Paul Jowitt

Paul William Jowitt is a British civil engineer, Professor of Civil Engineering Systems at Heriot Watt University, and executive director of the Scottish Institute of Sustainable Technology. He was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2011 Birthday Honours for services to technology. He is currently President of the Commonwealth Engineers Council. He was elected in 2012 as a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering. Previously he led a number of research projects from EPSRC, UKWIR and the UK Water Utilities on water distribution network reliability, drought management and sustainable wastewater treatment.

His published work includes journal articles in Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering Sustainability, Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, ASCE, Engineering Optimization. and Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems (which Jowitt edits).

Jowitt is chair of the engineering charity 'Engineers Against Poverty'. He is a former trustee of the Forth Bridges Visitor Centre, and a trustee of The Steamship Sir Walter Scott Trust.