Services

Our dedicated team of acoustics consultants provide robust, pragmatic advice on how to minimise noise and vibration intrusion. Through early and constructive engagement with stakeholders and consultees, we offer tailored solutions which can increase planning approval rates and reduce unnecessary expense.

Our service range is extremely broad, covering the impacts of noise and vibration on the environment, people, structures and machinery.

Our experts help developers and councils manage and mitigate the air quality impacts of developments and road schemes. Our dedicated team of specialist air quality consultants provide independent, cost-effective expert advice.

Our specialists carry out a range of assessments, valuations and surveys to determine the quality and value of trees on development sites. We cover both urban and rural environments, delivering construction method statements for developments in close proximity to trees, tree protection plans, risk assessments and advice on Tree Preservation Orders (TPO). We also provide advice in relation to woodland management and tree planting, particularly regarding planning policy and discharge of conditions.

With our breadth of experience in archaeology and built heritage, we provide robust advice and products for all stages of project delivery, including due diligence, initial feasibility, master planning, outline and detailed planning applications, discharge of planning conditions, Project Control Framework stages, Development Control Orders, design and management of archaeological evaluations and mitigation strategies.

Our structural team are highly experienced in Architectural Engineering designing solutions for developments where the structural design is an integral part of the aesthetic design. We work closely with designers to help realise their visions and bring the attention to detail, creativity and expertise necessary to deliver truly outstanding architecture.

We are a market-leader in EIA Assessments and environmental planning support. We offer a bespoke, commercially-minded approach to projects, advising clients at all stages from feasibility and planning through to design and implementation. We provide a huge range of technical services in-house, which gives us greater control over the delivery and quality of the technical studies undertaken as part of EIA. Clients also benefit from consistent advice from pre-planning through to project completion and monitoring.

Our expertise spans all areas of drainage design, from grey water and rain water recycling through to sustainable urban drainage solutions. We have professionals covering every sector sector and specialism. We provide holistic solutions to optimise your drainage design, maximising longevity and making your development climate resilient.

All of Waterman’s designs are modelled in 3D using Revit software, providing advantages to the entire project team. We are experts in BIM, improving design efficiency, assisting with buildability studies and planning for long term maintenance as well as helping our clients to visualise the finished building. Revit provides benefits such as effective drawing review, accurate detailing and full support for various drawing formats. Where the entire team is working from the same information, coordination errors are limited and overall documentation accuracy and productivity is enhanced.

We provide bespoke services advising our clients of the requirements for biodiversity net gain (BNG) and wider environmental net gain opportunities at a strategic and project level. Our experts advise on how best to optimise BNG on sites of all types, and can also help navigate the range of off-site BNG options.

Our specialists offer a range of accreditation options for your development, from BREEAM guidance, support and assessment though to advice on WELL and WELL-enabled strategies that help set your scheme apart. Our in house Net Zero Sustainability team offer extensive knowledge of all recognised sustainability rating systems and can advise on the best options to suit your requirements.

We work with you to map out and manage the process to deliver the desired rating supported by our accredited in-house BREEAM AP’s. Whether its guiding and advising on the optimum route to achieve BREEAM Outstanding, avoiding losing essential credits or mapping your way through early planning stage pre-assessments, our APs have the expertise to streamline the process and manage your team and stakeholders.

BREEAM Infrastructure (formerly CEEQUAL) is the assessment and awards scheme focused on improving sustainability in civil engineering and the public realm. Our assessors have a diverse range of experience and provide expert guidance on maximising the final award achievable.

Our specialists offer BREEAM guidance, support and assessment for your specific development needs. We work with you to map out and manage the process to deliver the desired rating, supported by our accredited in-house BREEAM APs. As a multidiscipline practice, we deliver a vast array of specialist reports to satisfy BREEAM evidence requirements, from ecology, waste and transport credits through to energy, LZC, materials and water credits.

Bridges and civil assets are vital components of the UK’s transport and infrastructure networks, keeping people and businesses connected. Our specialist team provides holistic asset management solutions to suit every scenario and working environment.

