Judges

Judges are selected from principal contractors, 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 of the construction industry.

To get in front of the judges make sure you enter today.

founder
Fulcrum Scaffold Safety & Training
founder & managing director
Almeida Atelier
DC & London mental health lead
SRM
head of digital construction
Balfour Beatty
chief executive
Federation of Master Builders
group head of learning and development
McLaren Construction
technical director
Tilbury Douglas
executive director
National Federation of Buildings
managing director
Cahill Design Consultants
social value manager
Related Argent
national design director
Wates Construction Group
head of technical services
Mace Construct
facade engineer
WSP
principal façade manager | construction South
Wates Construction Group
CEO
Kilnbridge
director - UK lead for regeneration
AtkinsRéalis
engineering director, environment
Galliford Try Construction
health, safety & wellbeing director
Balfour Beatty
director of legal & business ECA - CLC business models group contributor
ECA
business unit director, foundations
SOCOTEC UK
head of HSW, amentum
Sizewell C Civils Programme
Commercial Director
Arcadis Consulting UK
managing director
RDG
learning and development partner
Scape Group
head of education
Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation
principal & senior interior design professional
HOK
partner
Charles Russell Speechlys
head of plant and operations
Balfour Beatty
construction director
Bowmer + Kirkland
health & safety director
Houses of Parliament Restoration and Renewal Delivery Authority
operations director
Temporary Works Forum
president
Construction Plant Hire Association
director & founder
Anchoris
divisional director
Cementation Skanska
founder & director
OptimaBI
development director
Keltbray
framework SHE manager
Costain
construction director for UK & Ireland
Sacyr UK & Ireland
senior project manager
Heathrow
project director
Skanska
group people & communications director
Murphy
commercial director
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
senior digital construction manager
McLaren
international health & safety director
Bouygues UK HSWQ Director
decarbonisation director
Morgan Sindall Property Services
head of constructing excellence
BRE
employment & skills manager
Berkeley Group
non executive director
Portfolio NED
operations director
Mace Group
head of L&D
VolkerWessels UK
deputy director - heat & buildings
Innovate UK
head of digitial construction
Skanska
innovation and improvement manager
Sir Robert McAlpine
head of materials
Costain
technical services director, asset & technology Solutions
Balfour Beatty
CEO
SR Supply Chain Consultants
senior advisor – rail
Balfour Beatty
director, health, safety & wellbeing
Skanska UK
director
STEER Support & Mentoring
principal consultant modern methods of construction
Mott MacDonald
placemaking director
Milton Keynes Development Partnership
head of projects and programmes (Surface Assets)
Transport for London
director
A7C
digital construction manager
SRM
operational efficiency director
Skanska UK
founder and chair
Offsite Alliance
director of education and standards
CIOB Academy
director of procurement and supply chain
Skanska UK
senior associate director – information management
Jacobs
operations director
Morgan Sindall
senior mobilsation partner
Balfour Beatty
head of engineering
Historic England
head of sustainability – strategic delivery
Balfour Beatty
head of digital
Lendlease
director - UK MMC lead
Atkins Realis
low carbon manager
Galliford Try / Morrison Construction
CEO
BBI Services

Judging process

The Entry Process

Entering the CN Specialist Awards is your chance to showcase your achievements in front of the industry’s most respected clients and leaders. To give your submission the best chance of success, we strongly encourage entrants to back up every statement with clear evidence – whether that’s data, testimonials, measurable outcomes, or examples of innovation in action. The more criteria you can evidence, the stronger your entry will be.

Every entry is carefully reviewed and scored against the published criteria by our independent judging panel to create the shortlist. Shortlisted entrants will then be invited to face-to-face judging , where you’ll have the opportunity to expand on your written submission, bring your story to life, and demonstrate your passion and commitment to the sector.

This rigorous process ensures that every winner is selected fairly, transparently, and for the true impact of their work.

Live judging for shortlisted entrants will take place 29 June– 6 July 2026 at our London offices:

emap Publishing Ltd
2nd Floor, Harmsworth House
13 – 15 Bouverie Street
London
EC4Y 8DP

Judges entry tips

Looking for ideas to make your entry even better this year? We asked the Construction News Specialists Awards  judging panel their top tips for creating a great entry.

✔ Tip 1 

Make sure you read the criteria

✔ Tip 2 

Provide facts and evidence to support your entry

Tip 3

Keep your language consistent and don't pad or fill out your answers


Key Dates

Entry Deadline
Stage 1: Online judging
Shortlist Announcement
Final Stage Judging
Awards ceremony