The Planning Community Recognise Excellence in Planning, Scheduling and Project Controls at Gala Awards Dinner

The evening of the 12^th July saw the inaugural Planning & Scheduling Awards event at the Brewery in London.   Hosted by Athena Project Services the Gala Awards evening came at the end of the Planning & Scheduling Symposium which was an exhibition and networking conference focussing on the technology advancements within the planning and scheduling environment today.

Athena Project Services, who are providers of expert planning, scheduling and project control services wanted to recognise and celebrate the efforts of planners and their teams engaged in this key discipline.   The esteemed judging panel included representatives from the University of Leeds, Engineering Construction Industry Training Board, European Construction Institute, Institute of Civil Engineers, The Association for Project Management, Association of Cost Engineers, Construction Skills, London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympics and the Major Projects Association.   The nominees were asked initially to prepare a written submission and then to present to the Judging panel on the 11^th & 12^th of June from which the judges produced their short list for the evening.

The evening was introduced by David Tyerman, Managing Director of Athena Project Services and was followed by a key note speech by The Honourable Mr Justice Ramsey.   Ricky Jervais look alike Tim Oliver entertained and introduced each of the awards which gave a great mix of fun but seriousness to the presentations.

The awards were as follows:

Specialist Planner of the Year:     Paul Barnes from Network Rail

Outage Planner of the Year:     

David Williams from Network Rail. Project Name: Slough IECC Relock/Recontrol - presented by Prof. Denise Bower of Leeds University

Planning Innovation of the Year: 

Dan Patterson from Acumen. Project Name: Acumen Fuse - presented by Theo D'Orgee of Planning Planet

Planning Team of the Year:      

The Access Planning Team from Network Rail represented by Ray Clarke -  Project Name: Reading Station Area Redevelopment/Christmas Blockades - presented by Gary France of the Planning Engineers Organisation

Junior Planner of the Year :   

Rob Knox from AMEC Project Name: North Everest 2011/2012 Flotel Campaign - presented by Paul Bamforth of Asta

Planner of the Year:      

David Elder from Mace. Project Name: Shard - presented by David Tyerman

David Tyerman, Managing Director of Athena Project Services said “ We would like to congratulate all the winners and also the companies that were short listed.  There was an exceptionally high standard of nominees which illustrates the quality of the planners and planning teams within organisations.  We are delighted to be able to recognise and award such skills and look forward to making the Planning & Scheduling Awards an annual event”

Full details on the winners and their projects can be found on the Planning & Scheduling Awards Website.