Specialist AEC IT · Engineering consultancies
IT Support for Engineering Consultancies in London
WIT provides managed IT, cloud, cyber security and virtual workstation support to structural, civil, building services and multi-disciplinary engineering consultancies across London. We have worked almost exclusively with architecture, engineering and construction firms since 2013, so analysis software, model exchange and framework security requirements are where we start rather than where we struggle.
Specialist IT for architecture, engineering and construction since 2013, from our office in Southwark. ISO 27001 certified since 2018, ISO 9001 certified since 2023 and Cyber Essentials certified.
Where engineering IT goes wrong
What engineering consultancies ask us to fix
Engineering firms share most of an architecture practice’s IT problems, then add a few of their own: compute-heavy analysis, exchange with every other discipline on a project and clients who audit their suppliers.
Analysis runs that tie up a desk for a day
Structural and building services analysis is compute-hungry. When the only capable machine is the one under a senior engineer’s desk, the analysis queue quietly becomes the programme.
Model exchange with every other discipline
IFC, Revit, Navisworks and DWG files arrive from architects, contractors and clients, each on a different version. Version drift between disciplines can cost more time than the coordination itself.
Calculations nobody can find the final version of
Calculation packages, spreadsheets and marked-up drawings spread across email, Teams and personal OneDrive folders. When a query arrives years later, the issued version has to be easy to find and plainly the issued version.
Security questionnaires before appointment
Public sector, infrastructure and major private clients increasingly ask for Cyber Essentials, evidence of multi-factor authentication and a supplier security policy before they appoint. The questionnaire usually lands during a bid.
Engineers on site, in the office and at home
Site inspections, client offices and home days mean drawings and project data are needed on a tablet as reliably as at a desk, without project data drifting onto personal devices.
Licences bought one discipline at a time
Analysis, CAD and BIM licences are often bought team by team. Nobody has the whole picture until renewal week, which tends to be the same week as an issue date.
What we do
IT built around engineering work
The same service we provide to design practices across London, shaped around analysis workloads, multi-party project data and clients who check their supply chain.
Managed IT support
Day-to-day support from engineers who understand project-based design work, so nobody has to explain worksharing or an issue date before anyone can help.
- A named team that knows your firm and its project calendar
- Remote first, on site when it matters
Compute for analysis and modelling
Workstations specified by role, or high-performance virtual workstations through Inevidesk, so heavy analysis and coordination run wherever the engineer is.
- GPU and compute performance from the office, home or site
- Scale up for a bid or a peak, down afterwards
Microsoft 365 and project data
Teams, SharePoint and file structures set up around projects, with versioning and retention that keep the issued record findable.
- Project structures that match how you issue work
- Retention set against appointment and liability periods
Cyber security and supplier evidence
Proportionate controls you can evidence when a client or framework asks, from a provider certified to ISO 27001 since 2018.
- Cyber Essentials readiness and certification
- Answers ready for PQQs and supplier questionnaires
Why a specialist
Why does an engineering firm need an AEC-specialist IT provider?
Because the risks are project risks. A failed analysis run, a lost calculation record or a security questionnaire you cannot answer all arrive as programme delays or lost bids, not as IT tickets.
Clients are also looking harder at their suppliers. The National Cyber Security Centre’s supply chain security guidance asks organisations to understand and set security expectations for the firms they appoint, which is why engineering consultancies are now asked for the same evidence as much larger contractors.
WIT has supported architecture, engineering and design practices from Southwark since 2013. Our founders were co-founders of Inevidesk, the virtual workstation platform built for AEC workloads. We support Windows, macOS and Linux as first-class platforms.
Choosing a provider? Read how to choose an IT provider for an architecture or engineering practice and our plain-English guide to Cyber Essentials. In central London? See IT support in Southwark and London Bridge, Clerkenwell and Farringdon or across London. See also the full range of sectors we support.
Questions we get asked
Frequently asked questions
Do you support structural, civil and building services engineering software?
Yes. We support the environments these applications depend on: workstations or virtual workstations specified for analysis and modelling, licence servers and assignments, consistent versions across a project team and update windows planned around issue dates. Application-specific questions stay with the software vendor and we work with them when a problem sits between the application and the infrastructure.
Can you help us meet Cyber Essentials and framework security requirements?
Yes. WIT holds Cyber Essentials certification itself and has been certified to ISO 27001 since 2018. We prepare firms for Cyber Essentials, put the technical controls in place and provide documentation you can use in PQQs and supplier questionnaires.
Do you provide on-site IT support for engineering firms in London?
Yes. Our engineers work from Mint House on Southwark Bridge Road, SE1. Most issues are resolved remotely; when someone needs to be in the room, they come to you. We support firms across central London and further afield.
What size of engineering consultancy do you work with?
Most of the firms we support have between 10 and 120 people. Smaller specialist consultancies and larger multi-office firms are welcome too; the service is scaled to the size and complexity of the estate.
Specialist IT for London’s engineering consultancies
Tell us about your firm and your next issue date. We will tell you honestly whether your IT is ready for it.