Our Bridges and Civil Structures Design team is supporting schemes across a wide range of sectors. Our in-house specialists work collaboratively to achieve optimum commercially-focused outcomes, always with deliverability in mind.

Our engineers work closely with all members of the client and design teams to produce efficient, integrated designs and overcome the most challenging site constraints. We are experts at working on tight, highly constrained sites where our engineering acumen and lateral thinking is vital in maximising development potential.

Whether you’re purchasing a building or looking at divestment opportunities, our professionals offer a one-stop-shop to foresensically examine existing and new building services. Whether it’s a system compliance survey or validation of condition, we offer due diligence services that give you the surety you need to make the right decision, backed by our years of experience.

From conditions reviews of existing building services through to full new-build systems, we offer expert advice and guidance on system condition, longevity and compliance. Our experts cover all scales of installation across every sector, from specialist business critical data centres, healthcare and complex industrial and manufacturing buildings through to education, mixed-use residential and office developments. Whatever your needs, we can support and guide you with best practice advice from solution-led professionals.

As we move towards a green grid, the embodied carbon of building services is now high on the agenda when considering the reduction of whole-life carbon. We offer expert advice on all aspects of building services whole-life carbon, avoiding over complex solutions and providing simple, streamlined methods to map out and monitor your journey to Net Zero. Our specialists work in tandem with our Sustainability team to provide energy efficient solutions that reduce embodied carbon, minimising the need for adaptation, reducing waste and optimising longevity.

We have MEP Building Services professionals based across the UK who can support your development needs. We offer best in class design services across all sectors and for any scale of project. Our team work in partnership with our in-house energy and sustainability experts to deliver effective, innovative solutions to meet your specific sustainability goals and to ensure compliance with planning policy and legislation.

Our team of experts is HM Treasury accredited and has significant experience developing robust evidence-based business cases which underpin investment, support strategic decision making and obtain funding.

Our experts can guide you on the purchase of high-quality renewable energy and carbon offsets for Net Zero buildings. We offer professional advice on the quality of renewable energy procurement routes following UKGBC best practice and help you create ‘additionality’ to promote the increase in the UK’s renewable energy capacity. We advise you on the true environmental integrity of offsets so that you can make the right choice, ensuring your organisation’s net zero strategies are robust.

Our team can support you throughout the planning process with circular economy statements and whole-life carbon assessments. We are pioneering the implementation of Material Passports as part of our drive to innovate and maximise the circular economy principles adopted on our projects. We are driving policy change and working with our partners to develop platforms to promote and facilitate the re-use and re-purposing of the materials we use in construction.

Whether you’re making an important investment or maximising the opportunity of your existing assets, we provide professional advice to boost the value and quality of your project. Delivering robust advice across all scales of project and sectors, we validate the performance and quality of a contractor’s or consultant’s services. We remain professional throughout, providing independent reviews and forensic analysis of project designs and installations, always focussing on helping you achieve best value and the optimum outcomes for your development.

Our teams of engineering and environmental specialists devise effective solutions addressing carbon targets whilst building long term climate resilience. We are committed to the design and delivery of Net Zero developments. Net Zero buildings bring benefits that go beyond simply responding to climate change; they deliver lower energy costs, improved energy security and enhanced user health and wellbeing.

When you need assurance that your project or development has met its brief, we offer a full range of services to give you comfort that you’re on track and will hit your targets. Our team offer specialist witnessing services to validate your development’s building services systems performance and guide your team through commissionability reviews, pre-commissioning and commissioning programming phases of your project. With expertise across all sectors and specialisms in healthcare and critical systems, we can support you at every step.

Our highly experience specialists provide advice, surveys and due dilligence reports for schemes of all sizes. From single part-building tenancies, to full buildings and major national or international portfolios, we conduct surveys covering buildings, their fabric and their cladding systems. Our specialists are at the forefront of sustainable design, and we incorporate innovative, low-carbon solutions wherever possible.

Value engineering, deliverability and programme are all key to the success of brownfield regeneration projects and we provide strategic advice at all stages to enable our clients to bring contaminated sites back into sustainable use. Our specialists use the latest risk assessment techniques and advise on site remediation strategies and technologies to deliver ‘smart’, cost effective and pragmatic solutions to reduce environmental liability and maximise value.

