Judges

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

Judge
Barry Neilson
Chief Executive
CITB NI
  
Judge
James Clarke
Technical Advisor
Invest NI
  
Donal MacRandal
Past President
RSUA
  
Judge
Des Armstrong
Former Chief Executive
Construction Procurement & Delivery (CPD)
  
Gordon Best
Regional Director
MPA Northern Ireland
  
Lynn Carvill
Chief Executive 
Women's TEC
  
John Mulgrew
Editor
Ulster Business Magazine
  
Ronan Boyle
Past Chair
Engineers Ireland, Northern Region
  
Robert Kidd
Chief Executive
Health & Safety Executive NI
  
Roger Gillespie
Past Chair
CIOB Northern Ireland
  
Brendan Magill
Head of Product
RedSky IT
  
Gary Blair
Past Chair
CIOB in Ireland - Northern Centre
  
Nuala Griffiths
Board Member 
Women's TEC
  
Karen McShane
Worldwide President
Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation
  
Ken Kennedy
IT Director
Sisk Group
  
Paul McAlister
Immediate Past President
RSUA
  
Gavin McGuire
Northern Ireland Director
Federation of Master Builders (FMB)
  
Kieran Harding
Managing Director
BITC NI
  
Judge
Padraig Venney
Regional Director
NHBC
  
Martin Gillespie
Director of Asset Management
Radius Housing
  

Gareth Hanna
Chief Executive Officer
G1 Search 
  
John Lavery
President 
RUSA
  
Sandra Orr
Senior Lecturer in Civil Engineering
Ulster University 
  
Dr Marie Cowan
Director,  Geological Survey for Northern Ireland
British Geological Survey (BGS) 
  
John McMullan
Chairman
Social Enterprise NI
  
Colin Jess
Chief Executive
Social Enterprise NI
  
Justin Cartwright
National Director, Northern Ireland
CIH
  
Patricia Smyth
Scaling Client Manager
Invest NI 
  
Jonathan Payne
Ttrustee CIOB, Belfast Hub
CIOB in Ireland, Northern Centre
  
Stephen Bradshaw
Chair
Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation (CIHT)
  
David Polley
Director - Housing Supply Policy
Department for Communities 
  
Kieran McKenna
FES Construction Hub Manager
SERC
  
Martin Doherty
Programme Delivery Manager

Belfast Stories - Delivery Lead

  
Tom Lavery
Chair BCNI
Armagh City, Banbridge & Craigavon Borough Council
  
Richard Nicholl
Head of Civil Engineering, National Trust
ICE NI Senior Vice Chair
  
James Grieve
President
RSUA 
  
Barry McCarron
Vice Chair
Passiv Haus Association Ireland 
  
Wendy Blundell
Chartered Civil Engineer
Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) 
  

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