Before retirement, Gordon Jackson was the leading designer of offshore structures in Arup and he is now acting as a Subject Matter Expert. He is a chartered engineer with over 40 years’ experience and is a Fellow of both the Institution of Civil Engineers and the Royal Institution of Naval Architects.Gordon has extensive experience in the feasibility, conceptual development and delivery stages of offshore projects. The emphasis throughout has been on the application of value engineering to problems and on the development of innovative construction and installation methods with the aim of reducing capital cost, or schedule. Originally working in the oil & gas sector, Gordon has led or supported the delivery of eight major concrete or steel platforms, including the award-winning Wandoo and Hang Tuah projects. Over the last fifteen years, Gordon’s emphasis has switched to the renewable sector where he has developed piled and self-installing AC substation solutions as well as industry-leading HVDC converter station designs for UK and German offshore wind developers and transmission operators. Gordon has also carried out design and evaluation on marine foundations for major bridges, tension leg platforms, semi-submersibles, floating offshore wind structures and floating bridges. He has recently developed expertise in submerged floating tunnels.