Basements - What Can Go Wrong? A Face to Face Workshop

Back by popular demand, our speaker for this event, Jon Watkins, will deliver a workshop on basements and what can go wrong. We'll also discuss insurance implications.

Whilst Jon's talk will start at 13:00hrs CII members are welcome to join us at 12:30hrs for networking and buffet lunch.

Please bring photo ID for Aviva security in order to enter the building

Learning Objectives -

Basement Construction

What causes basement failure

Insurance implications

Jon Watkins is a Chartered Civil Engineer and a Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers. He is based in Hawkins Glasgow Office, where he is a Senior Associate and Regional Manager.

Jon graduated from Imperial College London in 2010 with a first class degree in Civil Engineering. Having previously worked in both Consulting Engineering with Atkins, as well as in Contracting with Sir Robert McAlpine, he has particular experience in assessment of existing structures for refurbishment projects. In addition to this, Jon has performed seismic surveys for residential buildings in high risk zones across the Middle-East. He was also seconded to Atkins Qatar as part of the Doha Metro project providing client support to a remote design team.

Jon joined Hawkins in 2016 to strengthen our services in Civil & Structural Engineering investigations, but soon developed his skills to undertake fire, explosions and personal injury investigations. He has since investigated over 500 cases including fires, explosions, construction incidents, water ingress, foundation settlement and personal injuries. Jon has led investigations of a domestic, industrial and commercial nature, which have ranged in size from small losses through to multi-million pound complex claims.