BAM Nuttall
BAM Nuttall work across many sectors including rail, tunnelling, energy, water, nuclear, flood defence and marine.
- Date
- 23 March 2026
- Time
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Overview
The James Rennie Medal recognises the best Chartered Professional Review candidate of the year.
This year’s final will feature ICE’s top three Chartered Professional Review (CPR) and CPR (Progressive) candidates of 2025. They will each present and defend their CPR reports to an audience.
The three finalists are:
- James Wright CEng MICE, senior structural engineer at AECOM, will present on his role in delivering the 2023 Serpentine Pavilion. Titled À table, the timber-framed structure has nine radial scalloped edges to form a communal and events space. The Serpentine Pavilion is an annual commission in London’s Kensington Gardens, featuring a temporary and demountable structure designed with a different signature architect each year. James will explore the challenges of managing an innovative, low-carbon design within a highly compressed programme, which requires close collaboration with the client, architect and contractor from the outset.
- Jack Roberts CEng MICE, senior geotechnical engineer at Mott MacDonald Spain, will discuss his experiences on the investigation into a failing structure and the lessons learnt from working and living around the globe. He will also touch on his voluntary role as team lead and project manager for the Kisaro Suspension Bridge development in Rwanda.
- Liam Eagle CEng MICE, engineer at Ward & Burke Construction, will present on his role as the engineering design lead on a £13m United Utilities AMP7 scheme in Bolton, connecting two sewer overflows to reduce spills into Bradshaw Brook. A 900m long 1.83m ID pipejacked tunnel provided 2,900m³ of stormwater storage along with the key benefits of cutting embodied carbon and minimising disruption within sensitive parkland when compared to traditional detention tanks.
The best candidate will receive the prestigious 2026 James Rennie Medal in recognition of their achievements.
If you’re a graduate or student member aspiring to become a professionally qualified ICE member, you’ll find the evening invaluable. It will give an insight into some of the questions asked at Professional Review.
For all members it’s a chance to meet some of our brightest up-and-coming engineers and learn about interesting civil engineering projects.
The evening will be hosted by David Porter, ICE President and the Q&A sessions for the finalists will be chaired by Steve Feeley, ICE director of membership recruitment. The winner of the 2026 James Rennie Medal will be decided by the judges:
- Olivia Perkins, managing director for rail at Morgan Sindall Infrastructure, and chair of the James Rennie judging panel
- Sarah Glover, associate director, ARUP
- David Scarr, head of foundations, Jera Nex bp
- Darren James, CEO, Aureos
- Claire Lepoutre, head of planning, Skanska
In person registrations have now closed. Register to join us online.
Sponsored by
Arup
Arup is a global collective of designers, engineers and technical experts. We use imagination, technology and rigour to shape a more sustainable world.
KIER
Kier’s purpose is to sustainably deliver infrastructure which is vital to the UK.
Tony Gee
Tony Gee, engineering consultants, is an owner-managed business renowned for delivering complex infrastructure designs that shape the world around us.
Skanska
Skanska, one of the UK’s leading contractors, is an inclusive and responsible business that is helping to build a better society.
Aureos
Aureos is a leading provider of maintenance, renewals and upgrades to critical UK Infrastructure.
Programme
18:00 - 18:30
Registration and refreshments
[Registration starts at 18:00 for anyone attending in person. For those joining online, we recommend that you log into the platform at 18:15 to test the connection.]
18:30 - 18:35
Introduction
18:35 - 18:40
History of James Rennie and past winners
18:40 - 18:45
Introduction of the finalists and chair of Q&A sessions
18:45 - 20:15
Medal Final
20:15 - 20:30
Interval - Judges deliberation
20:30 - 20:40
Vote of thanks and winner announced
20:40 - 21:40
Event close for online participants and drinks reception for in person attendees
21:40
Event close
Speakers
James Wright
AECOM
senior structural engineer
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James Wright
James is a Chartered Structural Engineer with 5 years’ experience delivering complex building and infrastructure projects across the UK, Europe, and the Middle East. Currently a Senior Engineer at AECOM, James first joined the Sports Structures team in 2017 on his first placement, before joining permanently in 2021. James has experience in leading design teams, coordinating multidisciplinary delivery, and engaging with clients to achieve efficient, buildable solutions. Career highlights include his influence in the successful delivery of five Serpentine Pavilions.
Jack Roberts
Mott MacDonald
senior geotechnical engineer
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Jack Roberts
Jack Roberts began his engineering career conducting ground investigations with Ground Investigation Specialists in the West Midlands, before relocating to the United Arab Emirates in 2018. Whilst working for WS Atkins & Partners Overseas (now Atkins Realis) he spent three years working across the region on various major projects. In 2021 Jack then joined Mott MacDonald Spain, based in Madrid, working on local and global projects.
Liam Eagle
engineer
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Liam Eagle
After graduating from the University of Oxford in 2018, Liam joined the contractor Ward & Burke Construction. He began his career as a site engineer on the Thames Tideway project before getting a scholarship with Ward & Burke to undertake geotechnical laboratory research at Tufts University in Boston. After his time there, he spent two years as the civils design lead working on a £350m energy from waste scheme in Cheshire, before moving onto AMP 7 and AMP 8 projects for United Utilities in the North-West.
Darren James
Aureos
chair of James Rennie Medal Award Panel
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Darren James
Darren is CEO of Aureos, a £500m infrastructure engineering contractor. Prior to this, he was CEO of Keltbray Group from April 2020 and COO of Costain Group PLC, where he started as a graduate. Previously a NED at the Port of London Authority and now an NED on the Board of Welsh Water.
A Surrey University Civil Engineering graduate, a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers and was the inaugural winner of the James Rennie Medal in 1996
Olivia Perkins
Morgan Sindall Infrastructure
managing director for rail
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Olivia Perkins
Olivia is Managing Director of Morgan Sindall Infrastructure’s Rail Business Unit. The company delivers rail projects across the UK, primarily with Network Rail and Transport for London.
Olivia is a Chartered Civil Engineer; prior to joining Morgan Sindall, she worked on a range of infrastructure projects including Crossrail, HS2 and Luton DART.
She is keen on challenging her teams and the industry on the way we undertake infrastructure projects and is passionate about supporting the next generation’s professional development.
David Scarr
Jera Nex bp
head of foundations
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David Scarr
After an Oxford degree, David joined Arup in London and worked on design and build of Offshore Platforms and the, Spinnaker Tower, winning the 2002 Rennie medal. At BP he worked on LNG including a short period in Japan. He spent 6 years in Azerbaijan; constructing a large offshore platform and modifications to operational facilities. In 2017 he was Engineering Manager for the Tortue Hub; an LNG port offshore Mauritania & Senegal. Most recently he is enjoying engineering wind farms.
Sarah Glover
ARUP
associate director
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Sarah Glover
Sarah is an Associate Director at Arup where she is responsible for design and construction of a wide range of multidisciplinary engineering projects. A geotechnical specialist, she has particular experience of the design of foundations and deep basements on urban sites which are frequently constrained by sensitive existing buildings and underground third party infrastructure. She is a chartered engineer, supervising civil engineer and former winner of the James Rennie Medal.
Claire Lepoutre
Skanska
technical services director
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Claire Lepoutre
Claire has over 25 years experience working with UK based contractors. Her experiences span projects of all sizes, across many sectors at preconstruction, delivery and handover stages. She is a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers currently working as Technical Services Director at Skanska, where she is responsible for planning, digital delivery, engineering surveying, GIS, and project controls.
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