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.

Sajjad Akbar
rail sector director
Pell Frischmann
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James Andrews
portfolio sponsor - roads, tunnels and bridges
Transport for London
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Cameron Archer - Jones
associate
COWI
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Andrew Arundel
chief operating officer
Humber Bridge Board
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Martin Byrne
head of civils
Transport for London
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Kris Campbell
principal engineer
Department for Infrastructure
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Steve Denton
head of civil, bridge, ground engineering
WSP
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Tomas Garcia
head of civil structures
High Speed Two (HS2)
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Sharan Gill
head of infrastructure protection (PEL)
Transport for London
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Laurence Green
head of major structures and bridges
Amey
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Donya Hajializadeh
Senior Lecturer and Director of Employability at the School of Sustainability, Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Surrey
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Hayley Harper
design & development manager
Canal & River Trust
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Fred Hartley
Principal Engineer Highway Structures and Reservoir Supervising Engineer
Canal and River Trust
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Hamish Harvey
director
Bill Harvey Associates / Obvis
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Caroline Haycock
team leader bridges and highway structures
Kier
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Nicola Head
head of technical discipline - bridges
Transport for London
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Robin Herringshaw MBE
head of resilience
National Highways
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Jason Hibbert
head of structures
Welsh Government
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Ahmad Kamara
principal design engineer
Network Rail
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Donna Kelly
service manager – highway operations and protection
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
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Peter Kemm
senior associate director - bridges and structures
Jacobs
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Eftychia Koursari
technical director, bridges & infrastructure
Amey Consulting
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Myra Lydon
assistant professor
University of Galway
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Sas Majlessi
director, transport infrastructure
Pell Frischmann Consulting Engineers
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Millan Martin
engineering and digital director
Taylor Woodrow
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Hazel McDonald
chief bridge engineer (head of structures)
Transport Scotland
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Ganapathipillai Natkunan
structures and bridges team leader
London Borough of Camden
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Tom Osborne
director
Knight Architects
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Dr Ganga Prakhya
director, Design Group
Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd
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Catherine Ramsden
founding director, vice chair, USL executive board
Useful Studio
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Clotilde Robin
associate director
Expedition Engineering
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Helen Rowe
structures and tunnels asset manager
Kent County Council
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Joanne Saunders
business & structures manager
Ringway Island Roads
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Vara Suntharalingam
civil engineering director
High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
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Hideo Takano
principal advisor
National Highways
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Ben Wilkinson
network technical head (structures)
Network Rail
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Advisory panel

We’d also like to recognise our esteemed advisory panel for their invaluable guidance and expertise. Their insights have been instrumental in helping to shape the categories and criteria for the first NCE Bridges Awards.

Hazel McDonald
chief bridge engineer (head of structures)
Transport Scotland
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Keith Harwood
director
Herefordshire County Council
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Steve Denton
head of civil, bridge, ground engineering
WSP
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