Meet The Team
Parmarbrook are a friendly and approachable team with a diverse range of skills, experience and knowledge.
Chetan Parmar
BSc (Hons)
Managing Director
Chetan is the Managing Director of Parmarbrook, providing overall leadership, vision and culture for the practice.
Guiding the management and delivery of Parmarbrook’s projects, Chetan remains passionate about a design led process and adopts a hands on approach with core projects; whether it is sketching through designs at concept stage, walking sites or detailed design reviews, he always aims to deliver the most intelligent and efficient structural solution.
Chetan has been at the forefront of many major building projects for over thirty years, both within the UK and internationally, facilitating strong relationships with leading clients and architects. A number of notable projects include 20 Fenchurch Street, Bank of America HQ, DEFRA HQ, and Tesco’s biggest ever development at Woolwich Central.
With a particular focus on large mixed-use developments and office schemes, Chetan is spearheading the practice’s expansion into international markets.
Parmarbrook was co-founded by Chetan in 2011 after several years as a Director at global consultancies; Halcrow Yolles and Waterman Group.
Some projects Chetan Parmar has worked on...
Steve Davidson
MEng, MIStructE, CEng
Technical Director
Favourite building:
Forth Rail Bridge, Edinburgh
Steve is an accomplished chartered engineer who has worked on a large number of varied and complex projects during his 15 year career. He has an extensive track record working on education, residential and commercial developments in both London and Edinburgh.
Steve has an enquiring mind, taking an extremely proactive approach to creating opportunities and developing relationships with design team members.
In 2018 Steve joined the steering committee of Young Entrepreneurs in Property – YEP, a networking organisation that provides a voice for the future leaders of the industry.
Ben Paterson
BEng(Hons), MIStructE, CEng
Design Director
Favourite building:
Chrysler Building, New York
Ben is a creative and experienced chartered Engineer with 20 years’ experience working for central London design consultancies. He has worked on a variety of projects which involved complex basement construction and major mixed-use schemes with blue chip clients. He has an ability to unlock projects and complex sites, using the broad and varied experience gained over his 20 year career.
Ben is responsible for design quality across the studio, ensuring a consistent and high level outcome is met on all projects; whilst also delivering timely engineering solutions in line with demanding construction programmes.
Ben is passionate about engineering and the difference it can make to the built environment. Recent experiences have included in depth analysis and delivery of off-site manufactured buildings, carbon reduction through intelligent specification and building design automation.
Bens route into engineering was technical drawing, which he learnt while studying at Marling Grammar School and a design office in the 1990’s, he has developed and built on these detail based skills over the last 20 years and uses this experience to provide technical design support to the studio project teams.
Outside the studio Ben has a young family, which keeps him busy. Spare time is spent on the golf course, in his camper van or wearing a pair of ski’s, depending on the season.
Danielle Coleman
DipM ACIM
Marketing Director
Danielle has over 14 years experience in construction marketing, having worked at Waterman Group for several years before joining Parmarbrook in 2014.
Danielle is responsible for the development and delivery of the strategic marketing plans at Parmarbrook. As well as raising the profile of the company to the industry, she also manages the production of all marketing material and bid proposals.
Maria Virginia Mondelli
EA to Chetan Parmar / Operations Manager
Rob Delahunty
CEng, BEng (Hons), MIStructE
Technical Director
Favourite building:
My house
Rob possesses a wealth of knowledge and experience in technical delivery.
Prior to joining Parmarbrook, Rob held a 16 year-tenure Associate Director position where he successfully managed project teams on a range of developments, both new build and refurbishment. With 29 years’ experience across residential, education and mixed-use sectors, Rob is dedicated to delivering high quality design and solutions to clients.
Mark Goddard
BSc (Hons) CEng MIStructE
Technical Director
Mark has designed large scale multi-million-pound developments, both new build and refurbishment, often incorporating significant infrastructure works. Prior to joining Parmarbrook, Mark held various senior leadership roles where he was responsible for managing and overseeing structural engineering projects.
Mark’s diverse portfolio of work includes major retail projects for clients such as Debenhams, Marks and Spencer and Crest Nicholson. His most notable projects include Aspire Point, Stratford, Dudley House Paddington London, Erith Park, LB Bexley and Riverside Development Hemel Hempstead.
Claire Washington
BE (Civil) Hons, CPEng, CMEngNZ
Senior Associate
Claire joined Parmarbrook in 2020 and has since led a variety of projects, including Broxbourne school, Kitchener Barracks and 100 De Beauvoir Block.
Claire is passionate about sustainable design and the benefits modern methods of construction can bring. Her wealth of experience in the use of timber and hybrid structures has already encouragingly impacted the company. She enjoys solving technical problems using first principles with refined analytical tools to develop effective and efficient structual solutions.
