Bex Porter
About Bex Porter
Bex Porter is a Senior Structural Engineer at Arup and a Built Environment Sector Lead for the COP26 High Level Climate Champions Team. She also serves as a Visiting Tutor at Durham University.
Title and Current Roles
Bex Porter currently holds the position of Senior Structural Engineer at Arup, within the Buildings North division. Additionally, Bex is serving as the Built Environment Sector Lead for the COP26 High Level Climate Champions Team on a secondment that began in 2021. These roles involve significant contributions to both engineering excellence and climate action in the built environment sector.
Professional Background in Structural Engineering
Bex Porter has built a robust background in structural engineering, initiating their career at Arup as a Graduate Structural Engineer in the Buildings North East office from 2012 to 2014. Afterward, Bex transitioned to the role of Structural Engineer in the Buildings London office from 2014 to 2016, before moving back to the Buildings North division in Newcastle upon Tyne from 2016 to 2018. Since 2018, Bex has been functioning as a Senior Structural Engineer in the same location. The experience spans various prominent geographies and key engineering responsibilities.
Academic Instruction at Durham University
Alongside Bex Porter's industry engagements, they also contribute to academia as a Visiting Tutor at Durham University. Since 2017, Bex has been guiding 3rd-year students in Structural Design, sharing professional insights and practical knowledge with emerging engineers.
Educational Background
Bex Porter pursued higher education at the University of Leeds, where they completed an MEng in Architectural Engineering. This foundational academic experience has informed Bex's technical competence and professional trajectory in structural engineering.
Contributions to Climate Initiatives
In the capacity of Built Environment Sector Lead with the COP26 High Level Climate Champions Team, Bex Porter has been instrumental in the #RacetoZero and #RacetoResilience initiatives. This role involves spearheading efforts to drive ambition among non-state actors in the built environment sector, aimed at transformative climate action initiatives extending beyond COP26.