Building People Awards 2025 Finalists

Congratulations to all the finalists for the Building People Awards 2025

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1. RESENE Next Gen Award
2. BCITO Emerging Leader Award
3. SOUTHBASE Health, Safety and Wellbeing | Wairuatanga Award
4. HUBEXO Collaboration | Kotahitanga Award
5. CONSTRUCTION GROWTH FOUNDATION Consultants | Matanga Award
6. JAMES HARDIE Innovation | Auaha Award
7. HAWKINS Site Manager of the Year Award
8. NZIOB CHARITABLE EDUCATION TRUST Under $10 Million Project Award
9. CARTERS $10-$50 Million Project Award
10. BARNES BEAGLEY DOHERR Over $50 Million Project Award

RESENE Next Gen Award

Banu Ali - Bachelor of Construction (QS), Unitec, Tāmaki | Auckland

Aiswarya A S - Master of Construction Management, Auckland University of Technology, Tāmaki | Auckland

Tess Epton - Master of Architecture, University of Auckland,Tāmaki | Auckland

Ellie Graham - Diploma of Architectural Technology, Open Polytechnic of New Zealand, Tauranga | Bay of Plenty

Claudia Harach - Master of Architecture (Professional), Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington, Pōneke | Wellington

Shanta Persad - PhD Civil Engineering, University of Canterbury, Ōtautahi | Christchurch

Mithun Raj Baskaran - Master of Architecture (Professional), Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington, Pōneke | Wellington

Dilraj Singh - Bachelor of Construction (Construction Management), Unitec, Tāmaki | Auckland

Sarah Shiella Skillen - Master of Architecture (Professional), Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington, Pōneke | Wellington

BCITO Emerging Leader Award

With grants provided from the Institute’s Charitable Education Trust

Taylor Ashton - Quantity Surveyor, Hawkins Ltd, Kirikiriroa | Hamilton

Annie Fong - Project Coordinator, Icon Co Pty NZ Ltd, Tāmaki | Auckland

Samuel Hines - Special Projects Manager - Northern, Hawkins Ltd, Tāmaki | Auckland

David McKeown - Senior Site Manager, Aspec Construction Ltd, Tāmaki | Auckland

Seth Nicholson - Project Manager, Rubix, Tāmaki | Auckland

Sarah Parsons - OFCI Manager, Icon Co Pty NZ Ltd, Tāmaki | Auckland

Tom Reumers - Senior Site Manager, Dominion Constructors Limited, Tāmaki | Auckland

Georgia Robinson - Building Services Manager, LT McGuinness Ltd, Pōneke | Wellington

Anntonina Savelio - Zero Harm Advisor, Hawkins Ltd, Tāmaki | Auckland

Lian Versteeg - National Services Manager, Summerset Management Group, Tāmaki | Auckland

SOUTHBASE Health, Safety and Wellbeing | Wairuatanga Award

Etienne Buitendach - Health & Safety Manager, Dominion Constructors Ltd Project: IKEA Warehouse (Structure), Tāmaki | Auckland

Gary Clarkson - Health & Safety Manager, Naylor Love Dunedin, Ōtepoti | Dunedin

Zoë Garrett - Senior Health & Safety Consultant, Rubix Safe, Tāmaki | Auckland

Kristal McGill - General Manager Health, Safety and Environment, Kā te Rama Switched On Group, Ōtautahi | Christchurch

Jamie Summers - Project Director, The Building Intelligence Group Project: Health15, Tāmaki | Auckland

Janice Tucker - HSE Manager, Icon Co Pty NZ Ltd Project: AIAL TH01, and a Data Centre project, Tāmaki | Auckland

HUBEXO Collaboration | Kotahitanga Award

Dave Bintliff - Technical Manager, Norman Disney Young, Andrew Burton - Client Project Manager, RCP, Joe Buxton - Quantity Surveyor, Barnes Beagley Doher, Dani Lake - Project Delivery Manager (Client), Allevia Health, Dean Shanud - Lead Architect, Klein Architects, & Craig Younger - Project Director, Leighs Construction Ltd Project: Allevia Hospital Epsom Redevelopment, Tāmaki | Auckland

Amanda Bulman - Architect, Three Line Studio, Denis Chin - Architect, Three Line Studio, Ken Johnston - Project Manager, Naylor Love Wellington, Murray Edridge - Client, Wellington City Mission, Matt Reed - Client-Side Project Manager, Kensway Consultants, & Dion Williams - Site Manager, Naylor Love Wellington Project: Whakamaru | Wellington City Mission, Pōneke | Wellington

