Senior team

The people behind the consultancy.

Elements Surveying Group is led by senior consultants with the qualifications, specialisms and continuing professional development needed to deliver independent, evidence-based asbestos advice. Each profile below sets out the qualifications, years of experience and technical focus of the individual leading work on your behalf.

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Joseph Mensurah

BSc (Hons), MSc, MFAAM, CMIOSH

Managing Consultant

22+ years · Healthcare estates · Public-sector frameworks · Expert-witness reporting

Twenty-plus years across NHS, local-government and listed estates. Acts as the firm's technical lead on contentious projects and expert-witness instructions.

Qualifications

• MSc in Occupational Hygiene
• BOHS P402, P403, P404, P405
• Member, Faculty of Asbestos Assessment & Management
• Chartered Member, IOSH

CPD focus

• HSE bulletin tracking and post-incident reviews
• BOHS refresher modules (annual)
• Lab analytical method updates (HSG 248)
• Public-sector procurement & framework compliance

Craig Gant

BSc, MFAAM, AIOSH

Head of Surveying

14+ years · Refurbishment & demolition surveys · Heritage assets · Portfolio re-inspection

Leads the surveying team and is the day-to-day quality owner for every report leaving the practice.

Qualifications

• BOHS P402, P404, P405
• Member, Faculty of Asbestos Assessment & Management
• RICS-recognised CPD route for asbestos

CPD focus

• P402 refresher (annual)
• Building-pathology and structural-context training
• Heritage and listed-building methodology

Jamie Smith

MSc, BOHS P403/P404

Principal Consultant — Air Monitoring & Analytics

11+ years · Reassurance air monitoring · Four-stage clearance · Lab interface and method oversight

Owns the relationship with our UKAS 17025 lab partners and the analytical chain-of-custody on every project.

Qualifications

• MSc Occupational Hygiene
• BOHS P403 Asbestos Fibre Counting
• BOHS P404 Air Sampling & Clearance Testing
• RSPH-accredited training

CPD focus

• HSG 248 (2021) analytical method
• Microscopy / PCM proficiency testing
• Bulk identification technique reviews

Sean Arkwright

BA, MRICS-supplier-panel

Client Director — Real Estate & Construction

16+ years · REIT and asset-management clients · Tier-1 contractor frameworks

Senior commercial-property contact for landlords, investors and main contractors.

Qualifications

• BA (Hons), Construction Management
• BOHS P405
• Member, IWFM

CPD focus

• Commercial-property due diligence
• Framework procurement and SLA design
• Stakeholder communications for sensitive findings