Freya Summersgill, Robert Bird Group
Freya Summersgill
design engineer
Robert Bird Group

Geotechnical Engineer with extensive technical background and experience in design and site investigation. Her career started at Imperial College with a PhD in finite element analysis of London Clay slopes stabilised with piles. Freya then moved straight into industry and now has almost a decade of experience: designing basements and foundations for buildings, bridges and railways as well as predicting and monitoring soil structure interaction. She has enjoyed a variety of on-site roles including 6 months as a site engineer building a new railway station and several Resident Engineer roles to support piling works across London. Most recently she has been juggling a growing young family, leading geotechnical projects and supporting the development of sustainable design methods at Robert Bird Group.

My Sessions
Panel: Monitoring, testing and instrumentation
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