Our award-winning, market leading due diligence team has a wealth of experience in the corporate and property sectors. Our expertise lies in understanding our clients’ needs, identifying issues of material effect, and advising how best to mitigate risk and maximise opportunity within the business model context.

Our specialist input ensures your critical building solutions support your operational needs in all eventualities. With expertise spanning financial and data centres, time-critical manufacturing developments and life-critical healthcare facilities, we bring the advice to give you the surety you need.

Design auditing is a major part of our work and includes both pre- and post-acquisition advice on all project types. We also carry out audits on designs produced by our peers in the industry, either as secondary reviews at a clients’ request or for statutory bodies requiring an independent design check.

Our proven track record in integrating DfMA and MMC in our designs is second to none. We’ve helped deliver the tallest off-site manufactured residential building in Europe at 251 Elephant & Castle, and steered Citizen M through the complexities of modular and containerised hotel construction, and that’s why we’re your ideal desgn partner to generate best value and reduce your carbon footprint.

Our expertise spans all areas of drainage design, from grey water and rain water recycling through to sustainable urban drainage solutions. We have professionals covering every sector sector and specialism. We provide holistic solutions to optimise your drainage design, maximising longevity and making your development climate resilient.

Our award-winning, market leading due diligence team has a wealth of experience in the corporate and property sectors. Our expertise lies in understanding our clients’ needs, identifying issues of material effect, and advising how best to mitigate risk and maximise opportunity within the business model context.

Our ecology specialists work closely with our clients to gain a deep understanding of each project’s specific requirements. Our experts are fully conversant with the latest planning policy and legislation developments, and ensure our mitigation advice is bespoke and proportionate to the significance of the constraints present.

Greenspace is a web platform where any size or type of organisation can present and manage their sustainability plans, whilst also supporting Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) and Energy Management systems. Our experts work with you to build a private or public web platform where you can manage your Environmental Social Governance (ESG) strategy and develop your framework for climate resilience.

Our Net Zero Sustainability team provide you with a comprehensive service to minimise the carbon impact of your development, whatever the scale. With expertise covering every stage of your carbon reduction journey we provide a ‘one stop shop’ for tracking and reporting on your development’s carbon footprint from cradle to grave. We deliver expert advice on meeting planning and policy commitments as well as supporting your ESG requirements.

We support your energy management needs, whether you’re managing a complex portfolio of sites or are responsible for unique historic buildings. With professionals offering expert advice across all sectors, we know what it takes to make real improvements to the energy consumption of your building, development or property portfolio. We employ the latest innovative techniques to yield real benefits, backed by our years of experience and forensic approach to analysing your energy usage trends, pinpointing where you can make best value improvements.

Our energy experts provide advice and guidance on tracking and improving the performance of your development or property portfolio, benchmarking building energy use through recognised assessment procedures such as CIBSE TM54, Energy Performance Certificates (EPC’s) and NABERS UK.

With energy strategies coming under increasing scrutiny during the planning process, our experts offer detailed guidance throughout every stage, helping streamline the process. We have expertise in all areas of renwable energy and Low Zero Carbon (LZC) technology and provide robust advice on legislation compliance and best practice targets to meet your needs. Our services cover all aspect of the planning energy process as well as covering the implementation of renewable energy solutions on existing and new property portfolios.

Our award-winning, market leading due diligence team has a wealth of experience in the corporate sector. Our expertise lies in understanding our clients’ needs, identifying issues of material effect, and advising how best to mitigate risk and maximise opportunity within the business model context.

We are a market-leader in EIA and environmental planning support. We offer a bespoke, commercially-minded approach to projects, advising clients at all stages from feasibility and planning through to design and implementation. We provide a huge range of technical services in-house, which gives us greater control over the delivery and quality of the technical studies undertaken as part of EIA. Clients also benefit from consistent advice from pre-planning through to project completion and monitoring.

Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) offer a standardised document to inform us about a product’s potential environmental and human health impact, produced on the basis of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) calculation and providing a basis for comparison of products and services. Our Sustainability team offers the expertise you need to critique EPDs and validate your journey to a Net Zero development, helping you choose the right products and solutions for your building.

