PIANC UK young professionals seminar 2026

Jishnu Warrier

Jishnu Warrier is a ports and maritime engineer at Jacobs' London office and a Graduate Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE). He holds a degree in Structural Engineering from the National Institute of Technology, India, and has built experience in the design and delivery of maritime and coastal infrastructure projects across India, the Middle East, and Europe.

Frederick Linley

Frederick (Fred) Linley, is a 28 year old geotechnical engineer at Haskonings. After completing his undergraduate in engineering geology and geotechnics at the University of Portsmouth, he went on to study structural geology with geophysics at the University of Leeds and graduated in 2021.

Fred then went onto work at Geoquip Marine, an offshore geotechnical firm conducting ground investigations for offshore developments, starting first as a graduate and leaving as a project engineer.

He has deep passion for geology with a particular interest into quaternary fauna and planetary geoscience.

Greg Jackson

Greg Jackson is a senior graduate maritime and civil engineer at Haskoning with over three and a half years of experience working on maritime infrastructure projects both in the UK and internationally. His engineering work has focused on structural analysis, port infrastructure design, asset inspections, and the development of digital technologies to support design and asset management.

Alongside his engineering role, he serves as the water and maritime digital and AI champion in London, supporting the adoption of automation, data-driven workflows, and digital tools across engineering teams. He has participated in and led a number of digital innovation initiatives, including award-nominated engineering automation tools, industry hackathons, and the development of digital inspection methodologies.

Mithun Praveen Subramaniam

Mithun Praveen Subramaniam is a maritime engineer at Mott MacDonald with about 3 years of experience, working on the planning, design, and analysis of marine infrastructure projects across the UK. His experience includes site supervision, technical reporting, asset repair and rehabilitation studies, and cost estimation for marine structures. Mithun has worked on a range of infrastructure schemes involving marine structures, coastal assets, and port-related developments, with a particular interest in sustainable and practical engineering solutions. He is currently developing towards professional chartership through the Institution of Civil Engineers.

Alvaro Garcia

Alvaro is an assistant engineer at Beckett Rankine. He joined in September of 2024, after graduating with an integrated master's degree in civil engineering from Imperial College London.

Alvaro works in a wide range of projects involving maritime infrastructure and historic ships, with further focus in geotechnical design. He is gaining experience across the project life cycle by contributing to tender, optioneering, and detail design; stability assessments; licences; supervision of ground investigation and construction; and project handover.

Alvaro is a Graduate Member of the ICE and is developing to become professionally qualified.