Skeletal Consulting Engineers was established in 2020, born on the back of 34 years’ experience as civil and structural engineers working in the construction industry across a wide range of sectors in the built environment. Our passion is the design of buildings, working collaboratively as a team with our Clients and co-professionals, providing the all-important hidden core strength to projects around which amazing buildings and spaces can be constructed, helping to transform people’s lives. It’s a privilege and pleasure to be a part of creating new buildings and we are always immensely proud of our involvement.
We offer the following civil and structural engineering services:
- Site appraisals
- Structural surveys and investigations.
- Organising and managing geotechnical and geo-environmental investigations.
- The preparation of feasibility studies and options appraisals.
- The structural engineering design and detailing of sub- and super-structures to all types of buildings including foundations, retaining walls, slabs, beams and columns, in all types of materials (concrete, steel, timber, modern methods of construction etc).
- The civil engineering design of below ground and sustainable drainage systems and external works including earthworks (cut & fill), pavement design and on-site highways.
- Building regulations submissions.
- On-site inspections and construction monitoring.
- Defect assessments and the development of repair, renovation and remediation solutions.
- Building Information Modelling (BIM).
We provide civil and structural engineering advice and design on all sizes of projects from small residential extensions and alterations through to large scale new build developments in any sector of the industry.
Peter Bone
Managing Director
Peter is a Chartered Civil and Chartered Structural Engineer with over 34 years’ experience as a consultant. He started his career working in London having graduated from Loughborough University in 1987 before moving to the South West in 1994. He has held senior local positions in two large global consultancies over the last 21 years but decided to start Skeletal to get back to what he believes to be the basics of being a consultant; offering great client service, delivering exceptional quality engineering advice and designs, and providing simple solutions to complex challenges.
In his spare time Peter can be found keeping fit by donning his lycra to go cycling, and watching sport.
Lee Harper
Director and BIM Lead
Lee is a BIM and Revit specialist with over 20 years’ experience in the design of building structures working previously for three large global consultancies. Expertise includes management and co-ordination of 3D modelling, BIM integration, detailed design drawings and reinforced concrete (RC) detailing.
Lee is a keen rambler around Devon and Dartmoor and has recently re-discovered his childhood passion for Airfix modelling. He was born in Canada but brought up in Bristol; he likes an occasional cider and is season ticket holder at his beloved City.
Tim Woodley
Associate Director
Tim has over 21 years of experience designing, co-ordinating and managing civil structural and building structures projects in the UK and Middle East. Projects have encompassed wide ranging sectors and scales from residential and commercial fit outs to major new underground stations and everything in-between. He places great importance on the co-ordination of different disciplines and details to find appropriate, effective and efficient solutions at a project level.
Away from the desk, Tim enjoys art and music, taking his raincoat for hikes around coast and countryside and testing his optimism at the local rugby and cricket grounds.
Geoff Burr
Principal Engineer
Geoff started at the University of Bristol back in 2003 and, having gained his Masters, has been living in Bristol and learning the skills of a structural engineer ever since. He has had the privilege of working on a huge range of projects, from local hospitals to major infrastructure projects, both breathing life into old structures and creating brand new. He has a good eye for detail and enjoys bringing projects to life as part of a dedicated team.
Geoff has three young children to keep him busy when he’s not working. He also enjoys music, cycling and getting involved with his local church.
Jonny Knight
Senior Engineer
Jonny graduated from the University of Nottingham in 2015 with a first class Master’s degree in Civil Engineering. During his time at university, he developed a strong interest in Structural Engineering and undertook his third year of studies abroad at Oregon State University.
In 2016, Jonny first joined Peter, Lee and Geoff at a previous employer as a Graduate Structural Engineer. Since then he has gained a wealth of experience in delivering both new-build and refurbishment projects in a variety of different sectors. More recently, he spent a year working in a site-based role at Hinkley Point C assisting BYLOR in the construction of the two EPR reactor buildings.
Jonny enjoys the technical side of the profession and is currently working towards achieving chartered status with the IStructE. He has a passion for disaster relief, which has taken him around the world volunteering his time to provide disaster relief in such places as Nepal, Mexico and Dominica after their respective devasting earthquakes and storm.
He is a keen sportsman, enjoys cooking, reading and travelling.
Jack Lake
Engineer
Jack completed his Civil Engineering master’s degree from the University of Bristol in 2020, graduating with a first-class honours. During the 4 years, he completed two internships with the team at a previous employer, followed by a year and a half as a graduate engineer. In this time, Jack has worked on an array of projects, both new-build and refurbishment, within the healthcare, commercial and residential sectors. He places significant emphasis on producing efficient solutions and providing a well-rounded service to clients.
Jack is usually playing tennis when the weather allows. He is often scrambling across Bristol, whether to play for his local club doubles team or try his hand in a singles tournament.
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