Chartered Engineer, Fellow of Engineers Ireland and of the Irish Academy of Engineering. Career specialist in the water utility sector, most recently Managing Director of Irish Water from February 2016 to September 2018, with annual turnover of €1.3 billion, leading a team of 750 direct staff and over 3,200 local authority staff working under service level agreements. Prior to that, he was the first Head of Asset Management in Irish Water from its inception in 2013, taking control of a capital programme pipeline of over €3 billion.

Prior to Irish Water, he was Managing Director of RPS Consulting Engineers for 10 years and prior to that, Director of MCOS, responsible for its water sector consultancy business. Jerry is a recognised business leader in major public & private sectors, is an experienced communicator in national media and has a proven record in engaging with political & public service stakeholders at national level.

Dermot Clohessy is a Structural Engineer by profession with post-graduate qualifications in both Business Strategy and Financial Accounting. Dermot was COO and Executive Director of IDA from 2006 to 2015 and has an extensive understanding of Foreign Direct Investment having spent 28 years with IDA Ireland. His IDA leadership responsibilities included managing the Agency’s extensive property activities across the country working collaboratively with both the public and private sectors in the delivery of property solutions for both IDA and Enterprise Ireland client companies.

Dermot brings engineering, construction and business expertise to the judging panel. Since leaving IDA Ireland in 2015, He has been working as a strategic advisor to a number of companies and institutions both in Ireland and overseas. He is also a Board Member of the Marine Institute.

Phelim Devine is Design Director/Deputy Project Director of the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board. The new children’s hospital is the largest single investment in any healthcare capital project in Ireland. He brings to the panel his vast experience over the past twenty years in social infrastructure projects such as healthcare and also commercial projects.

Before his present role, Phelim was a Director at Arup, leading the design of multidisciplinary building projects across multiple sectors but in particular healthcare projects such as Mater Adult Hospital redevelopment, the redevelopment of St Vincent’s University Public Hospital, the new St Vincent’s Private Hospital, and projects in the National Rehabilitation Hospital and St James’s Hospital. Phelim was Honorary Secretary of the Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland from 2011 to 2014, and sat on the Executive Committee from 2008 till 2014.

Brian McClinton has a proven track record as a business leader, project/programme director and design specialist, with 25 years’ experience in the execution of a wide range of complex large scale design, engineering and construction projects in Ireland, the United Kingdom and the Middle East.

As a Director at Linesight, Brian benefits from a wide-ranging skill set, which includes managing complex projects, leading large multidisciplinary engineering and management teams, ensuring best practice in sustainable and innovative design, and project governance.

Mark is the Senior Safety, Health and Wellbeing Manager for ESB Networks. His work involves managing all aspects of ESB Networks Safety Management System as it applies to ESB Networks staff, contractors, members of the public and others who may be affected by ESB activities. Prior to his current position, Mark spent 10 years in the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) where he fulfilled a number of key Inspector roles including the last 5 years in the Special Investigation Unit (SIU). In cases where the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions directed criminal prosecution, Mark has fulfilled the role of expert witness during court proceedings.

Appointed Head of Department of the Built Environment at Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) in 2013, Derek is responsible for the management and strategic development of the Department, which offers programmes from Craft Apprenticeship to PhD level.

He worked on large infrastructural projects before joining WIT as a lecturer in 2005. Derek has a broad ranging experience in Civil and Energy Engineering lecturing and research. He was Course Director and Industrial Placement Coordinator for the BEng (Hons) in Sustainable Civil Engineering, where he built strong industrial links.

Actively engaged in national and international consultancy and research, Derek brings to the panel an extensive knowledge of Civil Engineering, Energy Management and Efficiency.

Niall Kane is Head of Digital Engineering at VINCI Construction UK. He brings international digital construction experience to the judging panel.

Niall studied Architecture at Dublin Institute of Technology. Previous to his current role he was a GIS Specialist and Data Scientist at Skanska UK, and when he was in Ireland worked at Murphy Surveys as Head of Innovation and BIM Manager.

Niall will bring excellent assessment skills to the application and use of Digital Construction Technology.