A chartered fire engineer, Charles has nearly 20 years of experience in the industry, particularly on large mixed-use projects. As the director of fire engineering with our Buildings group, he leads a team of skilled engineers across multiple offices and enables strategic growth.
With an approach that emphasises engagement and providing options, Charles strives for flexibility in design. He’s managed and developed integrated fire strategies for major developments, from concept stage to handover. Some of his projects include the redevelopment of the BBC Television Centre in White City, multiple schemes on the Canary Wharf site, and the Design Museum.
Charles is passionate about driving academic collaboration to support a unique service offering that doesn’t just pick the best of elsewhere and stick it together. These partnerships have been fundamental to our ability to deliver on and address climate change driven challenges including battery energy storage systems, gigafactories, engineered timber, and wildfires.