Whether you need an accreditated assesor to certify your development with an EPC or require guidance on how to improve the energy performance of your building, our experts can guide and advise you on the best solutions and strategies to meet your goals. With a dedicated team of energy specialists, our expertise spans all sectors and scales of development. Our in-house thermal modelling team use the latest computer software for building energy analysis, and work alongside our engineering team, enabling us to to offer a holistic service covering design advice, physical surveys and computational analysis of your buildings performance.

We work with organisations to build a strong approach to sustainability, supporting sound business decisions and identifying effective and pragmatic ongoing actions to help position their businesses appropriately. This can be either explicit in the market-facing sustainability positioning of the business or, more often, implicit in operations to manage risk and protect reputation. As part of our ESG advisory service, we carry out a full sustainability review of the business which draws out key ESG issues which are most important to your business, customers and other stakeholders. Our reviews cover a wide range of topics including corporate decision-making, policies and processes, staff welfare and supply chain management, customer and service management.

Our sustainability team support you with professional advice on ethical supply chain implementation and management as well as sustainability framework solutions. We consider the environmental and human impact of products and suppliers, forensically examining the journey through the supply chain, from raw materials sourcing to production, storage, delivery and every transportation link in between. We help you minimise environmental harm from factors like energy usage, water consumption and waste production while having a positive impact on the people and communities.

We provide Expert Witness services to support you through a dispute resolution process or litigation. Our experience and knowledge covers all key engineering disciplines and we have professionals that can provide independent and objective opinions both in court or for other judicial or quasi-judicial bodies. Our highly experienced engineers bring the knowledge and impartiality expected of us in this important role and we provide the clarity and understanding of complex technical issues in order reach a just and reasoned opinion.

We provide Expert Witness services to support you through a dispute resolution process or litigation. Our experience and knowledge covers all key engineering disciplines and we have professionals that can provide independent and objective opinions both in court or for other judicial or quasi-judicial bodies. Our highly experienced engineers bring the knowledge and impartiality expected of us in this important role and we provide the clarity and understanding of complex technical issues in order reach a just and reasoned opinion.

Through our wealth of experience in strategic and operational facilities management we can help maximise the life of your assets and keep your building running effectively. Our services cover assisting in developing and implementing robust maintenance strategies, as well as supporting condition surveys, life cycle carbon analysis and energy management. We support your FM operations with professional advice covering M&E FM tendering through to advice on Wellbeing. We have experience across a broad range of sectors including business critical systems and healthcare facilities where auditing and benchmarking are crucial. Whatever your needs, we offer a tailored suite of services to support facilities management operations, bringing best FM practice to your business.

Our multidiscipline teams offer expert advice across all areas of the built environment. Our holistic approach makes us your ideal design partner when it comes to choosing the right options and strategies for your development or asset. Working with your team, we thoroughly analyse your brief and deliver robust feasibility and optioneering studies that leave no stone unturned. We pride ourselves on bringing the wealth of our experience to your team, and delivering innovative and sustainability focused solutions that exceed expectations.

Our multidiscipline teams offer expert advice across all areas of the built environment. Our holistic approach makes us your ideal design partner when it comes to choosing the right options and strategies for your development or asset. Working with your team, we thoroughly analyse your brief and deliver robust feasibility and optioneering studies that leave no stone unturned. We pride ourselves on bringing the wealth of our experience to your team, and delivering innovative and sustainability focused solutions that exceed expectations.

Our flood risk assessments identify the sources of potential flooding to a development site, the extent, depth and hazard caused by the flooding and any proposed mitigation measures required to minimise the impacts. Our multidiscipline team of engineers and hydrologists have the expertise to provide innovative solutions appropriate to our clients’ needs. Our experience and close working relationship with the Environment Agency, National Resources Wales and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, local authorities and water companies enables us to progress schemes swiftly through the planning process.

Throughout the UK, our structural teams have engineered many successful deep and complex foundation designs using innovative methods and techniques which provide the client with sustainable, economical solutions.

