Civil & Structural Engineer · Nigeria · United Kingdom
Engineering safe, lasting structures and infrastructure.
Born in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria, Christian Okwudili Eze is a civil and structural engineer and Chartered Construction Manager whose career spans nearly two decades and two continents. He trained and practised in Nigeria, designing and building structures, substations and environmental infrastructure, and now works on some of the United Kingdom's largest energy projects.
He is a Senior Engineer with Laing O'Rourke on the Great Grid Partnership, delivering a 400 kV overhead electricity transmission line and the new Grimsby West substation in Lincolnshire, United Kingdom, for National Grid. Before that he was a Site Engineer and Temporary Works Supervisor on Hinkley Point C, the nuclear power station under construction in Somerset, United Kingdom.
In Nigeria his work spanned both the design office and the construction site. He produced the structural design of more than 100 buildings in reinforced concrete and steel, and designed substation equipment foundations, roads, drainage, culverts, retaining walls, steel structures, and refinery tanks and tank stands. On site, he built many residential and commercial buildings, including two buildings for the NOSAK Group in Benin City, Nigeria, one of which he also structurally designed, and designed and then built a 132/33 kV transmission substation in Enugu State, Nigeria, from the equipment foundations to the control room. He also built two sanitary landfills in Rivers State, Nigeria, and supervised the erection of steel structures for solar power plants at five Nigerian universities, among many other projects.
Christian holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering from the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria, a Master in Project Management from Valencia International University, Spain, and an Executive Master in Project Management from Rome Business School Nigeria. He is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Building, a registered engineer with the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), a corporate member of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, and is working towards Incorporated Engineer membership of the Institution of Civil Engineers.
He is also the founder of EzeStruct™, a free structural engineering calculator with over 100 users in more than 15 countries, and speaks on temporary works practice.
Alongside design, he has built and delivered projects on site, as Projects and Experience show.
Structural design of reinforced concrete and steel buildings, from analysis to working drawings.
Transformer and equipment foundations for high-voltage substations.
Road works and surface water drainage.
Box culverts and reinforced concrete retaining walls.
Steel structures, refinery tanks and tank stands.
Formwork and scaffolding solutions, with static checks.
Section Engineer, then Senior Engineer · 2026 – present
A new 400 kV overhead transmission line and a new substation at Grimsby West, delivered for National Grid. Civil works include tower foundations, earthworks, drainage and temporary access roads.
Site Engineer and Temporary Works Supervisor · 2024 – 2026
A two-reactor nuclear power station for EDF, and one of Europe's largest construction projects. Civil works delivered by the BYLOR joint venture of Bouygues Travaux Publics and Laing O'Rourke.
Technical Lead and Lead Structural Engineer · 2021 – 2023
Preconstruction, and structural design of the refinery tanks and their foundations, the large steel structures used for cassava storage, and the offices within the facility.
Project Manager · 2021
Concurrent construction of two buildings for the NOSAK Group over one year: a multi-storey office building with a full-height glazed façade, and a three-storey building with balconies and glazed stair towers. Also produced the structural design of the second building.
Consultant · Construction Manager and Lead Structural Consulting Engineer · 2019 – 2021
Solar power plants for five universities, for the Rural Electrification Agency, an agency of the Nigerian federal government, with METKA West Africa as main contractor. Consultancy on the metallic structures housing the switchyards and offices, from prefabrication to erection, with their panels and equipment.
Site Manager and Structural Engineer · 2016 – 2019
A new 132/33 kV transmission substation, designed and built: transformer and equipment foundations, control room, roads, drainage and culverts.
Site Engineer · 2011 – 2013
Construction of two sanitary landfills, at Oyigbo and Eliozu.
United Kingdom
Senior Engineer
Laing O'Rourke · Great Grid Partnership
Civil engineering delivery on a 400 kV overhead transmission line and the new Grimsby West substation: tower foundations, earthworks, drainage and temporary access roads. Deputy External Services and Utilities Coordinator. Leads and mentors section and site engineers.
United Kingdom
Section Engineer
Laing O'Rourke · Great Grid Partnership
Construction of overhead line tower foundations, setting out with GPS and total station, and supervision of ground investigation works.
Bridgwater, United Kingdom
Site Engineer
Laing O'Rourke · BYLOR joint venture
Hinkley Point C nuclear power station. Dimensional control, inspection and test plans, technical queries and non-conformance reports. Temporary Works Supervisor for allocated works.
Nigeria
Design Engineer
PERI Nigeria Limited, part of the PERI Group
Design of formwork and scaffolding solutions, static checks, and technical training for engineers and artisans.
Lagos, Nigeria
Head, Technical Department
Dellarch Limited
Led structural design and working drawings, coordinated the technical team, and represented the company with clients. Project Manager for the construction of two buildings for the NOSAK Group in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria.
Lagos, Nigeria
Construction Manager and Lead Structural Consulting Engineer
Clover Engineering Consult Limited
Consultancy on the Energizing Education Project for the Rural Electrification Agency. Structural modelling and working drawings, and recovery planning on delayed projects.
Enugu State, Nigeria
Site Manager and Structural Engineer
Bussdor & Company Limited
Designed and built the 132/33 kV transmission substation at 9th Mile, Enugu State, Nigeria: led the structural design, then managed its construction on site, including labour, materials and plant.
Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Project Engineer
Jubileeag Services Nigeria Limited
Project scheduling, cost estimating and structural design.
Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Civil and Structural Engineer, Project Planner
Vast Integrated Solutions Limited
Steel and reinforced concrete design, CAD drawings, and project planning and scheduling for clients. Trainer in CAD and project management software.
Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Site Engineer
Emmanuella Consulting Services
Site engineering and supervision during construction of the sanitary landfills at Oyigbo and Eliozu, Rivers State, Nigeria.
Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Trainee Engineer
Vast Integrated Solutions Limited
Structural design, and project planning and scheduling for clients, at an engineering consultancy and training firm. Trained client companies in CAD, Microsoft Project, Primavera and structural engineering software.
A free browser-based structural engineering calculator supporting ten international design codes, founded and developed by Christian and launched in April 2026. It has over 100 users in more than 15 countries.
Visit ezestruct.com