Matt Dacombe Bird - Quantity Surveyor, Maltby's, Michael Deane - Site Manager, Wilson Commercial Ltd, Ingrid Downey - Project Manager, Dwell Housing Trust, Josh Dubbeld - Architect, Novak + Middleton, Simon Novak - Architect, Novak + Middleton, & Grant Taylor - Contractor, Wilson Commercial Ltd Project: Mahora Te Aroha, Pōneke | Wellington

Gary Davidson - Site Manager, Naylor Love Canterbury, William Fulton - Heritage Professionals, Sally Lafleur - Executive Officer, Christ Church Cathedral Reinstatement Project, Keith Paterson - Project Director, Christ Church Cathedral Reinstatement Project, & Daryl Strawbridge - Project Manager, Naylor Love Canterbury Project: Christ Church Cathedral Stabilisation, Ōtautahi | Christchurch

Nathan Durie - Client Contact, Manukura School, Tom Ellis - Operations Manager, Maycroft Construction Ltd, Blair Hayward - Lead Technician / Technical Manager, Designgroup Stapleton Elliott, Nick Ramsden - Planning Manager, Maycroft Construction Ltd, & Marty Yaxley - Project Manager, Maycroft Construction Ltd Project: Manukura School, Te Papa-i-Oea | Palmerston North

Mikyla Greaney - Principal Project Lead, Auckland Council, Kat Nelson - Design Manager/Architect, Preformance Building Technologies, Jonathan O'Connor - Project Manager, Crown Infrastructure Delivery, Kishan Seger - Technical Director, Southbase, Sarah Stratford - Delivery Manager, Ministry of Education, & Michael Wiles - Principal Project Lead, Auckland Council Project: Short-Term Roll Growth, Tāmaki | Auckland

Jacob Mathews - Site Manager, Vivian Construction, Milly McArthur - Client Project Manager, The Building Intelligence Group, & James Whetter - Architect, Jasmax Project: Hawaiki Development, Tāmaki | Auckland

CONSTRUCTION GROWTH FOUNDATION Consultants | Matanga Award

Frank Bourke - Project Manager & Director, Ruruku (formerly IR Group) Project: Naenae College Admin Upgrade, Pōneke | Wellington

Alex Heperi - Project Architect, Designgroup Stapleton Elliott Project: Waiaroha Heretaunga Water Discovery Centre, Te Matau-a-Māui | Hawkes Bay

Daniel Johnson - Quantity Surveyor, Quantum Project: Beach Rd Apartments, Tāmaki | Auckland

Nicole Li - Project Manager, Jones Lang LaSalle Project: BP Office Fit-out and Henkel Office Fit-out, Tāmaki | Auckland

Sylvia Maclaren - Managing Director, Storm Environmental, Ōtautahi | Christchurch

Ally Paine - Project Manager & Director Ruruku (formerly IR Group) Project: Mana College Gym, Pōneke | Wellington

Pip Strawbridge - Project Architect, Wilkie and Bruce Architects Project: St Andrews College - Nga Toi Performance Arts Centre including the Gough Family Theatre (STAC PAC), Ōtautahi | Christchurch

JAMES HARDIE Innovation | Auaha Award

Johann Betz - Founder and Director, Offsite Design Ltd, Ōtautahi | Christchurch

Dan Bradley - CEO, ConTech Solutions, Pōneke | Wellington

Patrick Gallego - BIM Coordinator, Naylor Love Wellington Project: CarbonCore 360, Pōneke | Wellington

Alex Hampshire - Director - Advisory, WT Project: Archives Building, Pōneke | Wellington

James Haworth - Project Manager, LT McGuinness Ltd Project: 90 Devonport Road, Tauranga | Bay of Plenty

Laura Jopson - Senior VDC/BIM Manager, Hawkins Ltd, Tāmaki | Auckland

HAWKINS Site Manager of the Year Award

Adam Fahey - Site Manager, Summerset Management Group Project: Summerset Boulcott, Pōneke | Wellington

Lachlan Grant - Site Manager, Hawkins Ltd, Pōneke | Wellington

Chris Harrison - Senior Site Manager, INC Group Project: Pacifica Penthouses, Tāmaki | Auckland

Mike McConnon - Site Manager, Brosnan Ltd, Tāhuna | Queenstown

Braydon Nelson - Site Manager, Hawkins Ltd, Tāmaki | Auckland

James Rolfe - Site Manager, Hawkins Ltd Project: The Court Theatre, Ōtautahi | Christchurch

Adam Saxton - Site Manager - Residential, Summerset Management Group Project: Summerset Boulcott, Pōneke | Wellington

Cade Scott - Senior Site Manager, Southbase Construction Project: Harvey Norman Ravenswood, Ōtautahi | Christchurch

