Judges

Judges are selected from major clients and industry figures and contribute valuable time and effort to work through hundreds of entries, reviewing against strict criteria and attributing scores aimed at rewarding and recognising the very best.

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Our 2026 judging panel will be announced soon:

Adam Neve
principal engineer - bridges
Leeds City Council
Ahmad Kamara
principal design engineer
Network Rail
Andrew Arundel
CEO
Humber Bridge Board
Andy Cross
programme manager - bridges
Network Rail
Ann Carruthers
director of environment and transport
Leicestershire County Council
Ben Wilkinson
principal engineer
Network Rail
David Coles
chief engineer
Department for transport
Donya Hajializadeh
senior lecturer and director of employability at the School of Sustainability, Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Surrey
Eftychia Koursari
technical director, bridges & infrastructure
Amey
Frederick Hartley
principal engineer (reservoirs)
Canal and River Trust
Ganapathipillai Natkunan
structures team leader
London Borough of Camden
Hamish Harvey
director
Bill Harvey Associates / Obvis
James Bailey
assistant corporate director
Adept
Jason Hibbert
head of structures
Welsh Government
Joe DiMauro
engineering director
Spencer Bridge Engineering
John McElhinney
capability lead – highways bridges & structures
Jacobs
Kris Campbell
principal engineer
Department for Infrastructure
Lucy Hayes
net zero lead
Lower Thames Crossing
Mark Heaton
senior project leader surfacing and patching
Lincolnshire council
Martin Byrne
head of civils
Transport for London
Millan Martin
engineering and digital director
Taylor Woodrow
Paul Tucker
service manager – structures
Somerset County Council
Paul Toyne
practice leader sustainability
Grimshaw
Sajjad Akbar
rail sector director
BWB Consulting
Santosh Singh
structures group manager
National Highways
Sas Majlessi
director,  bridges & transport infrastructure
Pell Frischmann Consulting Engineers
Satbir Gill
network manager "
Hounslow Highways
Sharan Gill
head of infrastructure protection
Transport for London
Steve Gooding
director
Adept