Our team of highly experienced geotechnical engineers offer extensive practical knowledge of delivering projects for both contractors and developers. Combining this experience with state-of-the-art geotechnical software, we deliver optimum solutions on programme and within budget.

Our health and safety consultancy service is recognised by our clients for its professional delivery, technical accuracy and value for money. Our highly-experienced team provides specialist health and safety support for schemes of all types and across every sector.

Our highways specialists develop solutions which improve transportation networks and enhance customer experience. From initial feasibility studies, preliminary and detailed design, through to contract procurement and supervision of on-site delivery, our technical design teams work with a huge range of clients to deliver the right solutions to support network needs.

Early planning and procurement of utilities requirements is often critical in the success of any development. We provide the engineering expertise you need to size and procure new supplies, assess existing complex utility infrastructure and manage major diversions. We cover drainage water, gas, power and comms specialisms meaning that you will be assured that a coordinated and cohesive approach is delivered backed by our years of experience in dealing with statutory undertakers and utility providers.

Our experts have significant experience of preparing robust, evidence-based business cases which champion investment, support strategic decision making and ultimately help secure funding. We identify and develop optimum infrastructure solutions which create opportunities for investment and enable sustainable economic growth.

Our landscape team offers design, planning and management expertise for our clients on projects throughout the UK. Our practical knowledge of the landscape design and implementation process enables us to deliver schemes that balance economic constraint and timescale, optimising any given site’s potential to create safe, attractive and sustainable environments. We also have expertise in providing both Landscape and Visual Impact Assessments (LVIA) and Townscape & Visual Impact Assessments (TVIA), ensuring the effects of developments on both views and on the landscape itself are properly considered. Waterman also has an in-house team of skilled arboriculturalists.

Our Sustainability team offer expert advice on all aspects of Whole-life carbon considering carbon in construction, circular ecomony principles and operational carbon to provide comprehensive guidance on the best solutions for your development to meet your goals. We can guide you on the route to achieving UKGBC Net Zero and advise on ethical carbon off set solutions.

Design auditing is a major part of our work and includes both pre- and post-acquisition advice on all project types. We also carry out audits on designs produced by our peers in the industry, either as secondary reviews at a clients’ request or for statutory bodies requiring an independent design check.

With years of experience in modular building construction, we can work with your selected build partner to design solutions that substantially decrease construction programmes, minimise waste and reduce the carbon footprint of your development. Our experience covers complete off-site modular construction as well as smaller scale ‘Pod’ solutions’ and we use our Revit BIM modelling to optimise coordination and space efficiency. Modular solutions also offer opportunities for improved circularity and our sustainability experts work alongside our engineering teams to guide on opportunities for future disassembly and re-use.

We approach Net Zero holistically, focusing on four key areas: carbon performance, energy performance, circular economy performance and waste management. We link our Net Zero approach with overarching sustainability assessments and Green Building Certificates. Our expertise helps you define your route to Net Zero, developing a robust design brief with a clear overview on the requirements, responsibilities and targets for each discipline and for all the identified Net Zero metrics. We formulate cohesive strategies to achieve Net Zero designs in accordance with a project’s aspirations and unique requirements. We provide services throughout the whole life cycle of the building, delivering all the required studies and advice across all aspects of a development.

We support your energy management needs, whether you’re managing a complex portfolio of sites or are responsible for unique historic buildings. With professionals offering expert advice across all sectors, we know what it takes to make real improvements to the energy consumption of your building, development or property portfolio. We employ the latest innovative techniques to yield real benefits, backed by our years of experience and forensic approach to analysing your energy usage trends, pinpointing where you can make best value improvements.

We support your energy management needs, whether you’re managing a complex portfolio of sites or are responsible for unique historic buildings. With professionals offering expert advice across all sectors, we know what it takes to make real improvements to the energy consumption of your building, development or property portfolio. We employ the latest innovative techniques to yield real benefits, backed by our years of experience and forensic approach to analysing your energy usage trends, pinpointing where you can make best value improvements.

