CIBSE - Board

Fiona Cousins joined Arup as a trainee. She was appointed to Principal in 2007, having worked in London, San Francisco, Berlin and New York. She is a member of the Americas and Arup Group Boards.

She is a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of CIBSE. She is also a LEED Fellow, recognizing her experience in sustainable building design. Fiona gave the CIBSE Annual Lecture in 2016: ‘How Building Services Engineers can save Civilization’. She was also honoured to receive the American Institute of Architects NY Chapter Award of Merit and the ASHRAE New York Chapter Distinguished Practitioner Award, both in 2017. She was elected to the board of CIBSE in 2019.

Low energy and sustainable design have been key drivers for Fiona throughout her career across a wide range of building types. She is particularly proud of the US Embassy in London, the Emma and Georgina Bloomberg Center in New York, the Fulton Center station in New York and the Frick Chemistry building in New Jersey. Her primary professional interest is at the intersection of complex projects, excellent place-making and sustainable development.

Vince is Managing Director of Grinstead Consulting Engineers. He holds a BA (Hons) in Engineering Technology. In 2005 he became a Fellow of CIBSE. Vince is also a Member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology and a Member of the Water Management Society.

Since 1998, Vince has been an active member of CIBSE. He is a Professional Membership and Registration interviewer. He was Chairman of the CIBSE Membership and Registration Panel for over 14 years, mentoring numerous Engineers through to successful Chartership. He Chaired the Education, Training and Membership Committee for over three years and CIBSE Council Member. He is also a Member of The Engineering Council Registration Standards Committee. In May 2020, Vince joined the CIBSE Board and become a Board Member and Trustee.

Vince started his 45-year Building Services Engineering career in the Royal Mail as an Apprentice Electrician and then completed his University Degree to become a Chartered Engineer. He held a number of key positions in the Engineering Department of Royal Mail and went on to play a key role as Executive Engineer in the National Policy and Standards Group.

Vince was appointed as Senior Associate to manage the Brighton Practice for National Design Consultancy (NDC) in 1991, then part of Royal Mail. He played an active part in NDC becoming a private limited company through a Management Buyout and as Director, had full responsibility for the London practice for almost 20 years.

Vince has experience working at all levels across the full range of Building Services Design, Project Management, Maintenance, Health & Safety and Statutory Compliance. He has worked for both the Public and Private sectors. He is an experienced Project Director, responsible for a number of multi-site UK-wide refurbishment projects, delivering on time, cost and quality, whilst meeting all legislative requirements.

His people skills, leadership, planning, training, communication, commercial and team working skills have proved to be strong throughout his career. These skills have also been put to good use in lead volunteer roles on humanitarian aid projects in Romania and Zambia.

Vince has specialised in the control of Legionella in Water Systems for the past 34 years. His work includes creating company policies, training staff, auditing maintenance regimes, coaching and training clients to achieve legislation compliance and managing remedial works projects across large national estates. His passion for this specialism founded Grinstead Consulting Engineers in 2016, providing Specialist Consultancy Services across a range of sectors including Local Government, water hygiene and national retail companies. Vince created a successful legionella awareness training course accredited for CPD and listed by CIBSE.

David Cooper is the Managing Director of LECS (UK) Ltd (reg no 02633983). He has been in the lift & escalator industry since 1980 and is a well-known industry author and speaker. He started his career as an apprentice with the British Railways Board followed by a period with KONE, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of lifts and escalators, where he was a service engineer rising to Regional Safety Manager. Following this he became an engineer surveyor with Royal Insurance UK undertaking statutory inspections and witnessing commissioning. During this period, he was also responsible for training engineer surveyors. He joined LECS (UK) Ltd in 1991.

Dave has directed many award-winning projects at home and overseas including the Emirates Cable Car in London, The Marriott Hotel in Yerevan, The Mecca Metro, Queensway Quay in Gibraltar, Kings Reach Tower in London, Embankment Place in London, Starbucks in Milan, 1 Deansgate in Manchester to name but a few. His role has included lifts, escalators, façade access equipment and cable cars. Other award-winning projects include the Ebbw Vale Inclined Lift, The Hastings Cliff Railway and the Babbacombe Cliff Railway.

David Stevens started his career as an apprentice electrician before becoming a design engineer and project manager. He has over 30 years of experience in Building Services design, construction, project management, strategic maintenance planning and estates management.

David specialises in the operational aspects of the Built Environment, with Facilities Management best practice, improved standards of engineering delivery, and effective performance management across large property portfolios as his main areas of engineering focus; with a keen interest in Soft Landings and major projects transition. David has worked in both the private and public sector and is currently Director of Estates, Facilities and Capital Development for an outstanding NHS Trust.

