The shortlist for the 2025 edition of the annual Middle East Consultant Awards (MEC Awards) has been announced by the Middle East Consultant (MEC) editorial team.
The gala event is scheduled to take place on 9 December at the Ritz Carlton JBR, Dubai, and will open with networking at 7pm sharp.
As before, the awards categories were segmented into three main groups for the 2025 edition of the MEC Awards: Company; Project and Individuals. The MEC team confirmed that over 170 nominations were submitted across the program’s various categories, which included several new additions such as: Fire Safety Consultant of the Year; Outstanding Debut Award, and others.
Following the close of nominations, judging was done in two phases; the first was conducted internally by the MEC editorial team, whilst the second featured inputs from several industry personalities. The industry judging panel comprised senior personalities from developers, contractors and industry bodies. The industry judging panel met in-person to vote on nominations in each category following a review period of nearly two weeks.
“This year saw a mix of extremely high-quality nominations, as well as many that weren’t up to the mark. With the latter, those nominations were eliminated in the first round of judging and didn’t make the shortlist. In some categories, this means that although we will be recognising a winner on the night of the awards, there is no accompanying shortlist, and thus those categories aren’t published along with this news piece. On the whole, the judging process was quite challenging this year, so I’m incredibly thankful to our panel of industry judges for the time and effort they dedicated to this process,” Saundalkar added.
The shortlist for the 2025 Middle East Consultant Awards are:
Architectural Company of the Year
- B8 Architecture
- Dewan Architects + Engineers
- Freeline Engineering Consultants
- Gensler Middle East
- Trust Engineering Consultancy
Company of the Year
- AESG
- AtkinsRéalis
- B8 Architecture
- Compass Project Consulting
- Euroart
- JT+Partners
- KEO International Consultants
- Omnium International
- Trust Engineering Consultancy
Cost Consulting Company of the Year
- Compass Project Consulting
- C-Quest
- CSQ Project Development Consultants
- Omnium International
Dispute Resolution & Claims Specialist of the Year
- HKA
- Inshield International Consultancy
- Omnium Resolve
- Secretariat
- TBH
- Trowers & Hamlins
Executive of the Year – Female
- Alyaa Al Wahab, Rider Levett Bucknall
- Carole Akoury, JT + Partners
- Celeste Tai, Omnium International
- Cheryl Cairns, Trowers & Hamlins
- Engi Jaber, Climatize, part of +impact
- Kristina Bråteng, B8 Architecture
- Sandra Woodall, TangramMENA
Executive of the Year – Male
- Ali Cornejo, B8 Architecture
- Christopher Nicolas, TBH
- Eng. Ibrahim Saad, James Cubitt Middle East & North Africa
- Hakim Ezzahouany, North 51 Consulting
- Kola Ojeyomi, HKR
- Murali Guruvappan, 9E Global Engineering Consultants
- Prasanth Chakkingal, PNC Architects – Sobha Realty
- Sanu Mathew, SEED Engineering Consultants
Fire Safety Consultant of the Year
- AESG
- Joule Group
Interior Design Company of the Year
- SAY Studio
- Trust Engineering Consultancy
MEP Engineering Company of the Year
- AESG
- Consistent Engineering Consultants
- Mirage
- MEP Design Studio – PNC Architects – SOBHA Realty
- SEED Engineering Consultants
Multidiscipline Consulting Company of the Year
- 9E Global Engineering Consultants
- AECOM
- AESG
- CSQ Project Development Consultants
- Freeline Engineering Consultants
- KEO International Consultants
Outstanding Debut Award
- Almudena Berzosa, Corpolgia Consulting
- Marissa Ramos, North 51 Consulting
- Salama Alketbi, AECOM
Project Management Company of the Year
- AESG
- Accurex Plus for Project Management Services Co
- Compass Project Consulting
- CSQ Project Development Consultants
- North 51 Consulting
Project of the Year – Commercial
- Al Maryah Tower, CSQ Project Development Consultants
- DMCC Uptown Tower Business Centre, SAY Studio
- Façade Reimagined – Proposed Façade Design & Addition of Phase 2 Expansion, Freeline Engineering Consultants
- Nad Al Sheba Mall, Gensler Middle East
- Palm Jumeirah Mall Expansion, Compass Project Consulting
- The Link, Climatize, part of +impact
- Tom’s Vortex Office, B8 Architecture
Project of the Year – Hospitality & Tourism
- Entertainment City, Trust Engineering Consultancy
- Hilton Marjan Island Beach Resort & Spa, JT + Partners
- Mixed Use Development Libya, Trust Engineering Consultancy
- NH Collection Hotel, Marjan Island, B8 Architecture
- The Soudah Development, Soudah Development & AtkinsRealis
- Tattu Dubai, Compass Project Consulting
- teamLab Phenomena Abu Dhabi, AECOM and Miral
Project of the Year – Public Facilities
- GEMS Founder’s School, Consistent Engineering Consultants
- Green Hub, