Roma Agrawal MBE HonFREng

Structural engineer, broadcaster and author

Roma Agrawal is a structural engineer, broadcaster and author. She has designed bridges, skyscrapers and sculptures with signature architects and spent six years working on The Shard, the tallest building in Western Europe, designing the foundations and the ‘Spire’. In 2018 she was awarded an MBE for services to engineering. Having studied physics at the University of Oxford, she decided to do an MSc in structural engineering at Imperial College London, which set her on course for a career in construction. Roma worked for WSP for ten years before joining Interserve as a Design Manager. She later joined AECOM as an Associate Director where she worked until last year.