We support your energy management needs, whether you’re managing a complex portfolio of sites or are responsible for unique historic buildings. With professionals offering expert advice across all sectors, we know what it takes to make real improvements to the energy consumption of your building, development or property portfolio. We employ the latest innovative techniques to yield real benefits, backed by our years of experience and forensic approach to analysing your energy usage trends, pinpointing where you can make best value improvements.

Designing to avoid overheating is now an important aspect of residential building compliance. Our energy specialists provide advice and develop solutions backed by thermal modelling to validate your development’s performance. Responding to CIBSE TM59 and Building Regulations Approved Document Part O, our advice incoroprates all regularatory requirements. We work with our sustainability team to advise on best practice solutions to make your buildings climate resilient and future-proofed.

Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) offer a standardised document to inform us about a product’s potential environmental and human health impact, produced on the basis of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) calculation and providing a basis for comparison of products and services. Our Sustainability team offers the expertise you need to critique EPDs and validate your journey to a Net Zero development, helping you choose the right products and solutions for your building.

Our teams of engineering and environmental specialists devise effective solutions addressing carbon targets whilst building long term climate resilience. We are committed to the design and delivery of Net Zero developments. Net Zero buildings bring benefits that go beyond simply responding to climate change; they deliver lower energy costs, improved energy security and enhanced user health and wellbeing.

We provide practical, buildable solutions for passive design through a variety of strategies including passiv haus, natural ventilation and mixed mode operation. Elimating unwanted heat gains, cutting out heat loss and making our buildings air tight with robust thermal junctions is instrinsic to good, climate resilient design. We provide a holstic suite of services to meet all your project needs from avoiding overheating, TM54 analysis and energy modelling through to guidance on facade thermal performance and shading. We deliver innovative strategies for climate futureproofing, harnessing our collective expertise to create solutions which passively lower energy consumption.

We work with our clients from the earliest possible stage to pinpoint and mitigate key risks, maximising opportunities and delivering optimal results. From land acquisitions, property investments and redevelopments through to corporate acquisitions and strategic infrastructure assets, we have a proven track record across all sectors both in the UK and internationally. Underpinned by our cross-discipline collaborative approach, our diverse team provides leading-edge advice across a huge range of technical areas. Spanning environmental, climate resilience and health and safety, through to technical constraints analysis for future investment considerations, we help our clients develop a thorough understanding of the risks and opportunities relating to any transaction.

We work with our clients from the earliest possible stage to pinpoint and mitigate key risks, maximising opportunities and delivering optimal results. From land acquisitions, property investments and redevelopments through to corporate acquisitions and strategic infrastructure assets, we have a proven track record across all sectors both in the UK and internationally. Underpinned by our cross-discipline collaborative approach, our diverse team provides leading-edge advice across a huge range of technical areas. Spanning environmental, climate resilience and health and safety, through to technical constraints analysis for future investment considerations, we help our clients develop a thorough understanding of the risks and opportunities relating to any transaction.

Our specialist team advise on all aspects of public health design, including above- and below-ground drainage, rain water management, potable and non-potable water systems, fire suppression solutions and sustainable water conservation strategies. Our public health engineers have a wealth of experience covering all sectors and scales of development, providing design services for new build, refurbishment and extension schemes as well as offering system inspections, condition appraisals and legislation compliance guidance.

We provide market-leading expertise in all aspects of engineering and design across all disciplines. We offer a comprehensive array of services, ranging from initial project development and planning phases, through to full engineering design and documentation, construction phase services, as well as specialist advice with our design partners in operations, maintenance and management of rail and mass transit assets.

Design auditing is a major part of our work and includes both pre- and post-acquisition advice on all project types. We also carry out audits on designs produced by our peers in the industry, either as secondary reviews at a clients’ request or for statutory bodies requiring an independent design check.

Our energy experts provide advice and guidance on tracking and improving the performance of your development or property portfolio, benchmarking building energy use through recognised assessment procedures such as CIBSE TM54, Energy Performance Certificates (EPC’s) and NABERS UK.

We have considerable expertise in delivering surveys, logistics advice, temporary works requirements and careful monitoring regimes needed to redevelop behind retained heritage and listed façades.