David is Chair of the CIBSE FM Group and CIBSE LGBTQI+ Panel. He sits on a number of industry committees, boards and awards judging panels. He is a professional reviewer and interviewer for CIBSE and registration with the Engineering Council. David is a CIBSE Silver Medal holder and Court Assistant to the Worshipful Company of Engineers.

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Mike is a Chartered Engineer, Fellow of CIBSE with over 30 years of sustainable design experience.

Mike is a Building Engineering Director at AECOM London, Office Sector Leader and responsible for strategy and growth.  He has successfully led many major UK and international projects known for their high standards in sustainability and architectural quality. Mike studied Architectural Engineering at the University of Leeds and Penn State University and started work as a graduate building services design engineer working on projects including Sheffield Arena, Electronic Arts HQ and The Royal Academy of Music.

Mike is particularly proud of The Stephen Lawrence Centre for its lasting impact on the architecture community, the iconic and trailblazing BBC Broadcasting House - the home of news and radio, and the award winning naturally ventilated LSE Library. He is currently leading the next generation of sustainable, smart and healthy buildings including listed buildings, refurbishments and new builds.

In 2022 Mike was awarded the CIBSE Building Performance Engineer of the Year,  the judges highlighted ‘his passion, high level of knowledge and uniquely his holistic approach to building projects make him a shining example in the field of engineering’

In 2023 Mike was awarded an Honorary Fellowship of RIBA for his significant contribution to environmental design and architecture, his dedication to improving the industry, mentoring, and supporting women working within construction and engineering.

Mike has co-authored, contributed to, or peer-reviewed a number of leading industry publications including the 2019 RIBA Future Office book, the 2019 British Council for Offices (BCO) Guide to the Specification of Offices and the 2023 BCO Fit Out Guide and the 2023 RIBA Book Reworking the Workplace: Connecting people, purpose and place.

Mike is an elected member of CIBSE Council, and in 2023 joined the CIBSE Board. He is a long term active mentor and a committee member of the CIBSE Fellows network.  He is also on the board of the British Council for Offices, and is the current chair of the BCO National judges.   

Mike has lectured and taught environmental design at the University of Leeds, the University of Nottingham and De Montford University, and is a member of the University of Nottingham Technical Advisory Board. 

Les has gained a holistic knowledge of the construction industry brought together through 25 years of experience in a wide variety of roles and sectors. Ranging from sub-contractor delivery to senior management positions within a number of the UK’s largest construction and infrastructure companies. Les currently holds an Executive Director role (Buildings) in an International Engineering business (Ramboll).

Through strong business skills, Les has significantly inputted to create many profitable business units showing steady growth. His commercial approach and head for good business are a welcome addition to the CIBSE board, adding greater strength to the institute over the coming years.

Les is the President of the Society for Digital Engineers and Digital Steering Group Chair, providing the drive and clear analytical vision that has shaped and focussed the Group and a set a logical path for its future activity for CIBSE.

Adrian joined the Engineering Consultancy firm Johns Slater and Haward of Ipswich as a Trainee Mechanical Engineer in 1985. In 1987, he was appointed an Assistant Building Services Engineer with Ipswich Borough Council where he remained for 15 years.

In 1995, Adrian was appointed Building and Design Services Team Leader with responsibility for a multi-disciplinary team comprising Architects, Surveyors and Mechanical/Electrical Engineers covering capital improvements to the Council’s Corporate Estate.

In 2001, Adrian re-joined Johns Slater and Haward as a Salaried Partner and following its incorporation in 2004 is now a Director/Shareholder where he is jointly responsible for the business finance, risk management and governance.

Adrian is a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of CIBSE. He is a member of CIBSE Council, has conducted Membership Interviews and assisted CIBSE Certification with Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) audits.

He served on the CIBSE East Anglia Regional Committee in various capacities including Secretary and Chair from 1994 to 2004. From 2009 until 2018 Adrian was Chair of the CIBSE Professional Conduct Committee, which administers the Disciplinary Procedures of the Institution. He was also a member of the Governance Review Task Forces of 2005 and 2015.

Professionally, Adrian has served over 30 years in the industry and has experience on a wide range of projects from domestic heating and re-wiring contracts to £30 million plus commercial developments.

In particular, Adrian is responsible for his practice's NHS and university frameworks and for leading where appropriate on sustainability issues. He is also a keen promoter of collaborative working throughout design and construction teams, in order to deliver buildings that really work across the industry.

