A total of 69 high-flying construction managers have been named as finalists for the CIOB’s 2015 Construction Manager of the Year Awards (CMYA).
Wates leads the way with 10 construction managers making the shortlist, closely followed by Willmott Dixon, which will be sending nine managers to this year’s CMYA final on 8 October.
Meanwhile, Kier has six finalists, and Sir Robert McAlpine and BAM are both sending four construction managers to the awards.
Gold and silver medals will be awarded in each of this year’s 10 categories, with the overall Construction Manager of the Year title awarded from the 10 gold medal winners.
The winners will be announced at the CMYA dinner on 8 October at the Marriott Grosvenor House Hotel on Park Lane in London, hosted by Natasha Kaplinsky.
The finalists are responsible for some of the UK’s highest-profile projects. Alasdair Fernie FCIOB from Brookfield Multiplex is shortlisted for the South Glasgow University Hospital & Royal Hospital for Sick Children, while Christopher Carey FCIOB of Turner & Townsend has been recognised for his work on the Battersea Power Station Development.
Lend Lease’s Tom Parrott is a finalist for delivering the BBC Worldwide Headquarters Television Centre in London.
Female finalists: John Sisk’s Leanne Broderick (l) and Polly Priday from Mace
Alongside these high-value schemes, managers have been recognised for their work on a wide variety of smaller projects, with Richard Bishop MCIOB of Morgan Sindall shortlisted for the King Richard III Visitor Centre in Leicester, and Kier’s Stephen Brook FCIOB taking his place in the final for building a branch of Sainsbury’s in Portishead, near Bristol.
But the list once again demonstrates that senior site management remains a male-dominated profession, with just two women among the finalists: Leanne Broderick at John Sisk & Son for delivering Phase Two of the Rathbone Market scheme in London; and Mace’s Polly Priday ICIOB for The Powerhouse in Battersea, London.
Last year, there were no female finalists for the awards, prompting a wave of discussion.
The awards are open to members and non-members, with the shortlist made up of three fellows of the Institute, 22 chartered members, seven incorporate members and four associate members, and 33 non-members.
All finalists who are at present not chartered members of the CIOB will now be offered the chance to take up membership, as they are deemed to have demonstrated the relevant competencies.
See the full list of the finalists here.
