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    Inspiring Women in Construction and Engineering 2026: entry extension and tips for project teams

    April 27, 2026|

    Reviewed by Joe Ashwell

    Inspiring Women in Construction and Engineering 2026: entry extension and tips for project teams

    First reported on New Civil Engineer

    30 Second Briefing

    Entries for the 2026 Inspiring Women in Construction and Engineering Awards have been given a two-week deadline extension, giving firms and project teams extra time to nominate female leaders across design, delivery and site operations. The awards, run by New Civil Engineer, typically recognise contributions ranging from major infrastructure programmes to SME-led schemes, with categories often covering project management, digital engineering and early-career professionals. Contractors, consultants and clients now have a longer window to showcase women driving technical innovation and organisational change on live projects.

    Technical Brief

    • Multi-organisation JV teams can use the extra time to coordinate cross-company endorsements and governance approvals.
    • Additional window enables collation of site safety statistics, programme performance data and digital delivery evidence for submissions.
    • HR and project controls teams can better align nominations with formal role descriptions and competency frameworks.
    • Extended deadline may encourage more entries from regional SMEs with lean bid and admin resources.

    Our Take

    New Civil Engineer’s role in the Inspiring Women in Construction and Engineering Awards 2026 sits alongside its curation of the British Construction & Infrastructure Awards 2026 and TechFest Awards 2025, signalling a deliberate portfolio of programmes that cover both technical innovation and workforce recognition.

    Across the 811 Infrastructure stories in our database, only a subset focus on people and career pathways rather than assets or delivery, so this 2026 awards piece positions New Civil Engineer as one of the more active conveners on talent and diversity themes in UK construction.

    The two-week deadline_extension for entries mirrors the pattern seen in other New Civil Engineer-led initiatives such as Heathrow’s 2026 Early Careers Innovation Challenge, where extended timelines have tended to increase participation from smaller consultancies and early-career professionals who need more lead time to assemble submissions.

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