2 JULY 2024 | JW MARRIOTT GROSVENOR HOUSE, LONDON
Civil Engineering Business Leader
Consulting Firm of the Year
This award recognises an engineering consulting firm (UK division or wholly based UK firm) in the construction and civil engineering industry that has delivered improved performance during the previous 18 months.
The entry should demonstrate how a business strategy, or series of strategies, led to financial growth within the business.
The award will celebrate firms that have continually delivered innovation, quality and value over the last 18 months, while growing in terms of revenue, profits and staff numbers.
The entry should relate to business decisions that were introduced in the year prior to the latest published financial results.
SME Consulting Firm of the Year
This award recognises small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) engineering consulting firms in the construction and civil engineering industry that has delivered improved performance during the previous 18 months.
The entry should demonstrate how a business strategy, or series of strategies, led to financial growth within the business.
The award will celebrate firms that have continually delivered innovation, quality and value over the last 18 months, while growing in terms of revenue, profits and staff numbers.
The entry should relate to business decisions that were introduced in the year prior to the latest published financial results.
Best Delivery of Business Change
This award recognises and celebrates an engineering consultancy firm which has implemented a successful change in its business during the last 18 months; be that a successful merger, acquisition, creation of a new division or establishing a new culture within the business.
The entry should relate to a change of business which sits harmoniously within the company’s existing structure while enhancing services offered to clients and improving the company’s financial performance.
The entry should demonstrate how the company delivered change while taking its existing employees with them rather than dictating the change to them. The entry should also explain how the change benefits clients and firms the business collaborates with.
International Consulting Firm of the Year
This award recognises an engineering consulting firm (international division or wholly based outside of the UK firm) in the construction and civil engineering industry that has delivered improved performance during the previous 18 months.
The entry should demonstrate how a business strategy, or series of strategies, led to financial growth within the business.
The award will celebrate firms that have continually delivered innovation, quality and value over the last 18 months, while growing in terms of revenue, profits and staff numbers.
The entry should relate to business decisions that were introduced in the year prior to the latest published financial results.
Civil Engineering Business Culture Leader
Best place to work – Large Consulting Firm
This award recognises an engineering consulting firm which can demonstrate that it is an exemplar place to work.
The entry should demonstrate how an initiative or series of initiatives has improved the wellbeing of its employees both personally and professionally (be it financially, mentally, socially or otherwise).
The entry should relate to an initiative that was introduced in the past 18 months.
Best place to work – SME Consulting Firm
This award recognises a small and medium sized enterprise (SME) engineering consulting firm which can demonstrate that it is an exemplar place to work.
The entry should demonstrate how an initiative or series of initiatives has improved the wellbeing of its employees both personally and professionally (be it financially, mentally, socially or otherwise).
The entry should relate to an initiative that was introduced in the past 18 months.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Leader – Large Consulting Firm
This award recognises a consulting firm within the construction and civil engineering industry that champions equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) as part of their business focus.
The entry should demonstrate how a specific policy, or set of policies, has been introduced to promote fair opportunities for a diverse workforce. The entry should also explain why and how EDI policies have a positive impact on the business and the services the business provides.
The entry should include tangible statistics to support EDI claims (eg breakdown of staff numbers by race or gender; or gender pay gap figures).
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Leader – SME Consulting Firm
This award recognises an SME consulting firm within the construction and civil engineering industry that champions equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) as part of their business focus.
The entry should demonstrate how a specific policy, or set of policies, has been introduced to promote fair opportunities for a diverse workforce. The entry should also explain why and how EDI policies have a positive impact on the business and the services the business provides.
The entry should include tangible statistics to support EDI claims (eg breakdown of staff numbers by race or gender; or gender pay gap figures).
Recruitment and Retention Leader
This award recognises a consulting firm within the construction and civil engineering industry that has implemented a strong recruitment policy to attract new talent to the business while simultaneously ensuring that it retains its existing skilled workforce.
The entry should include examples of policies or initiatives that have been implemented to attract new talent to the business; in particular to fill roles which have historically been hard to fill or where there is a shortage of skills within the industry.
The entry should also demonstrate how staff have been motivated to remain within the business and work that has been delivered to support those returning to the sector after a career gap
The entry should relate to an initiative that was championed within the last 18 months.
Environmental, Social and Governance Leader
This award recognises a consulting firm within the construction and civil engineering industry that has demonstrated an innovative, unusual, or cutting edge approach to environmental and sustainability issues and improving social value at a business level, in the last 18 months.
The entry must demonstrate how corporate strategy focuses on the three pillars of environmental, social and governance policy.
The entry must show how corporate social conscience is embedded into everything the entrant does to deliver social and environmental benefits for society with a focus on project outcomes throughout their work.
The entrant must show how it leads the way in embedding social value into its business culture and processes to deliver the needs of communities.
The entry must relate to strategies or business decisions made during the past 18 months.
Civil Engineering Sector Leader
Impact in Airports
This category is open to specialist consulting firms or divisions within larger consulting firms in the construction and civil engineering industry that provide services within the airports sector.
