Milne Medal Lecture 2026

The Milne Medal is awarded to an individual engineer for excellence in structural design, both in the overall concept and in the attention to detail in their work, and is named in recognition of the late Bob Milne, who served for many years as the Honorary Secretary of the IABSE British Group. This year, we are delighted to award the Milne Medal to Jackie Heath of Ramboll.

Jackie will give her Milne Medal Lecture on Wednesday 11^th November 2026 at the IStructE, Bastwick Street, London.

Jackie Heath

Jackie is one of the UK’s leading conservation and historic building consultants. One of only 100 Conservation Accredited Engineers in the UK, she leads the Ramboll historic buildings team delivering projects in the historic environment, including the Westminster Hall floor repair, Palace of Westminster; the Household Cavalry Museum, Horse Guards Parade; Palm House restoration, Kew Gardens; Iron Bridge, Shropshire; the Royal Garrison Church, Portsmouth; Waltham Forest Town Hall; and conservation of Clandon Park for the National Trust. She is Cathedral Architect for St Paul’s Cathedral and a member of Coventry Cathedral Fabric Advisory Committee and Cathedrals Fabric Commission for England.

 Jackie has over 25 years’ experience in inspection, appraisal and adaptive design for historic structures. She is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers and holds an MSc in Building Conservation.

An experienced leader, Jackie delivers multi?discipline designs and nurtures her team’s skills and abilities to help them reach their potential. She supports women through mentoring and Ramboll’s Gender Balance network, creating a workplace where everyone is included and appreciated.

Milne Medal Dinner

The lecture will be followed by a dinner at Gusto. All are welcome to discuss the lecture with Jackie and other IABSE members.