The Road Restraint Risk Assessment Process is a key part of Waterman’s highway design process that helps determine the need and benefits of vehicle restraint systems. We have worked with local authorities using RRRAP to ensure the most appropriate standards of road safety are achieved within the budget available.

Waterman’s team of qualified Roads Safety Auditors have a track record of working with clients across the UK to help reduce road accidents. Our experts undertake rigorous assessments of highway improvements and new road schemes, ensuring road safety implications are fully considered.

Waterman has a long track record of working with developers and councils to agree and deliver highways schemes under sections 38 and 278 of the Highways Act. Our engineers help ensure s278 and s38 agreements provide highway improvements that meet planning requirements and support sustainable development that benefits local communities.

Our multi-discipline engineering capability means that we can offer expert and highly experienced support for the site phase of your project as well as in operation. We provide site inspection and resident engineer services on a visting basis or embeded full-time with your site team. Our engineers bring the assurance you need that quality of work is maintained and compliant with code and the works specifications and we cover all sectors including critical systems for data centres and healthcare. We carry out monitoring, inspections, witness testing and performance validation across all engineering disciplines from civil and structural to building services systems.

We provide Smart systems design solutions for your development, working with our design partners to offer LV building technology infrastructure design, including AV, ICT, BMS, lighting, Smart and IoT. Our team can support you throughout the ‘Smart Score’ assessment process and we also offer ‘Smart Infrastructure’ planning statement guidance.

Waterman’s portfolio of Strategic Land projects includes work with clients across the public, institutional, corporate and private sectors. We have delivered innovative and flexible engineering solutions to realise iconic residential and mixed use schemes. Our knowledge and experience covers all types of developments where sustainable, future-proof design must stand the test of time for generations to come. The approach of our team is to work collaboratively with the client, design team, and the local community to deliver an exceptional outcome for all stakeholders. Playing to our multidisciplinary strengths, we drive efficiency and value through all the design stages from feasibility and pre-planning through to construction and operation in order to unlock the optimal development potential.

Our highly experience structural specialists provide advice, surveys and due diligence reports for schemes of all sizes. From single part-building tenancies, to full buildings and major national or international portfolios, we conduct structural surveys covering buildings, their fabric and their cladding systems. Our specialists are at the forefront of sustainable design, and we incorporate innovative, low-carbon solutions wherever possible.

Our structural team offers expert and highly experienced support for the site phase of your project as well as in operation. We provide site inspection and resident engineer services on a visting basis or embeded full-time with your site team. Our engineers bring the assurance you need that quality of work is maintained and compliant with code and the works specifications.

Waterman have developed our own specialist BIM integrated analysis tool – ‘Wat Carbon’ to facilitate rapid analysis of the embodied carbon in our structural solutions. Our carbon calculator tool takes Revit data and applies carbon measures to deliver carbon tonnages. It facilitates timely decision making that effectively factors in carbon as part of the design development. We have used our extensive portfolio to analyse historic projects using ‘Wat Carbon’, which has resulted in the development of benchmarking tools. These tools allow us to advise on the likely impact of early design decisions, demonstrating their contribution to the development’s embodied carbon metrics.

Our engineering specialists provide creative solutions for all types of superstructures, ranging from towers, stadia and long span structures to architectural features and exposed structures in a range of construction materials, including steel, concrete and timber.

We provide specialist sustainability support for schemes across every sector and scale, from major city-wide master planning initiatives to individual buildings. We offer overarching sustainability services focused on the core themes of energy, circular economy, wellbeing, heritage, ethical supply chains, low carbon transport, natural capital and water resources. Our sustainability experts fully embed themselves in the design team, providing clear guidance from the outset, covering all stages from feasibility through to detailed design, during construction and on into the operational phases.

Our sustainability team support you with professional advice on ethical supply chain implementation and management as well as sustainability framework solutions. We consider the environmental and human impact of products and suppliers, forensically examining the journey through the supply chain, from raw materials sourcing to production, storage, delivery and every transportation link in between. We help you minimise environmental harm from factors like energy usage, water consumption and waste production while having a positive impact on the people and communities.

We work closely with a wide variety of clients to prepare, implement and monitor tailor-made Sustaiable Transport Plans that support the drive for active travel.

