Expert profile
Highlights
- Over 40 years of hands-on civil and structural engineering experience.
- Proven as a credible expert witness under cross-examination.
- Both design and site experience across multiple sectors.
- Pragmatic engineer with excellent problem-solving skills.
- Experience of P&L account responsibility for civil and structural teams.
- Current BSI Committee Member, BS EN, the Design and Use of Masonry.
Industries
Buildings | Industrial & Manufacturing | Transportation Infrastructure
Alex’s turnaround times were excellent. He is a very experienced and seasoned expert with strong testifying experience.
Lexology Index - Construction - Thought Leader
Expertise
Alex Currie qualified as a Chartered Engineer in 1980 and has over 40 years of construction industry experience. He has been instructed on over 30 occasions to provide expert opinion on a range of matters in civil and structural engineering.
Alex has met with other experts, lawyers and legal counsel and has taken part in international arbitrations in Singapore and Toronto, including participation in concurrent evidence (hot-tubbing) and mediations.
Alex has worked across a broad range of sectors including industrial, roads and bridges, education facilities, hospitals, residential, oil and gas, retail and commercial projects across Europe, the Middle East, and Australia. His clients have included contractors, governments, health boards, housing associations, local authorities, architects, project managers and private clients.
Professional recognition
Lexology Index
Construction – Thought Leader
Alex Currie is a seasoned expert with hands-on experience across sectors, including healthcare and oil and gas. His expertise in structural engineering and technology makes him a trusted industry specialist.
Lexology Index - Consulting - Construction - Quantum, Delay and Technical
Background
Alex has over 40 years of hands-on experience as an engineer, both in the design office and on-site. He has managed, designed and supervised building structures and civil engineering projects in the UK and also has supervision experience in the Middle East.
Alex is a fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers, a member of the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation and a member of the BSI Committee for Eurocode 6, BS EN – 1996, the Design and Use of Masonry. Between 2005-2017 he was an approved certifier, as defined by the Structural Engineers Registration Scheme operated by the Institution of Structural Engineers.
Qualifications
BSc (Hons) Civil Engineering
Professional Memberships
ACIArb, CEng, FICE, MCIHT
