2023 Shortlist

We had a record breaking number of entries this year, with a rich and diverse range of nominations across the categories, demonstrating the impact women and the focus on gender diversity is having on the sector.

Thank you to everyone who entered and congratulations to all those who have made the shortlist.

This is your year!

Recognising individuals

Allyship Champion of the Year

James Butler
AtkinsRéalis

Jessica Gungadin
Heidelberg Materials

Amy Hillier
Heidelberg Materials

Rachel Hughes
Finning

Karma Hunter
Cree Con Construction

Leo Martin
Graham

Emma Nicholson
Pick Everard

Contribution to a Project

Angela Branch
Sir Robert McAlpine

Heather Bryant
Galliford Try

Catherine Fyfe
Polypipe

Eileen Mackin
Hub South East Scotland

Clare Nissen
Mott-MacDonald

Sarah Norton

Dulux Decorator Centre

Jee Lian Ong
Gamuda Berhad

Claire Riseley
Morgan Sindall Construction

Maria-Teresa Sanchez-Sanchez
Freyssinet

Ruth Stevens
Wood Thilsted

Liz Prangley
Arcadis

Alice West
Acivico Group

Contribution to Gender Diversity

Charlie Avara
All Done Design

Caitriona Bergin
Future Cast

Lorna Boyd
Tilbury Douglas

Maria Bradley
Gilbert-Ash

Katherine Evans
Bold As Brass  

Cheryl Griffith
Finning

Chloe Harris
Finning

Christina Kio-Bennett
Skanska

Jayne Little
Skills 4

Debora Nutt
Arcadis 

Meshi Taka
Waterman Aspen

Inspirational Leader - Consultant

Hilga Beckendorf
Arcadis

Carrie Booth
BSP Consulting

Kerry Evans
EcoScope

Rebecca Fleming
Arcadis 

Christina Mavrommati
Mott MacDonald

Nicola Morris
Stomor

Deborah Nutt
Arcadis 

Ali Ratcliffe
Pick Everard

Nora Taylor
Arcadis

Olivia Plunkett-Hanson
Patrick Parsons

Inspirational Leader - Contractor

Joanne Conway
FM Conway

Sharon Chrippes
Morgan Sindall Construction

Ceri Evans
Bechtel

Karin Harwood
Ringway Infrastructure Services

Mukta Hashmi
Balfour Beatty Vinci Systra JV

Bhavani Iyer
MMC Gamuda

Siu Mun Li
Multiplex Construction Europe

Susan Ryall
Skanska

Su (Sujata) Sharma
Skanska UK

Lyndsey West
KpH Deconstruction Services

Inspirational Leader - Supplier

Nina Cardinal
Heidelberg Materials

Val Clarke
4PS Construction Solutions

Paula Gould
Converge IO

Jenna Roberts
Heidelberg Materials

Zara Sarac
Finning

Sandra Sneddon
Finning UK & Ireland

Rising Star - Contribution to a Project

Helene Berthonneau
Skanska

Stephanie Boffey-Rawlings
Atkins

Joanne Evison
Skanska

Vikky Goodwin
VolkerRail

Corina Ioana
Solar Decatlon Bucharest Association

Dalia Irina
Solar Decatlon Bucharest Association

Katie Klaveness
Morgan Sindall Construction

Anisa Koci
Portsmouth International Port

Zuzana Muckova
Ridge and Partners

Ali Ratcliffe
Pick Everard

Rose Sillett
Atkins

Laura Waite
Wilten Construction

Rising Star - Contribution to Gender Diversity

Isobel Armstrong
St James, Berkley Group

Abigail Brierley
Laing O'Rourke

Naomi Brown
S Brown Paving

Katie Collins
Collins Earthworks

Abigail Filby
National Highways

Jane Kelsey
Atkins

Anna Matheson
Multiplex Construction Europe

Kayleigh Merritt
Winvic  Construction

Charity Rose
Atkins

Jodie Sawyer
Stewart Associates

June Seisa
Lakenet

Hollie Taylor
Amey

Rising Star - Technical Excellence

Marzia Bolpagni
Mace

Kate Conway
Atkins

Jo Hartnell
Balfour Beatty

Stamatia (Martina) Kantziari
Mott MacDonald

Emma McGregor
Tony Gee and Partners

Meghan McGuire
Skanska

Bruna De Queiroz
Wood Thilsted

Esther Redpath
Skanska

Bahareh Salehi
Mott Macdonald

Alison Small
Skanska

Gemma Small
Costain

Charlotte Usher
RSK Environment

STEM Champion

Joanna Bateman
All About STEM

Marzia Bolpagni
UK Parliament

Jennie Harrison
Aecom

Katy Hodgson
Sir Robert McAlpine

Taciana Jackson
BAM Nuttall

Edona Kurti
CBRE

Zoe McArdle
Winvic Construction

Jemma Quin
Robertson Group

Gill Roberts
Morgan Sindall Construction

Ramsha Saleem
WSP

Rebecca Scott
Jacobs

Emily Stevenson
Heidelberg Materials

Technical Excellence

Mariana Asinari
Mott MacDonald

Sarah Crawley
SymTerra

Sophia Flucker
MiCiM

Katie Gray
Ringway Infrastructure Services

Anna Hunter
NG Bailey

Helen McMillan
RSK Geosciences

Siu Mun Li
Multiplex Construction Europe

Kat Perry
Faithful+Gould

Gillian Pollard
Wood Thilsted

Emma Shakespeare
Sir Robert McAlpine

Rachel Smalley
Jacobs

Dr Anita Soni
Skanska

Recognising organisations

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Initiative of the Year

Sponsored by| Finning


Arcadis 

Balfour Beatty

Balfour Beatty Vinci Systra JV - Old Oak Common: Sustained ED&I Leadership

Heidelberg Materials - Hard Hat campaign

MMC Gamuda

Skills 4

Excellence in Outreach

Sponsored by | Arcadis


Countryside Partnerships part of the Vistry Group

HS3 - Equality, Diversity and Inclusion  (EDI) Team

MiCiM - Women in Construction Committee

Solar Decatlon Bucharest Association

Willmott Dixon Interiors

Excellence in Senior Leadership

Sponsored by | Willmott Dixon


Arcadis Consulting

Keltbray Highways - M621 Junction 1 – 7

Morgan Sindall Infrastructure

Women’s Network of the Year

Sponsored by | Strabag

Women at Arcadis
Arcadis 

Empower
AtkinsRéalis 

Bold as Brass
Bold as Brass

Women in Civil Engineering
GRAHAM

Milestone Infrastructure: Women's Network
Milestone Infrastructure

Women in Nuclear
Mott MacDonald

Multiplex UK Women's Network
Multiplex Construction Europe

Connecting Women in District Heat
SE2

Women of Clancy
The Clancy Group