Andrew Sorrenti - Site Manager, Icon Co Pty NZ Ltd Project: 6-8 Munroe Lane and Lorne Street Student Accommodation, Tāmaki | Auckland

NZIOB CHARITABLE EDUCATION TRUST Under $10 Million Project Award

Ryane Beattie - Site Manager, Practec Ltd, & Fearghus Edwards - Project Manager, Practec Ltd Project: Project Nexus, Tāmaki | Auckland

Joshua Borger - Quantity Surveyor/Estimator, Hawkins Ltd, Francois Kok - Construction Manager, Hawkins Ltd, & Jack Withrington - Site Manager, Hawkins Ltd Project: Veronica Sunbay Remediation Project, Te Matau-a-Māui | Hawkes Bay

Michael Drinnan - Director & Architect, Stiffe Hooker, & Dylan Menzies - Senior Project Manager, Scope - Total Project Partners Project: Te Hau Awhiowhio - Hauora Whanau Centre, Whangārei | Northland

Matt Hope - Quantity Surveyor/Estimator, Hawkins Ltd, Callum Quarton - Project Manager, Hawkins Ltd, & Benji Solomona - Senior Site Manager, Hawkins Ltd Project: Victoria University of Wellington, William Weir Wing Seismic Upgrade, Pōneke | Wellington

Daniel Jarvie - Project Manager, Focus Projects, & Marty (Michael) Martinez - Site Manager, Focus Projects Project: The Rutherford Clinic, 167 Thorndon Quay, Pōneke | Wellington

Darren Jones - Project Manager, Hawkins Ltd, Graham Jones - Site Manager, Hawkins Ltd, & Steve Woolley - Quantity Surveyor, Hawkins Ltd Project: Port of Auckland - Fergusson Building Project Phase 2, Tāmaki | Auckland

Graham Little - Site Manager, LT McGuinness Ltd Project: Circa Theatre, Pōneke | Wellington

Ian Rattray - Project Manager & Director, Ruruku (formerly IR Group) Project: Mission House, Pōneke | Wellington

CARTERS $10-$50 Million Project Award

Dune Guinard - Assistant Project Manager, Vivian Construction, Tom Campbell - Site Supervisor, Vivian Construction, & Jacob Mathews - Site Manager, Vivian Construction Project: Hawaiki Development, Tāmaki | Auckland

Leon Green - Construction Manager, Hawkins Ltd, Greer Harrison, Foreman, Hawkins Ltd, & Brent Wade - Project Manager, Hawkins Ltd Project: Tauranga Hospital T50 CCU-ICU additional capacity project, Tauranga | Bay of Plenty

James McLean - Project Manager & Engineer, LT McGuinness Ltd Project: Ngā Mokopuna (formerly known as Living Pā), Pōneke | Wellington

Paul O'Connor - Project Manager, Hawkins Ltd Project: The Court Theatre, Ōtautahi | Christchurch

Matthew Robertson - Project Manager, Clearwater Construction Ltd Project: Karori Apartments, Tāmaki | Auckland

Paul Rudge - Quantity Surveyor/Site Manager, Clearwater Construction Ltd Project: Sealink Headquarters, Tāmaki | Auckland

Gareth Salisbury - Project Manager, Naylor Love Canterbury Project: Te Hurihanga ō Rangatahi, Ōtautahi | Christchurch

BARNES BEAGLEY DOHERR Over $50 Million Project Award

Rob Forrester - Project Director, Icon Co Pty NZ Ltd, Blake Hogarth - Project Manager, Icon Co Pty NZ Ltd, & Craig Kyle - Project Manager, Icon Co Pty NZ Ltd Project: AIAL Transport Hub 01, Tāmaki | Auckland

Bruce Haigh - Project Manager, Waide Commercial Construction, & Sam Michelsen - Project Director, Waide Commercial Construction Project: CDC SD1, Tāmaki | Auckland

Rhys McKenzie - Project Manager, Hawkins Ltd Project: Site 6 - Wynyard Quarter Innovation Precinct, Tāmaki | Auckland

Steve Ritchie - Project Director, Hawkins Ltd, James Sharples - Project Manager (Formerly) Hawkins Ltd, & Paul Wikiriwhi - Project Director, Hawkins Ltd Project: University of Auckland - Recreation Centre (Hiwa), Tāmaki | Auckland

Samuel Smith - Project Manager, Southbase Construction Project: Christchurch Boys' High School, Ōtautahi | Christchurch

Matthew Street - Project Manager, Clearwater Construction Ltd Project: One Saint Stephens, Tāmaki | Auckland

Ben Whaanga - Project Manager, LT McGuinness Ltd Project: Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kawanatanga, Pōneke | Wellington