| John Maxwell Roberts | |
| Birth Place: | Bristol |
| Education: | University of Sheffield |
| Practice Name: | Jacobs Engineering Group |
| Significant Projects: | London Eye British Airways i360 Big One (roller coaster) |
| Significant Awards: | IStructE Gold Medal |
John Maxwell Roberts is a British structural engineer. He was president of the Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE) from 2003-2004 and the 2005 recipient of their Gold Medal.
Roberts was born in Bristol. He graduated from the University of Sheffield with a BEng (1969) and a PhD (1972) in Civil & Structural Engineering.[1]
After his PhD, Roberts worked on motorway interchanges with McAlpine & Sons then in 1974 moved to Bertram Done & Partners and soon after to Allott & Lomax in Manchester as a design engineer.[1] It was there where he worked on Big One (roller coaster). Babtie took over Allott & Lomax in 2000 and Jacobs took over Babtie in 2004.[2] Since then Roberts has been Director of Operations at Jacobs Engineering Group. Roberts was responsible for the engineering of the London Eye and British Airways i360[3]
Roberts was awarded the Gold Medal of the Institution of Structural Engineers in 2005 and an Hon DEng by the University of Sheffield in 2006.[1]