Alex Benstead Email & Phone Number

Bristol, Gb

Senior Advisor within UKGBC's Advancing Net Zero team. Responsible for the Embodied Carbon, Carbon Offsetting & Pricing, and Operational Optimisation Labs workstreams.

As part of the Advancing Net Zero programme, I'm focusing on Embodied Carbon Measurement and Reporting.

Product Manager responsible for the UK, Ireland, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, and Norway markets.Product portfolios include Chemical Anchors, Cast-In Channel, Concrete Sensors, and Product Sustainability Lead for the region.

Hilti's Employee Resource Groups focus on creating a workplace that is inclusive for all. These groups include Race, Gender, LGBTQ+, Mental Health, and Disability. The foundation of their work is built upon educational events and raising awareness, with additional impact-driving projects that involve the reporting of data, improving policy, and industry alliances.

United Kingdom

Key Account Manager for Hilti GB, responsible for the business with Sir Robert McAlpine, Galliford Try, Volker Wessels and J Murphy & Sons. Working closely with each company to ensure good relationships, well-managed business and sustainable growth.

Cardiff, United Kingdom

As an Account Manager, professional knowledge in products, market, and service are fundamental to the role as key responsibilities involve developing and growing sales territories. A strong winning mindset is required to identify new sales potential and turn leads into customers. This, in turn, develops and expands the customer base by building good customer relationships. An effective and pro-active approach is needed to enable thorough customer coverage, development and consolidation.

Schaan, Liechtenstein

I developed and presented business opportunity strategies to identify and define the market potential for three new products. Through market research, financial understanding and competitor analysis, I advised on potential next steps to be taken.I helped lead and revamp an internal start-up incubation scheme that created the opportunity for interns to develop ideas into problem solutions and future products. This scheme continues to be successful, with interns completing start-up projects on six-month cycles and contributing to the innovation of the company.

London, United Kingdom

An award-winning structural engineering consultancy based in London. I was a design team member and produced engineering design solutions using both computational and manual calculations.

Manchester, United Kingdom

Undertaking a ‘sandwich’ degree gave me the opportunity to work as a structural engineer for the Energy and Power sector of WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff. I worked on a variety of projects including concept, FEED and detail design, giving me diverse and thorough experience, with increasing levels of responsibility and rapid development of my communication and teamwork skills. Whilst in the Energy sector I assisted in the design of slab foundations and steel structural frames; through the use of manual calculations alongside Finite Element Analysis. I used many software packages, namely: TEDDS, Autodesk Robot, AutoCAD, and Revit Structure.

Master'S Degree, Civil Engineering, 1St

Activities and Societies: Loughborough University Cycling and Triathlon Club, Loughborough University Men's Volleyball team, Loughborough.

Masters, Civil Engineering, 1St

Undertook an exchange semester at TU Delft during my Masters degree. World leading university known for its excellent start up culture.

Education record

Circular Economy For A Sustainable Built Environment

Introduction To Corporate Sustainability, Social Innovation And Ethics