Healthcare Engineering & Estates Management Expert
David Livingstone
HEALTHCARE ENGINEERING, ESTATES & TECHNICAL ASSURANCE EXPERT
David Livingstone is a Chartered Engineer and senior Estates professional with over 40 years of experience across NHS, healthcare, higher education and public-sector environments. He specialises in healthcare engineering, estates management, compliance, technical assurance and complex capital projects.
40+ Years
Experience across healthcare engineering, estates, facilities and public-sector environments.
Independent Expert Witness Since 2016
Providing independent technical opinions, expert reports and support in complex healthcare disputes.
Healthcare Engineering Specialist
Expertise covering specialist hospital ventilation, medical gases, water systems, steam-raising and boiler pressure systems, HV electrical systems and their integration with clinical environments and medical equipment.
Technical Assurance & Compliance
Experienced in identifying design deficiencies, omissions, coordination issues and supervision failures, and assessing compliance with applicable healthcare standards, codes and good practice.
Overview
David Livingstone is a Chartered Engineer and senior healthcare estates professional with over 40 years of experience across NHS, private healthcare and public-sector environments. He specialises in healthcare engineering, estates management, technical assurance and compliance, with particular expertise in hospital ventilation, medical gases, water systems, pressure systems, HV electrical services and fire safety. He has held senior estates leadership positions within NHS organisations and has experience providing technical opinions and expert evidence in complex healthcare disputes.
Qualifications
BEng (Hons) Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering; OND Marine Engineering; OND Mechanical Engineering with Electrical Endorsements; postgraduate modules in Healthcare Governance; Certificate of Competency for Marine Engineers; Authorising Engineer/Person certifications; Fellow IHEEM; Member CIBSE; Member BCS
Chartered Engineer (CEng), Certificate of Competency for Marine Engineers – Department of Transport, Authorising Engineer & Authorising Person Certifications – Eastwood Park / Leeds, Member, IHEEM Mechanical Engineering Technical Platform Committee
Expertise & Experience
Healthcare engineering; estates management; technical assurance and compliance; hospital ventilation; medical gases; public health and water systems; steam and boiler pressure systems; HV electrical services; MEP integration; clinical environments; medical equipment; fire safety; estates operations; capital projects; property management; expert witness and arbitration.
