John Bennett
Technical Director, WSPJohn is WSP’s structures asset management lead. His work sits at the intersection of civil engineering, data science and asset management. He is regularly commissioned to provide expert advice to infrastructure owners on the management of their structural assets at tactical and strategic levels.
He’s a chartered civil engineer with over ten years’ experience in the design and assessment of bridge structures and the development of associated DMRB standards. John has focused his career on the strategic asset management of structures including development of structures policy, decision support tools and lifecycle planning.
During his doctorate he studied how techniques from the systems, management and data science disciplines can be applied to transform infrastructure asset management. His doctorate included one of the biggest ever studies into the reliability of visual inspection data for bridges. He applied cutting-edge data science techniques to deliver new insights from National Highways on assets data.
My Sessions at Day 1
Wednesday 10 March 2027
On the Edge: Managing the Grade I Listed Old Wye Bridge
The Old Wye Bridge at Chepstow is a Grade I listed cast-iron bridge spanning the River Wye on the border between England and Wales. This session explores how a historic structure shared between two authorities is assessed, maintained and protected for the future.
- Managing a listed structure while keeping it safe and in use
- Working across two authorities and two nations
- Balancing heritage requirements with modern loading and safety needs