Ruth is a lighting consultant with a background in engineering, lighting design and academia. She’s passionate about the role of daylight and sunlight in bringing buildings to life, and the impact of daylight exposure on the health and wellbeing of building occupants. Ruth started out as a building services engineer before specialising in lighting, giving her an appreciation of the key part played by lighting and daylighting in the wider context of sustainable building design. Ruth’s PhD research looked at the user experience of smart tint-able glazing in a UK office, and she has a particular interest in the real-life issues associated with automated building technology, particularly those that offer daylight control. At Hoare Lea, Ruth leads the Daylight specialism within the Lighting team.

Ruth was President of the Society of Light & Lighting (SLL), a part of CIBSE. She led the revision of the SLL Daylighting design guide in 2014 and is a regular contributor to various CIBSE and SLL guidance documents. She is also a visiting lecturer at the Bartlett School, UCL, with involvement in the MSc in Light & Lighting and MEng in Architectural Engineering.

Lionel James is currently an active member of the CIBSE Communication Committee. He was a member of the CIBSE Judging Panel for the Employer of the Year 2021, and the CIBSE pilot Mentoring Scheme in 2015 - 16. He served on the CIBSE (WM) Regional Committee in Papers Committee 2012 to 2014, Education & Careers Champion 2014 to 2018 and Chair from 2016 – 2018.

Lionel started his 35-year Building Services (BS) Engineering career at Arup (Formerly Ove Arup & Partners) as a Trainee BS Design Engineer in 1981 and held several key positions in BS Design Departments both with Consultants and Contractors.
Since commencing employment with Solihull College on a Part-Time basis in 2015, Lionel was instrumental in developing the BTEC Level 4 & 5 BS Engineering Courses, whilst working 4 days a week with a local Contractor, as Principal Designer.

Lionel’s current role is ‘BS Engineering Course Coordinator’ (Lecturer/Assessor), responsible for building relationships with local Schools & Colleges. He is an active STEM Ambassador, a member of TAC (WM), a member of the Pastoral Care Team at his local Church.

Mark Walker started his career as an apprentice plumber and worked as a maintenance craftsman in the NHS prior to becoming a design engineer and has over 35 years experience in Building Services design, construction and operations. Throughout his consulting career Mark has worked for small, medium and large consulting engineers including Arup. Specialising in healthcare and complex projects with a passion for the quality of design and for the development of the digital estate, bringing together the design and operation aspects of projects.

Mark has worked in the higher education sector as Head of Engineering and Maintenance for a large research University. Currently, Mark is a Director and MEP Healthcare Sector lead for Hydrock

Mark sits on the Healthcare Specialist group and is currently the Treasurer and project manager for the new CIBSE Healthcare Facilities Design Guide.

Vincent is CEO at ISS Facility Services HK and a former Chair of CIBSE Hong Kong Region (2021-2022) and a Professional Interview Coordinator for CIBSE HK (2023-2024).

In his term as the Chair of HK Region, he successfully continued the membership growth in the region, promoted CIBSE through various seminars/conferences and developed a 5-year strategic plan to grow CIBSE branding and positioning as well as the professionalism of the industry. In addition, he successfully organized the second CIBSE HK Award during the period of COVID-19.

Vincent has also served as a Honourable Treasurer of the HKIE Gas & Energy Division of Hong Kong (2023-2024).  The HKIE is the only local professional engineering institution in Hong Kong.

Ted is a building services engineer with over 30 years’ experience on a wide variety of building services installations, both in the UK and overseas. He is a Fellow of CIBSE and chair of the Knowledge Management Committee and an active member of the Training and Development Panel.

He chaired the CIBSE Commissioning Code M – Management and Code A – Air Distribution Steering Group’s and is currently chairing the steering group for Code W – Water Distribution Systems. A previous CIBSE Building Performance Award winner in 2015 and 2016, Ted has worked on numerous projects, embracing small domestic refurbishment projects to large multi-million pound installations that include complex, safety-critical hospital systems. In 2007 he designed VolkerFitzpatrick’s new headquarters building, doubling the size of the office whilst cutting energy consumption by almost 70%, making it the first “Planet Positive” office building in the UK. In 2015 he was responsible for successful delivery of the New Stratford Campus Library which won the CIBSE Building Performance Award 2015 – New Build Project of the Year (up to £ 10m). 

A Licensed BREEAM Assessor and CIBSE Low Carbon Consultant Ted was one of the first to qualify under the “BRE Competent Persons Scheme” to undertake “Building CO₂ Emission Rate Calculations”.

Currently Building Services & Sustainability Director for VolkerFitzpatrick Ted’s role covers the management of all aspects of building services for the business and promotion of sustainable construction initiatives. He is tasked with making VolkerFitzpatrick the number one choice for the delivery of innovative, value driven, sustainable building services solutions.