Celebrating the Winners of the 2026 Women in Construction Awards

The Women in Construction Awards 2026 celebrated exceptional achievement, innovation, and leadership across Ireland's construction sector. The gala recognised outstanding women advancing the built environment through emerging talent development, senior leadership excellence, technical mastery, and organisational culture transformation.

Winners and finalists span disciplines across architecture, design, consulting, contracting, engineering, and operations, reflecting the breadth of female talent driving construction excellence. From rising stars entering the industry to established leaders shaping strategic direction, the awards recognised achievement at every career stage. Categories including Rising Star of the Year, Rising Star of the Year – Contractor, Best Female Led Team, Business Owner of the Year, and Mentor of the Year recognised emerging talent, collective achievement, entrepreneurial leadership, and mentorship advancing future generations. These awards signal the sector's commitment to identifying, celebrating, and supporting women at pivotal moments in their careers.

Technical excellence categories honoured project management, engineering delivery, construction management, and bids and tenders expertise, acknowledging the specialised capabilities essential to construction delivery. Leadership categories celebrated women advancing health and safety, HR, marketing and communications, operations, sales and commercial, and sustainability performance across organisations and projects. The programme also highlighted organisations embedding inclusive practice through Workplace of the Year and Diversity, Equality and Inclusion Strategy of the Year awards, recognising the critical role of organisational culture in supporting female advancement and creating environments where women thrive.

This recognition underscores the sector's evolving maturity in acknowledging female leadership as central to construction excellence. As Ireland's construction industry confronts skills shortages and generational change, women's advancement becomes not only a matter of fairness but a strategic imperative for sector competitiveness and innovation.

To explore the full list of winners and finalists across all categories, visit the official Women in Construction Awards website and subscribe to the newsletter for exclusive insights and coverage from Ireland's construction sector.