ICE Connects international: women in Fellowship - diversity in leadership

Melinda Lutton

Melinda is a Chartered Civil Engineer and Fellow of the ICE. In her role as Assistant Operation Manager at Tonkin in Adelaide, South Australia, she provides leadership across project delivery, risk management, and operational performance.

As a Principal Civil Engineer her expertise lies in designing sustainable floodplain infrastructure, optimising flood and stormwater management solutions, and wastewater treatment and collection. She champions diversity and inclusion, fostering a collaborative work environment. Beyond her technical skills, Melinda is a Fellow of both the Institution of Civil Engineers and Engineers Australia and takes every opportunity to mentor and inspire engineers.

Melinda is Chair of the ICE Australasia Committee, which engages our local members, and also plays a role in helping to increase the profile of civil engineering. She is also a Policy Fellow with ICE, where she is engaged in helping to influence industry guidelines and promote sustainable practices. Overall, Melinda is still delighted with her choice of Civil Engineering as a career, spanning 35 years.

Nicola Henderson Reid

Nicola Henderson Reid FICE, ChPP is Head of Rail, Middle East & Africa, Mace, based in Riyadh, with over two decades of experience delivering major rail, transportation, and infrastructure programmes across the UK and the Gulf. She is recognised for strategic, delivery driven leadership, advancing capability growth, and fostering high trust cultures that drive clarity, confidence, and performance. Nicola has held senior leadership roles on nationally significant initiatives, including major civils, land, and station programmes for High Speed Two (HS2), and brings a strong personal focus on elevating rail excellence in the region. She is deeply committed to building capability and inspiring the next generation of leaders, championing professionalism, fellowship, visibility, and the advancement of women across the engineering community.

Anne Kerr

Dr Anne Kerr has held a range of senior roles within Mott MacDonald, including Managing Director for Greater China, Asia Director for Growth, and Global Head of Cities. She has over 35 years of professional experience gained through work in more than 30 countries. Anne is a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of the ICE. She is a Council Member (General) for 2025–2028 and has been appointed to the Nominations Committee. Anne served as Chair of the British Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong from 2022 to 2024. She also spent eight years on the European Chamber of Commerce Board as an Alternate Director and has been an Ex-officio Member of both the China-British Business Council and the Hong Kong Association, all in connection with her Chamber of Commerce involvement.

Susana Ramjit

Susána Ramjit is a Chartered Engineer, and double Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers, and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Building. A civil, structural and environmental engineer with an MBA specialising in Operations and Finance, she leads the Engineering Function for John Sisk & Son’s Ireland South, West and North Business Unit, with strategic responsibility for engineering excellence, governance, technical assurance and risk evaluation across a €400m portfolio of complex projects. She leads the intersection of engineering judgement and commercial strategy; translating technical risk into clear decisions that protect value and public safety, and improve delivery outcomes.

15-year career spans design consultancy and project management across the Caribbean and South America, and is now focused on engineering excellence development in Ireland, with particular expertise in structural, geotechnical, façade and temporary works engineering.

Susána is widely recognised for operating at the intersection of technical judgement, commercial acumen; and translating technical risk into clear decisions that protect value and improve delivery outcomes in public-interest decision-making. She is also a passionate advocate for the profession, actively advancing engineering capability within the Next Generation through mentoring, apprenticeships, educational outreach and inclusive leadership.