Engineering Council celebrates professionally registered engineers and technicians honoured in Top 50 Women in Engineering List

Published: 26/06/2025

The Engineering Council extends its congratulations to the registrants who are among the winners of the Women’s Engineering Society (WES) annual Top 50 Women in Engineering awards (WE50), announced on International Women in Engineering Day (INWED).

This year’s INWED theme, “Together We Engineer,” reflects on the strength of collaboration and inclusivity in driving innovation and sustainability in engineering. The day also highlights the important contributions of women engineers and technicians worldwide, even as they remain underrepresented - currently making up only 16.9% of the engineering workforce.

We are proud to see our registered engineers and technicians featured on this year’s list, whose dedication to internationally recognised standards, ethical practice, and continuous improvement sets a powerful example for the profession.

Among those recognised are:

  • Yewande Akinola MBE CEng FIET HonFREng - Technical Director - CBRE
  • Anam Balbolia CEng MICE - Principal Engineer - WSP
  • Christina Brugger MEng CEng MIET - Product Consultant/ Founder - InsightSprint
  • Brigit Coleman-Green CEng MIET - Senior Professional - Submarine Delivery Agency
  • Marianne Ellis PhD CEng MIChemE - Director of CARMA CARMA, EPSRC Sustainable Manufacturing Hub - University of Bath
  • Pamela Esin CEng MIET - Associate Director - HDR Inc.
  • Anni Feng CEng MIET - Associate Director - Hoare Lea
  • Rachel Hayden CEng MICE - Senior Civil Engineer - WSP
  • Rachael Hazael PhD CEng MIMMM - Associate Professor in Applied Materials - Cranfield University
  • Puja Hazlehurst CEng MIMechE - Head of Product Engineering - Caeli Nova
  • Kareema Hilton CEng MIMechE - Machining Applications Theme Lead - NMIS
  • Imisi Joseph BEng CEng MIET - Senior Data Analyst - JLR
  • Vanessa Quansah CEng MICE - Head of Construction Engineering - Bovis
  • Magdalena Sartin CEng MICE - Group VP Engineering, Capital Projects and Operational Excellence - Johnson Matthey
  • Barbara Smitten CEng MCIBSE - Associate Director - Cundall
  • Meini Su PhD CEng MICE MIStructE - Senior Lecturer - The University of Manchester
  • Ruth Tatanga CEng MCIBSE - Senior Mechanical Engineer - chapmanbdsp
  • Dr Evona Teh CEng MIET - Strategic Foresight Co-Founder/Innovation Lead - Jaguar Land Rover
  • Anna Terry CEng MIMMM - Principal Mechanical Engineer - AWE
  • Julia Ward EngTech MICE - Project Director - Xela Energy
Congratulations to all the inspiring women celebrated in this year’s WE50. See the full list on the WES website.