Jonathan Derwent

About

Highly experienced Civil and Structural engineering designer with a demonstrated history working on high profile building projects throughout the South West and nationally, across the education, heritage, commercial, residential, healthcare and defence sectors. Skilled in structural engineering analysis and design, conceptual design, problem solving, team management and leadership, Jonathan is a strong engineering professional, qualified as a double-chartered engineer with the Institution of Civil Engineers and the Institution of Structural Engineers, with a first-class honours Masters degree in Civil Engineering UMIST (now University of Manchester). Jonathan volunteered for the Plymouth Constructing Excellence club for over a decade and regularly speaks in public about important matters in the construction industry.

Experience

• Director at Stantec
  May 2025 - Present · 1 yr 2 mos

• Hydrock (13 yrs 4 mos)
  • Director
    Apr 2021 - May 2025 · 4 yrs 2 mos

    Hydrock was acquired by Stantec in May 2024 and became ‘Hydrock, now Stantec’, with full brand integration taking place in May 2025.

  • Technical Director. Civil and Structural Engineer.
    Feb 2012 - Apr 2021 · 9 yrs 3 mos

    Technical Director in charge of Hydrock's Structural Engineering team in Plymouth, working on building structures around the South West.

• Membeship Secretary at Constructing Excellence (Plymouth Club)
  Jun 2011 - Dec 2021 · 10 yrs 7 mos

  Membership secretary. Administering and promoting our membership and organising club events.

• Principal Engineer at Scott Wilson (now part of URS Corporation)
  May 2001 - Jan 2012 · 10 yrs 9 mos

• Graduate Engineer at whitbybird
  Sep 1999 - May 2001 · 1 yr 9 mos