North Thames CM Exam Prep Course

Please note this is a 12 week course, it will run every Wednesday

The North Thames Hub Committee represents those members and affiliates of the IStructE whose registered address lies within the north Thames region in London. Our regional group members are volunteers from our region to work closely with the Institution of Structural Engineers HQ, which is a professional body for structural engineering based in the United Kingdom. The Institution has over 31,000 members working in 105 countries around the world.

The course has been running for over 20 years and it has been a very popular course. It has moved to online after the pandemic, the online mode proves to be popular so participants can accommodate this course after work, and it also opens to overseas candidates taking part. This course is limited to 30 spaces to ensure that the quality is retained.

Subject areas covered: The emphasis will be on conceptual solutions to past CM examination questions, examination time management and presentation, covering:

• Reinforced concrete
• Structural steelwork
• Foundations
• Analysis
• Method statement
• Drawings

Speakers

Simon Leung BEng (Hons) MSc DIC MRes CEng MIStructE MICE MIEI SFHEA Associate Professor, LSBU.

Simon is an Associate Professor of Structural Design at London South Bank University (LSBU). Simon is a chartered structural engineer with 18 years of experience in commercial, residential and educational projects. He served as past chair of IStructE, North Thames Regional Group, past marking examiner and PRI reviewer. He previously served as diversity and inclusion champion in the Institution of Civil Engineers. He is the administrator and the key contact on this course.

Stephen Vary BEng MSc CEng MIStructE PGCHE FHEA Senior Lecturer, LSBU.

Since graduating from Sheffield University in Civil and Structural Engineering, Stephen has combined working in Industry with teaching of Structural Design. He has worked for Consulting Engineers, Design and Build Contractors and Project Managers in the UK and Africa for over 30 years. His teaching has been both part-time and full time at Universities in UK, Zimbabwe, Germany and China. He has also taught on the ISE North Thames Regional Group CM course for over 20 years. He is a Chartered Structural Engineer and has an MSc in Timber Building Conservation.

Toby Robinson MEng CEng FIStructE FICE Technical Director, Mott MacDonald.

Structural Engineer and Multidisciplinary Design Lead with 27 years of experience and a strong background working on a wide range of building projects in many industry sectors. He has worked closely with Architects, Clients and Contractors to deliver practical, buildable solutions including extensive modifications to existing buildings. With responsibilities for managing large design teams, including internal and external specialists, he is well-practiced at developing complex designs from concept to construction. Keen interest in reducing embodied carbon and using modern methods of construction and the development of platform DfMA systems.

Roger Faires MEng (hons) CEng MIStructE Senior Associate at Mott MacDonald, Affiliated Lecturer Cambridge University.

Roger has worked at small and large consultancies on an broad variety of project types from sculptures and domestic extensions through to multistorey office and timber framed schools. The project Roger is most proud of is the Harry Potter Visitors centre at Leavesden, when he had to ask the question, “how heavy is this dragon?...”. He now works at Mott MacDonald in Cambridge, recent projects include a French Ligua 1 training facility and hotel under seismic loadings, boarder control facilities in Dover and his fair share of RAAC inspections.

Dr Tim Sands BSc PhD MICE CEng FGS Principal Lecturer, University of Hertfordshire.

Dr Tim Sands did a first degree in Engineering Geology and Geotechnics and then worked for a large civil engineering company for 6 years, mainly in offshore platform foundation design and installation around the world, as well as onshore ground improvement in the UK. Tim then became a lecturer at the University of Hertfordshire teaching soil mechanics, foundation design, and engineering geology to civil engineering students. He did a PhD on pile/soil interaction in swelling London Clay using an instrumented model pile. He has also taught geology, hydrogeology, geomorphology, geoenvironmental engineering and natural hazards to geographers and environmental managers. Tim is a Chartered Civil Engineer and has taught foundation design on the IStructE course since 2004.

Jennifer Camilletti MEng CEng MIStructE Associate, Elliott Wood.

Jennifer is an Associate at Elliott Wood who takes a particular interest in Refurbishment/ Reuse of existing buildings projects. Her real passion is to find ways to keep as much of the existing buildings as possible and to find ways on adding new storeys on existing buildings without the need of demolishing them. Over her ten years in structural design, she’s worked on a variety of different projects, such as life science, industrial, educational, retail, residential, commercial. She has recently completed the high-end office refurbishment project, 170 Piccadilly (Egyptian and Dudley House) for Great Portland Estates. Jennifer became chartered in 2019 and was promoted to Associate in 2021.

NOTE: The CM examinations question treated in this course will relate principally to building-type structures, including their foundations. Structures of a special nature, such as silos, bunkers, chimneys, off-shore platforms and road/rail bridges will not be considered.

Please note that the lectures will be live online but it will not be recorded. Refund policy: refund can be offered 5 working days before the course starts. Otherwise, the fee cannot be refunded once the joining link is shared.