Jan LewisJan graduated from Portsmouth in 1990 and started work with Wardell Armstrong the same year. Wardell Armstrong are a multidisciplinary engineering and environmental consultancy with nine offices in the UK. Jan is a Board Director and Regional Director of the London Office.

During his career at Wardell Armstrong he has been involved in a wide variety of engineering, geological, geotechnical, environmental and mining projects.  The research, design, supervision and analysis of desk studies and site investigations for sites with geological, geotechnical, mining, hydrogeological, contamination and landfill gas problems. The design, specification, procurement and supervision of works connected with the controlled compaction of engineering fill materials, passive venting of landfill gasses, controlled burial of landfill waste, location and stabilisation of abandoned mine workings, brownfield site reclamation, building demolition, foundation engineering, ground improvement and the remediation of contaminated soil and groundwater.  Detailed assessment and reporting (including expert witness) of technical data for legal disputes and planning inquiries involving ground subsidence, soil contamination, groundwater contamination and foundation design.

Jan is a supporter of institutional activities at national and local levels and keen to encourage young people into engineering. He was a National Councillor with IOM3 from 2002 to 2008 and latterly a Vice President. He has been a Councillor of MinSouth (the local IOM3 society) since 1999. Jan is currently the Honorary Treasurer and a Past President of MinSouth. He regularly undertakes CEng and Professional Interviews on behalf of IOM3. He became President of IOM3 in January 2011.

President's profile January 2011 (PDF 948kb)

Jan Lewis' Presidential Address March 2011 (PDF 556kb)

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