IStructE
The Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE) is the world's largest professional body dedicated to structural engineering.
- Date
- 16 November 2026
- Time
- 18:00 - 19:00 GMT
- Location
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Doran Consulting Flax House 83-91 Adelaide St Belfast, BT2 8FE
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Health and Safety Discussion
https://www.ice.org.uk/events/upcoming-events/health-and-safety-panel-discussion
Doran Consulting , Belfast
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- Date
- 16 November 2026
- Time
- 18:00 - 19:00 GMT
- Location
- Doran Consulting
Free
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Join us for an engaging panel discussion featuring Amy Dillon and John Bourke alongside representatives from both ICE ECNet and the IStructE Young Members Group. Bringing together experienced professionals and early-career engineers, this four-person panel will explore career development, industry insights, and the opportunities and challenges facing the next generation of engineers.
The session will be driven by questions from the audience, providing a unique opportunity for attendees to gain practical advice, hear diverse perspectives, and take part in an open and interactive conversation with the panel.
Speakers
Amy Dillon
Design ID
principal engineer
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Amy Dillon
Amy Dillon is a Chartered Civil Engineer and principal engineer at Design ID. A University of Nottingham graduate, she began her career with Sir Robert McAlpine and later worked at Amec Foster Wheeler and Farrans Construction, where she was a Senior Site Engineer on the Northern Spire Bridge in her home town of Sunderland.
Since joining Design ID in 2019, Amy has worked on a variety of Projects including Crossrail, and leads health and safety and training initiatives for the practice. In her spare time she also runs The Big Bridge, a non-profit STEM outreach programme using a 13m long model cable-stayed bridge to inspire schoolchildren. Her contributions to engineering and education have earned her the 2024 STEM Champion Award , the 2023 Construction News Rising Star title, and the RAEng Young Engineer of the Year Award in 2020. In 2017, she was named one of the Top 50 Women in Engineering by the Women’s Engineering Society and The Telegraph.
Amy is active in ICE committees and has a passion for Development Engineering, having led a project to install a small-scale hydro-solar power scheme in a rural village in Malawi and volunteered in Kenya with social enterprise Sanivation to expand their operations.
John Bourke
Mott MacDonald
principal structural engineer
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John Bourke
John is a principal structural engineer for Mott MacDonald in their Belfast office. He spent much of his early career in mainland UK working on projects in the oil and gas industry, defence and nuclear.
Whilst predominantly office based, his site experience has taken him everywhere from climbing ladders in gas power stations, to walking around redundant nuclear reactor buildings, inspecting the soffits of offshore structures, and driving on a live RAF runway.
Current projects include railways and bridges work. Working in a variety of different environments affords the opportunity and experience to assess risks and hazards both before and during the works.
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