Consultancy and Engineering Awards 2026
From apprentices building their careers to experienced professionals leading major programmes, we're celebrating those delivering real impact - commercially, socially and environmentally. These awards highlight the people, consultancies, collaborations and projects shaping the future of the UK’s infrastructure, buildings and places. All entries are judged in context. Our independent judges consider size, market conditions and challenge, with a focus on progress, leadership, innovation and value.
Being shortlisted or winning provides an independent accolade you can reference in bids and proposals, strengthening credibility with clients and helping you stand out in a competitive market. If you’re proud of what you’ve delivered, this is your opportunity to be recognised. Our judges include sector leaders, clients, government advisors, community and academic representatives.
Entries close on 22 May 2026. Read the Terms and Conditions here.
View the award categories and start your entry today
This category rewards consultancies that are shaping the future of the industry, not just performing well financially.
Consultancy of the Year – Fewer than 10 Employees
Recognises a high-performing consultancy demonstrating agility, innovation and entrepreneurial leadership during 2025.
Consultancy of the Year – Fewer than 50 Employees
Recognises a high-performing consultancy demonstrating agility, innovation and entrepreneurial leadership during 2025.
Consultancy of the Year – Fewer than 250 Employees
Recognises a high-performing consultancy demonstrating agility, innovation and entrepreneurial leadership during 2025.
Consultancy of the Year – 250+ Employees
Recognises a high-performing consultancy demonstrating agility, innovation and entrepreneurial leadership during 2025.
Celebrating teams who turn collaboration into outstanding delivery.
Best Collaborative Project – Joint Venture
Celebrates excellence in integrated delivery through a joint venture model.
Best Collaborative Award – Partnership (Client, contractor, community or cross-sector partnership)
Recognises partnerships that delivered exceptional outcomes through collaboration.
Honouring excellence that sets the benchmark within each sector.
Transport Infrastructure Project of the Year
Recognises projects showing technical excellence, innovation and improved performance or user and/or environmental outcomes.
Water Project of the Year
Recognises projects securing clean water, building water resilience, protecting or enhancing the natural environment with measurable outcomes.
Energy and Sustainability Project of the Year
Recognises contributions to net zero, energy transition and sustainability through technical and commercial innovation.
Digital and Smart Infrastructure Project Award
Recognises effective use of digital engineering, data or smart technologies improving asset performance, and user and/or environmental outcomes.
Building and Places Project of the Year
Recognising outstanding public or private building project sustainability and environmental outcomes, delivery and performance.
The introduction of the Kingdom Brunel Prize marks a new highlight of our awards – recognising outstanding achievement and those setting the benchmark for excellence in our sector.
The Prize recognises exceptional achievement across the consultancy and engineering sector and is reserved for the single most impressive nomination of the year.
Our judging panel will select the entry that best demonstrates real excellence, innovation and leadership.
These awards are open to everyone working in engineering and consultancy, including but not limited to engineers, ecologists, geologists, project managers, cost control etc.
Lifetime Impact Award – Engineering Consultancy
Recognises individuals whose leadership and influence have shaped engineering consultancy over time.
Future Leader of the Year – Engineering Consultancy
Celebrates emerging leaders already making a meaningful impact on the sector.
Apprentice of the Year – Engineering Consultancy
Showcases exceptional early career talent contributing to the success of engineering consultancy. Career talent contributing to the success of engineering consultancy.
Nina Cameron Graham Award – Women Shaping Engineering Consultancy
Honours women whose excellence, advocacy and leadership are shaping a more inclusive sector.
Sponsored by Autodesk and Projectworks
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ACE Awards: Gala Dinner
Date: Wednesday, 2 December 2026 Time: 18.00 - 23.30 Location: Royal Garden Hotel, 24 Kensington High Street
Once the entries have been gathered, judged and shortlisted, the winners will be announced at the ACE Awards Gala dinner ceremony.
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