Grounded in Excellence. Driven by People. Engineering the Future.

The Ground Engineering Awards bring together industry leaders to celebrate outstanding achievements across projects, people, and businesses from January 2025 to January 2026.

This prestigious event highlights excellence in ground engineering, including the return of the acclaimed GE Workforce Awards categories. It’s the perfect opportunity to showcase your business, stand out from your competitors, and recognise the hard work of your teams.

With categories spanning innovative projects, technical excellence, and forward-thinking companies, all judged by an expert industry panel, the GE Awards are open to any business in the ground engineering sector.

The deadline for entries has now passed. The winners will be revealed on 17 June 2026 at the JW Marriot Grosvenor House Hotel in London.

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Meet the Winners of the GE Awards 2025

The deserving winners of the GE Awards 2025 were announced during a spectacular gala evening on 18 June 2025 at the JW Grosvenor House Hotel in London, celebrating the exceptional companies, projects and individuals that are pushing the frontiers of ground engineering. The GE Awards brought together more than 900 clients, contractors, designers and geotechnical experts for a glamorous evening of celebration, recognition and networking.

Nia Kajastie, editor of Ground Engineering, said:

"This year’s GE Awards and GE Workforce Awards once again showcased the depth of talent, innovation and resilience within the ground engineering sector. It was a pleasure to celebrate the individuals, teams and projects that are helping to drive the industry forward.

“A huge thank you to our expert judges, who undertook a rigorous two-stage process, reviewing 315 entries and taking part in both face-to-face and online presentations.

“We’re also grateful to our sponsors, supporters and partners for their continued support. And finally, congratulations to all of this year’s well-deserving winners and highly commended entries from everyone in the GE team.”

Congratulations to our 2025 winners and well done to all of those who made the shortlist!

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GE Awards

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GE Workforce Awards

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Hear what our judges and event partners have to say:

The Ground Engineering Awards are a key moment in the calendar for the geotechnical and land drilling community – they showcase the best of our industry’s technical excellence, innovation and collaborative spirit. The BDA is proud to continue its support for these leading awards. They align closely with our values as a professional association, while providing strong visibility for both the geotechnical industry, and for the companies and individuals working every day to raise standards across our industry.

Mark Toye, Chair, British Drilling Association

The Ground Engineering Awards remain one of the most important events in the geotechnical calendar. They shine a spotlight on the technical excellence, ingenuity, and collaboration that underpin our profession, and celebrate the people and teams who are continuously pushing our industry forward. As the leading national awards for geotechnics, they play a vital role in championing best practice and inspiring the next generation. The BGA is honoured to support this event and to stand alongside our colleagues from across the wider ground engineering community in recognising and promoting excellence in our field.

Yuli Doulala-Rigby, Chair, British Geotechnical Association

The Ground Engineering Awards remain the leading awards for our sector, celebrating the exceptional engineering, innovation and collaboration that define our industry at its best. The Federation of Piling Specialists (FPS) is proud to continue its long-standing support; the awards align strongly with our values as an association and provide great visibility for our members, our work, and our commitment to raising standards across the piling and ground engineering community.

Malcolm O’Sullivan, Chair, Federation of Piling Specialists

I’m delighted to be judging the GE Awards 2026 alongside other industry leaders. As a proud winner in 2021 with my former team, I’m excited to help recognise and celebrate the next wave of brilliant work in the industry.

Hassan Alhasan, Principal Engineer – Geotechnical Lead, Costain

The Ground Engineering Awards set the industry benchmark for innovation and impact across the profession. The Awards are more than a celebration of technical excellence, highlighting the projects, initiatives, people and teams that deliver real value to clients and communities. By uniting the brightest minds in the sector, the Awards create a forum for sharing and showcasing knowledge, creativity and passion, making the ceremony one of the most anticipated events in the ground engineering calendar.

James Codd, Technical Director, Mott MacDonald

The GE Awards are a brilliant chance to shine a light on the creativity and technical expertise that make our industry so exciting. They’re not just about celebrating wins—they’re about inspiring new ideas and showing what’s possible in ground engineering I’m thrilled to be part of the judging panel. It’s a great way for our community to come together, share achievements, and recognise the hard work behind them. If you’re thinking about entering, it’s a fantastic opportunity to showcase what your team has accomplished and get the recognition you deserve.

Catherine McGrath, Category Manager, National Highways

“We had so many fantastic entries. The quality was high, from people doing all different roles in the industry and from all different backgrounds, which I think was positive to see. Hopefully, that means something positive for the future of the ground engineering industry."

Alice Shrubshall, Associate Director, Buro Happold

Ground engineering does an excellent job. Everybody thinks of this as the Oscars, and I always tell everyone that unless you come to this event, you don't realise that there are so many geotechnical engineers. It's fantastic for our profession, and it's just a great night out.

Barnali Ghosh, Technical Director, Mott MacDonald

I think this is the top event of the year, and it brings together all the ground engineering professionals into one room where we can relax as competition goes away, sit down, have a drink, talk, and share our successes of the year.

Ebenezer Adenmosun, Director, Geofirma

I think it's important to be a part of the GE Awards. For organisations, there's real kudos about being shortlisted and winning, and for individuals, it's a great thing to be able to put on your CV, especially if you're an early-careers professional who's been involved with an award-winning project.

Jessica T Smith, Senior Engineering Geologist, SSE Renewables

It’s both a pleasure and a privilege to be asked to judge at the Ground Engineering Awards. I never fail to find inspiration in the innovative solutions and outstanding people and organisations demonstrated in all the entries.

Dave Woods, Technical Manager, Huesker

I am excited to be judging the GE Awards to shine a spotlight on collaborative and innovative working that helps to drive both safety and quality in getting the job done right first time. The awards really bring the industry together to celebrate our successes.

Ursula Lawrence, Technical Director of Engineering Geology, WSP

I'm beyond excited to have been asked to judge at this year's Ground Engineering awards. Feel truly honoured and privileged for what will be my first year judging these prestigious awards. Look forward to review entries in early 2026 and encourage the industry to showcase itself proudly. Every day we are solving challenges and overcoming uncertainty with exceptional people & solutions, and these awards allow these to shared.

David Major, Preconstruction Leader, Expanded Piling

The entrants need to demonstrate a high level of achievement and their innovative work which means that the awards become a showcase for our industry.