The CIHT Scotland Young Professional of the Year and Apprentice of the Year Awards aim to celebrate the very best the region offers across the key areas of highways and transportation.
CIHT Scotland is delighted to announce the winners of the CIHT Scotland Awards 2023.
On Thursday 21 September 2023, over 200 guests gathered at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Glasgow, for the CIHT Scotland Annual Dinner, where the winners of the CIHT Scotland Emerging Professional of the Year and Apprentice of the Year Awards were announced.
The judging panel were impressed with the high calibre of entries throughout, and the competition was very close. The committee would like to thank Systra and Waterman Aspen for sponsoring the awards this year.
And, new for 2023, CIHT Scotland also Awarded the first Career Achievement Award, thanks to our sponsor Sweco.
The aim of the Award is to celebrate individual excellence in Transport Planning and /or Civil Engineering within Scottish highways and transportation sector.
The Award, sponsored by Systra, comprised of a £100 Amazon voucher for the winner and a £50 Amazon voucher for the runner up, plus an invitation to receive the prize at the CIHT Scotland Annual Dinner held on Thursday 21 September 2023 at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Glasgow.
The CIHT Scotland Apprentice of the Year Award, sponsored by Waterman Aspen, is designed to recognise and celebrate an apprentice who is making an impactful difference in the Scottish highways and transportation industry.
The Award, sponsored by Waterman Aspen, comprised of a £100 Amazon voucher for the winner and a £50 Amazon voucher for the runner up, plus an invitation to receive the prize at the CIHT Scotland Annual Dinner held on Thursday 21 September 2023 at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Glasgow.
With over 40 years' experience, Roy is currently the Scottish Government's Director-General for Net Zero, having previously been the Chief Executive for Transport Scotland between 2015-2021. Prior to gaining his BEng with Distinction in Civil Engineering in 1990 and his Chartership in 1996, Roy was a technician with Fife Council. Thereafter, Roy joined the Scottish Government in 1999 and has held various roles since.
Roy has led Transport Scotland through a period of transformational change and ensured that the organisation is delivering transport services fit for the 21st century.
This has included prioritising investment in active travel and buses, increasing accessibility for vulnerable, as well as reducing transport emissions.
He has also overseen the successful delivery of major transport infrastructure projects including the £1.6 billion Queensferry Crossing, the £700 million Edinburgh Glasgow Rail Improvements, and dualling of sections of the A9 between Perth and Inverness.
Roy played a significant role in providing leadership to international events such as COP26, and the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
He has led Transport Scotland through unplanned events, such as the storms of 2010 and others, as well as the closure of the Forth Road Bridge in 2015.
More recently, in his role as Director-General, he provided leadership to the arrangements for Operation Unicorn, bringing together all of the delivery partners to ensure that Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was given a fitting tribute on her last journey from Scotland.
Roy's nomination for this award made clear that he always leads by example, bringing integrity, professionalism and commitment to his work in order to provide vital public services.
Our confirmed winners for 2022 were:
Young Professional Award
Winner - Jack Sampson, Sweco
Runner-up - Christopher Hunt, Atkins
Apprentice Award Winner
Winner - Hannah Thomson, AmcoGiffen
Runner-up - Anna Boyle, Atkins
Annual prizes in memory of Tom Riddell, one of the founder members in 1930 of the then named Institution of Highways Engineers, now CIHT. The prizes are awarded for excellence in a transportation subject at post graduate level at the University of Strathclyde and at Edinburgh Napier University.
Winners:
If you have a question please contact scotland@ciht.org.uk
