11.05.15
Rail industry wins at Women In Construction & Engineering Awards
The rail sector was well-represented at the Women In Construction & Engineering Awards, with wins for London Underground, BAM Nuttall and Taylor Woodrow.
RTM was media partner for the event.
Emily Short, senior agent at BAM Nuttall, was awarded as the Best Woman Rail Engineer while Sharon Duffy, principal building services engineer at London Underground, won Best Woman Electrical & Mechanical Engineer.
Taylor Woodrow took home the only award for a man given out during the ceremony. Fred Garner, deputy MD and director of rail, was recognised as the Best Male Mentor.
The event brought together more than 250 leading European executives in the world of construction, engineering and architecture, including Terry Hill, chairman of Arup Group Trust & non-executive director of Crossrail; Simon Kirby, CEO of HS2; and Mark Naysmith UK COO & MD at WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff.
Zars Media managing director Afi Ofori said: “The judging day process was filled with high quality nominees. It produced insightful presentations and productive dialogues between the finalists and speakers. The awards dinner was a great celebration of the achievements of all the finalists. I send my congratulations to all the finalists and nominees for their invaluable contributions to the construction & engineering sectors and for helping to improve quality of life in work and social communities around the world.”
The full list of winners:
BEST YOUNG WOMAN IN CONSTRUCTION
Lydia Walpole - Section Engineer, Costain
BEST YOUNG WOMAN ENGINEER
Terri Seel - Section Engineer, Morgan Sindall
BEST WOMAN RAIL ENGINEER
Emily Short - Senior Agent, BAM Nuttall
BEST WOMAN ELECTRICAL & MECHANICAL ENGINEER
Sharon Duffy - Principal Building Services Engineer, London Underground
BEST WOMAN ARCHITECTURAL TECHNOLOGIST
Genevieve Wells - Director, Lewis Visuals
BEST WOMAN ARCHITECT
Joan McCoy - Director, White Ink Architects
BEST WOMAN QUANTITY SURVEYOR
Rebecca Fleming - Project Quantity Surveyor, Costain
BEST WOMAN PROJECT MANAGER
Karen Fairhurst - Project Manager, Morgan Sindall
BEST WOMAN CONTRACTOR
Sharon Chrippes - Commercial Director, Construction & Design, Morgan Sindall
OUTSTANDING WOMAN IN OIL & GAS ENGINEERING
Tamara Holmgren - Project Manager, Amec Foster Wheeler Energy
OUTSTANDING WOMAN IN CONSTRUCTION LAW
Mary Anne Roff - Partner, Eversheds
BEST MALE MENTOR
Fred Garner - Deputy Managing Director & Director Rail, Taylor Woodrow
LIFE TIME ACHIEVEMENT IN ENGINEERING
Christina Jackson - Technical Director Geotechnical, Amey
THE MOST DISTINGUISHED WINNER OF 2015
Terri Seel - section engineer, Morgan Sindall
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