Emer Murnaghan OBE CEng MICE CEnv MIW FIEI

Nominated by ICE

Emer Murnaghan is Innovation Director at GRAHAM Civil Engineering, having held posts as Head of Responsible Sustainable Business and Head of Business Improvement at GRAHAM, a contracting organization which she joined in 2011.

Emer has a long history of supporting and influencing industry through her previous roles with the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE). In June 2015 she was awarded the OBE for services to civil engineering and further education in Northern Ireland. In November 2018 she was appointed Trustee and a Vice President of the ICE. In 2019, she was invited to become a WISE Ambassador, to promote gender balance at the highest levels within the UK.

She is keen to see the industry become more diverse and inclusive not only because it is the right thing to do but because there is a strong business imperative to accelerate this transformation.

She is delighted to join the Trustee Board at the Engineering Council and is determined to ensure the highest standard of engineering competency is achieved via pathways that are accessible, attainable, valued and respected. She is passionate about an industry and profession that exists to serve the fundamental needs of society.