Judges

Renowned for their industry-leading expertise, our Judges are drawn from a wide field to ensure the credibility of the Awards. 

  • Barry Neilson

    Barry Neilson

    Chief Executive

    CITB NI

  • James Clarke

    James Clarke

    Technical Advisor

    Invest NI

  • Donal MacRandal

    Donal MacRandal

    Past President

    RSUA

  • Des Armstrong

    Des Armstrong

    Former Chief Executive

    Construction Procurement & Delivery (CPD)

  • Gordon Best

    Gordon Best

    Regional Director

    MPA Northern Ireland

  • Lynn Carvill

    Lynn Carvill

    Chief Executive 

    Women's TEC

  • John Mulgrew

    John Mulgrew

    Editor

    Ulster Business Magazine

  • Ronan Boyle

    Ronan Boyle

    Past Chair

    Engineers Ireland, Northern Region

  • Robert Kidd

    Robert Kidd

    Chief Executive

    Health & Safety Executive NI

  • Roger Gillespie

    Roger Gillespie

    Past Chair

    CIOB Northern Ireland

  • Brendan Magill

    Brendan Magill

    Head of Product

    RedSky IT

  • Gary Blair

    Gary Blair

    Past Chair

    CIOB in Ireland - Northern Centre

  • Nuala Griffiths

    Nuala Griffiths

    Board Member 

    Women's TEC

  • Karen McShane

    Karen McShane

    Worldwide President

    Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation

  • Ken Kennedy

    Ken Kennedy

    IT Director

    Sisk Group

  • Paul McAlister

    Paul McAlister

    Immediate Past President

    RSUA

  • Gavin McGuire

    Gavin McGuire

    Northern Ireland Director

    Federation of Master Builders (FMB)

  • Kieran Harding

    Kieran Harding

    Managing Director

    BITC NI

  • Padraig Venney

    Padraig Venney

    Regional Director

    NHBC

  • Martin Gillespie

    Martin Gillespie

    Director of Asset Management

    Radius Housing

     

  • Gareth Hanna

    Gareth Hanna

    Chief Executive Officer

    G1 Search 

  • John Lavery

    John Lavery

    Past President 

    RUSA

  • Sandra Orr

    Sandra Orr

    Senior Lecturer in Civil Engineering

    Ulster University

  • Dr Marie Cowan

    Dr Marie Cowan

    Director

    Geological Survey for Northern Ireland

    British Geological Survey (BGS) 

  • John McMullan

    John McMullan

    Chairman

    Social Enterprise NI

  • Colin Jess

    Colin Jess

    Chief Executive

    Social Enterprise NI

  • Justin Cartwright

    Justin Cartwright

    National Director, Northern Ireland

    CIH

  • Patricia Smyth

    Patricia Smyth

    Scaling Client Manager

    Invest NI

  • Jonathan Payne

    Jonathan Payne

    Trustee CIOB, Belfast Hub

    CIOB in Ireland, Northern Centre

  • Stephen Bradshaw

    Stephen Bradshaw

    Chair

    Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation (CIHT)

  • David Polley

    David Polley

    Director - Housing Supply Policy

    Department for Communities 

  • Kieran McKenna

    Kieran McKenna

    FES Construction Hub Manager

    SERC

  • Martin Doherty

    Martin Doherty

    Programme Delivery Manager

    Belfast Stories - Delivery Lead

  • Tom Lavery

    Tom Lavery

    Chair BCNI

    Armagh City, Banbridge & Craigavon Borough Council

  • Richard Nicholl

    Richard Nicholl

    Head of Civil Engineering

    National Trust
    ICE NI Senior Vice Chair

  • James Grieve

    James Grieve

    President

    RSUA 

  • Barry McCarron

    Barry McCarron

    Vice Chair

    Passiv Haus Association Ireland 

  • Wendy Blundell

    Wendy Blundell

    Chartered Civil Engineer

    Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE)