Jenny Pattison
About Jenny Pattison
Jenny Pattison is a Senior Structural Engineer at Arup with extensive experience in seismic design, structural assessment, and multidisciplinary design teams across various global locations.
Professional Experience
Jenny Pattison currently works as a Senior Structural Engineer at Arup in London, United Kingdom. Over her tenure at Arup, she has undertaken various roles, starting as a Graduate Engineer in London from 2011 to 2014, later progressing to Structural Engineer roles in Tokyo (2014-2015) and London (2015-2017), and also working briefly in Sydney in 2017. Jenny has also completed secondments in those cities as part of multidisciplinary design teams.
Education and Expertise
Jenny Pattison holds a undergraduate and master’s degree in Civil and Structural Engineering (BA MEng) from the University of Cambridge, completed between 2007 and 2011. Prior to this, she attended The Blue School in Wells from 1999 to 2006. Her education has provided a strong foundation in structural engineering principles and practice.
Specializations
Jenny Pattison specializes in seismic design of base isolated commercial buildings, structural assessment for resistance to disproportionate collapse, and seismic assessment of existing masonry and reinforced concrete buildings. She also engages in technical review and design assessment of nuclear containment structures and conducts seismic damage research using machine learning techniques.
Technical Skills and Projects
Throughout her career, Jenny Pattison has provided technical support on a wide range of projects within the building and energy sectors at Arup. She performs vibration assessment of lightweight floors for occupant comfort, conducts finite element analysis of ground-borne vibration, and carries out structural assessment of cables for giant observation wheels. Her technical skills are pivotal in delivering complex structural solutions.
Previous Work Placements
Before her extensive experience at Arup, Jenny Pattison worked at several organizations. She completed a Summer Placement at The Royal Academy of Engineering and BMT in 2010 and 2008 respectively, volunteered as an Engineer at Shelter Associates in Pune, India for two months in 2009, and undertook a Year in Industry Placement at Atkins in Exeter from 2006 to 2007.