The award will celebrate a specialist business division or firm that has continually delivered innovation, quality and value over the last 18 months, while growing in terms of revenue, profits and staff numbers.
Entrants must demonstrate how they have improved their services over the last 18 months and use evidence from projects to show how the business’ technical abilities has gone beyond the expected level of service for clients and also benefitted the supply chain.
Impact in Energy
This category is open to consulting firms within the construction and civil engineering industry that provide services within the energy sector. Entrants can either be specialised divisions within a larger organisation or consultants who focus on energy as a core part of their business.
The award will celebrate a specialist business division or firm that has continually delivered innovation, quality and value over the last 18 months, while growing in terms of revenue, profits and staff numbers.
Entrants must demonstrate how they have improved their services over the last 18 months and use evidence from projects to show how the business’ technical abilities has gone beyond the expected level of service for clients and also benefitted the supply chain.
Impact in Local Transport
This category is open to consulting firms within the construction and civil engineering industry that provide services within the local transport sector. Entrants can either be specialised divisions within a larger organisation or consultants who focus on local transport solutions as a core part of their business.
The award will celebrate a specialist business division or firm that has continually delivered innovation, quality and value over the last 18 months, while growing in terms of revenue, profits and staff numbers.
Entrants must demonstrate how they have improved their services over the last 18 months and use evidence from projects to show how the business’ technical abilities has gone beyond the expected level of service for clients and also benefitted the supply chain.
Impact in Roads
This category is open to consulting firms within the construction and civil engineering industry that provide services within the roads sector. Entrants can either be specialised divisions within a larger organisation or consultants who focus on roads as a core part of their business.
The award will celebrate a specialist business division or firm that has continually delivered innovation, quality and value over the last 18 months, while growing in terms of revenue, profits and staff numbers.
Entrants must demonstrate how they have improved their services over the last 18 months and use evidence from projects to show how the business’ technical abilities has gone beyond the expected level of service for clients and also benefitted the supply chain.
Impact in Rail
This category is open to consulting firms within the construction and civil engineering industry that provide services within the rail sector. Entrants can either be specialised divisions within a larger organisation or consultants who focus on rail as a core part of their business.
The award will celebrate a specialist business division or firm that has continually delivered innovation, quality and value over the last 18 months, while growing in terms of revenue, profits and staff numbers.
Entrants must demonstrate how they have improved their services over the last 18 months and use evidence from projects to show how the business’ technical abilities has gone beyond the expected level of service for clients and also benefitted the supply chain.
Impact in Water & Environment
This category is open to consulting firms within the construction and civil engineering industry that provide services within the water & environment sector. Entrants can either be specialised divisions within a larger organisation or consultants who focus on water & environment as a core part of their business.
The award will celebrate a specialist business division or firm that has continually delivered innovation, quality and value over the last 18 months, while growing in terms of revenue, profits and staff numbers.
Entrants must demonstrate how they have improved their services over the last 18 months and use evidence from projects to show how the business’ technical abilities has gone beyond the expected level of service for clients and also benefitted the supply chain.
Civil Engineering Service Leader
Legal Firm of the Year
This award recognises and celebrates a legal firm or division which has provided outstanding services for the construction and civil engineering industry during the previous 18 months.
Entrants must demonstrate how they have assisted contractors, consultants or clients within the engineering and construction sector.
Entries can relate to either contentious or non-contentious services, including dispute avoidance, conflict resolution, resolving contractual issues, developing and securing planning applications or other legal consents.
Advisory Services Provider of the Year
This award recognises and celebrates an advisory services provider which has demonstrated outstanding services within the construction and civil engineering industry during the previous 18 months.
Entrants must show how they have assisted contractors, consultants or clients within the engineering and construction sector.
Entries can relate to long term financial planning, assisting with company restructuring or providing redundancy services.
Recruitment Solutions Provider of the Year
This award recognises and celebrates a recruitment solutions provider which has demonstrated outstanding services within the construction and civil engineering industry during the previous 18 months.
Entrants must show how they have responded to the demands of customers with a product or scheme relevant to their needs.
Entries must also include examples of how their recruitment solutions have positively impacted a client(s) ability to recruit staff and tackle skill shortages.
Technology Solutions Provider of the Year
This award recognises and celebrates a technology solutions provider which has demonstrated outstanding services within the construction and civil engineering industry during the previous 18 months.
Entrants must show how they have responded to the demands of customers with a product or scheme relevant to their needs.
Entries must relate to digital technology solutions implemented to improve systems, processes or project delivery within a client’s business in the last 18 months to improve its performance and services.
Entries in this category should focus on business-wide innovations and, where applicable, be used across multiple divisions of the business and/ or projects.
Entries could focus on a particular digital innovation, such as an initiative to improve safety, employment practices, collaboration or delivery, or present how digital innovation is fostered and encouraged across the business and the benefits this is driving.
The innovation could be site or office based, and entrants should present clear evidence of how the innovation has delivered performance, cost, health and safety or reliability for the business and how this benefits both clients and society.