Claire started her career in New Zealand before moving to the UK in 2014. In 2018 Claire was part of the female-led design team delivering Cambridge Mosque, with Marks Barfield Architects, a landmark timber building designed with Glulam and CLT.
Constantin Beldiman
MEng
Senior Associate
Favourite building:
Centre Pompidou, Paris
Constantin is a senior structural engineer with more than 14 years professional structural engineering experience around the UK and internationally, including in Hong Kong and Romania. Skilled in Project Management, Design Management, Structural Engineering including Structural Analysis and Design as well as technical reviews and guidance.
Has led project teams to deliver on educational, public services, energy, airport, and underground transportation related projects including the Victoria Underground Station Upgrade, Heathrow Airport Terminal 2B and the Hong Kong International Airport Midfield Concourse.
He has considerable practice in detailed structural analysis and volumetric construction after designing two of the largest modular towers in the UK; Mapleton Crescent, Wandsworth and Addiscombe Grove, Croydon.
King Leung
BSc (HONS)
Associate - Civils
King can provide clients with a broad range of services in civil engineering including drainage, flood risk, sustainable drainage system, highways, public realm, car parking and utilities infrastructure. He is experienced civil engineering and can deliver projects from the feasibility to construction, and completion both in the private and public sector including design, tenders, contracts and site supervision. King is responsible for delivering highway and infrastructure projects ranging from large scale residential / educational developments, water treatment works and railway infrastructure to small car park designs and building drainage remedial works.
Andrew Whitehead
BSc (Hons) CEng FICE FIStructE
Executive Director
Favourite building:
Catedral de Sevilla
Andy has a wealth of experience gained from working on major building and civil engineering projects in both the private and public sector for consultants, contractors and more recently in development.
Andy was previously Operations Director of Clarke Bond and is a Fellow of both the Institution of Civil Engineers and the Institution of Structural Engineers.
Katrina Russell
Marketing Manager
Laura Mengasini
BEng(Hons)
Project Engineer
Laura is a talented design engineer with a broad range of interests and experience across the built environment. She has worked on larger residential schemes and commercial buildings which take in both new build and historic refurbishment structures. Laura is passionate about sustainable design, from material selection to passive house design. She also believes in innovation, its importance for the future and how it can shape a better world for future generations.
Simon Etherton
BIM Lead
Favourite building:
St Peters Basilica, Vatican City
Simon has over 25 years experience as a CAD technician and in recent years adopted software platforms such as the AutoDesk Building Design Suite – his expertise in Revit Structures has led him to model signature developments with construction values up to £250m.
Most recently Simon has been developing and leading on BIM models for a variety of Design and Build projects.
Roli Binitie
BEng (Hons) MSc (Hons)
Structural Engineer
Alex Carroll
MEng MSc ACGI
Senior Structural Engineer
Alex joined Pamarbrook in 2015 and has worked on projects varying in size and complexity; from high end single dwellings to large 25ha heavily contaminated sites.
Alex has recently completed a high end residential scheme at Little Chester Street with Squire and Partners; which provides four separate townhouses with double storey basements in Belgravia.
Marina Lazar
CEng, MICE
Senior Structural Engineer
Favourite building:
Gherkin
Karina Krause
Structural Engineer
James Holland
MEng
Senior Structural Engineer
Favourite building:
Viaduc de Millau
James began his career working on the iconic Walmer Yard development by Peter Salter and delivering numerous high end residential dwellings.
More recently, James has worked on larger residential schemes, commercial buildings, schools and theatres which take in both new build and historic refurbishment structures, on green field and complex urban sites.
James is currently working with multiple brand occupiers to deliver Cat A refurbishments to their London Office Space.
Alex Exeter
BIM Manager
Sidney Leung
BEng(Hons) MIStructE
Project Engineer
Favourite building:
Spinnaker Tower
Dorinela Shegaj
Design (Structural) Engineer
Eli Gutfreund
MEng (Hons)
Senior Engineer
Federico Annoni
Structural Engineer
Jeff Belcher
Technician
Favourite building:
The Shard, London. Burj Khalifa, Dubai. Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
Courtney White
BA Hons Graphic Design
Graphic Designer and BID Coordinator
Favourite building:
Milan Cathedral
Courtney joined Parmarbrook at the beginning of 2021 as our Graphic Designer and Bid coordinator. She has previously worked for ISG and Avison Young, as well having freelanced in Australia for a year. Courtney is responsible for coordinating our tenders and designs all of marketing material and brand assets.
Stefan Knaap
Senior Technician
Hena Parmar
Director
Euan Napier
Graduate Engineer