We understand the need for an integrated approach to SuDS design, not only to meet planning requirements but also to provide the most cost effective and practical solutions. Our specialist team creates designs which manage runoff from developments, reducing the risk of flooding and improving water quality by managing pollution.

As the height of a building increases, factors such as building dynamics, column shortening, soil structure interaction, seismic loading, creep, production rate and ultra-high strength materials begin to dominate the design. Our team has developed designs for commercial, residential and mixed-use tall buildings throughout Europe, the Middle East, Russia and Asia.

Waterman has successfully undertaken a large variety of temporary works designs and are active members of the Temporary Works Forum. We add value for our clients by ensuring buildability is captured and integrating permanent and temporary works in our designs where possible. The helps to minimise the potential impact on health and safety, time and costs and reduce project risks. We also have extensive experience in a variety of sectors, including carrying out Category 3 independent design checks.

Our in-house specialist team uses the latest advanced thermal and energy modelling software to foresensically analyse and model buildings across all sectors. We utilise thermal dynamic simulation software, 3D fluid and energy flow modelling and computational fluid dynamic packages, offering our engineers versatile and accurate tools which quickly and efficiently review system options, orientation, fenestration areas, ventilation options and environmental system designs. Our modelling engineers can also provide detailed daylighting analysis, including climatic daylight modelling.

In the race to Net Zero, sustainable transport systems will play a vital role in securing a greener future for our society.

Our specialists deliver highly effective transport solutions to connect communities and places and help build a low carbon future.

Our in-house specialists offer a wide range of transport modelling expertise, including local junction traffic modelling, wider route network modelling, microsimulation of pedestrian and vehicle movements, and sub-regional models for single or multiple modes of travel.

Our in-house specialists provide the full range of traffic and transport services. Our strong capability in transportation planning, traffic engineering and environmental assessment, combined with extensive understanding of statutory local government procedures, ensures that our projects satisfy the public consultation and inquiry stages of schemes of all types and scales.

We provide leading edge professional, multidiscipline advice on a wide range of infrastructure projects covering highways, rail, marine, aviation, and commercial development. Infrastructure has a key role to play in our journey to achieving net zero and, as a result, climate resilience is at the core of our innovative design solutions.

Early planning and procurement of utilities requirements is often critical in the success of any development. We provide the engineering expertise you need to size and procure new supplies, assess existing complex utility infrastructure and manage major diversions. We cover drainage water, gas, power and comms specialisms meaning that you will be assured that a coordinated and cohesive approach is delivered backed by our years of experience in dealing with statutory undertakers and utility providers.

We are one of the leading engineering and scientific consultancies in the UK, providing integrated solutions to the waste industry. Waterman provide a ‘one stop’ bespoke consultancy service to our clients for technical appraisal, engineering, design, planning, permitting and project management expertise. We provide a wide range of waste management services, covering the development of waste management infrastructure from regional level facilities, to individual developments

We offer extensive experience in obtaining environmental permits and planning permissions for waste facilities. Our team’s expertise lies in identifying issues of material effect, understanding the client’s needs and delivering efficient solutions that meet or exceed expectations. Our specialist team also includes former regulators, which helps us challenge overcautious advice or opinions.

Our specialists offer a range of accreditation options for your development, from BREEAM guidance, support and assessment though to advice on WELL and WELL-enabled strategies that help set your scheme apart. Our in house Net Zero Sustainability team offer extensive knowledge of all recognised sustainability rating systems and can advise on the best options to suit your requirements.

We are fully conversant with WiredScore and can advise you on how to achieve the best rating as part of our overarching engineering design solutions. WiredScore is the digital connectivity rating system for real estate that allows you to improve, benchmark and promote your building’s digital infrastructure, requiring various criteria to be implemented and embedded in the design. WiredScore Home proves that your building is completely tech-ready and able to fulfil your residents’ digital requirements, whilst Wired Score Office caters for commercial developments. WiredScore is recognised by GRESB as a “Green Building Certification Scheme”. This means that buildings certified, as of 2022, receive points in their GRESB submission.