The people behind the advice
Floodline Consulting brings together planning, engineering, flood risk and commercial insight to help clients navigate complex sites with clarity and confidence.
Leadership and technical expertise
Justin Meredith
Managing Director
Leading strategic direction and helping clients unlock development value through practical flood risk advice.
- 25+ years in property
- Commercial strategy
- Development and investment
A commercially minded lead contact for projects where technical complexity and development viability need to work together.
Justin Meredith
Justin has over 25 years of experience in commercial property and is well known throughout the industry, particularly in and around Greater London.
Before co-founding Floodline, he worked with major UK property consultancy businesses and later became Group Property Director for a private investment and development company valued at more than £250 million.
His background as both consultant and principal gives him a strong understanding of development and investment strategy, funding structures, joint ventures and the management of multi-disciplinary teams to maximise returns.
Faruk Pekbeken
Technical Director
Providing deep technical expertise across flood risk, engineering and development-related water challenges.
- 30+ years in engineering
- SuDS and infrastructure
- Expert witness
Brings specialist technical knowledge to complex schemes where robust evidence and clear solutions are essential.
Faruk Pekbeken
Faruk has over 30 years of experience in water engineering and infrastructure, spanning project management, site supervision and engineering design across the UK and overseas.
His work has included strategic flood risk assessments, sustainable drainage systems, environmental enhancement, wastewater engineering and sustainable development.
He currently manages multiple public and private sector projects and acts as an Expert Witness on flooding and drainage matters.
Espen Ostbye-Strom
Chief Operating Officer
Helping connect operational delivery, commercial priorities and pragmatic decision-making across projects.
- Flood-resilient finance
- Operational delivery
- Regeneration sites
Supports the successful delivery of work by aligning technical capability with real-world project outcomes.
Espen Ostbye-Strom
Espen joined Floodline not long after its formation in 2010. Originally from Norway, he studied Economics at Leeds University before spending 10 years in the City.
Before joining Floodline, he was involved in a UK start-up pioneering the standardisation of flood-resilient structures and finance for flood-resilient homes.
His focus is on the financial and operational side of development opportunities, joint ventures and regeneration projects.
Jamie Stein
Non Executive Director
Supporting strategic direction with a commercial and investment perspective shaped by more than two decades in financial markets.
- Early investor
- 20+ years in markets
- Commercial advisory
Adds commercial perspective and board-level support around investment, innovation and long-term growth.
Jamie Stein
Jamie Stein was an early investor in the business and is a Non Executive Director of the company.
He is a commercial and investment adviser with over 20 years of experience in the financial markets.
He works with project developers and technology companies developing innovative and sustainable solutions to challenges they care strongly about.
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Whether you are at early planning stage or working through a complex technical issue, we’re here to help.