Sellafield - D & C
Lead Geotechnical Engineer for the design of the 2005-2007 • Broadway Underpass, M1/Westlink,
approach embankments and foundations for this 30m Belfast - D & C
span temporary bridge, designed to carry 800t module Engineer responsible for the geotechnical design of this
units across the River Ehen adjacent to the Sellafield 400m long DBFO motorway cut and cover tunnel and
Nuclear Power Plant. propped approach retaining walls. Curved, asymmetric
structure in difficult ground conditions in a heavily
2007-2008 • Railway improvement works, Milton congested urban area.
Keynes - Design
Lead Geotechnical Engineer for design of 600m of Selected Other Projects Include:
anchored sheet piled retaining walls to facilitate • Congleton Link Road - temporary work design for
widening of the railway corridor at Bletchley, Milton D&C contractor
Keynes.
• C21 Building, Barrow - substructure design review
2007-2008 • Tunnel Collapse Mediation, Gerrards Cross • A406 Bridge Replacements, London -
- Mediation Independent Check
Technical support to Expert Witness during mediation
following the collapse of a partially complete buried 3- • Stratford Olympic Bridge 17, London -
pin arch tunnel onto a live railway line at Gerrards Cross. Independent Check
Responsible for extensive soil-structure interaction
analysis to assess factors relevant to the collapse and Presentations & Awards
the adequacy of the original design. Key technical challenges faced in design of the
2007-2008 • Grange Rail Bridge, Dublin, Ireland - D & C underground stations for Crossrail; Transport
Lead Geotechnical Engineer for design of a three span, Infrastructure and Engineering Conference, Brisbane,
40m long, road bridge over the Dublin to Belfast main October 2012
railway line. Role included specification and
Paddington & Farringdon Crossrail Underground
interpretation of site investigation works; design of the
Stations - A Comparative Study; CORE 2012 Conference
foundation elements; ground movement assessment.
on Railway Engineering, Brisbane, September 2012
2006-2008 • Dubai Metro Bridges, UAE - D & C
Geotechnical Engineer responsible for the design of Young Geotechnical Engineer - Highly Commended;
piled foundations for numerous stations and viaducts Ground Engineering, 2008
for two new metro lines in Dubai. The role included an A876 Upper Forth Crossing (Kincardine Bridge)
independent check of a deep excavation for Foundation Overview; Construction Processes in
construction of an underground station. Geotechnical Engineering, London, April 2007
Sir Bruce White Prize - Winner; Imperial College, 2002
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