Structural & Infrastructure Failure Expert
Mark William Clark
BSc Civil Engineering • CEng • FICE • FIStructE • FCIWEM
A Chartered Civil and Structural Engineer and Registered Expert Witness with over 40 years of international experience across civil, structural, environmental and infrastructure engineering. Combines extensive expertise in forensic investigations, governance, engineering assurance, major infrastructure delivery, project management and technical leadership across transport, water, nuclear, environmental and industrial sectors.
40+ yrs
Engineering & infrastructure experience
£1.7 Bn
Capital programme leadership
300+
Engineers & technicians led
2018–Present
Independent Expert Witness
Overview
Mark William (Bill) Clark is a Chartered Civil and Structural Engineer with over four decades of experience in infrastructure, civil engineering, environmental projects and complex engineering programmes. He is the Director of SigmaSys Ltd, where he specialises in governance, assurance, forensic investigations and expert witness services related to engineering, construction and manufacturing failures. Throughout his career, Bill has held senior leadership roles including Director of Engineering at Tata Projects and Corus Infrastructure Services, CEO of Davy Markham Ltd, and Technical Director positions in major engineering consultancies. He has led large multidisciplinary engineering teams and delivered complex projects across sectors including nuclear infrastructure, rail, water utilities, energy-from-waste facilities and major urban developments. Bill regularly conducts forensic investigations into structural failures, defective design and construction, environmental incidents, and project delays or cost overruns. A Fellow of the Institution of Structural Engineers and the Institution of Civil Engineers, he also serves as a high-risk project and programme assurance assessor for the UK Government’s Infrastructure and Projects Authority, bringing deep technical and governance expertise to complex infrastructure disputes.
Qualifications
BSc CEng
Registered Expert Witness and Chartered Water and Environmental Manager (C.WEM)
Expertise & Experience
Structural Failure & Building Collapse Investigations, Construction Defects & Engineering Design Failures, Infrastructure Project Governance & Technical Assurance, Forensic Engineering Investigations (Civil & Structural), Project Delay, Cost Overrun & Infrastructure Risk Analysis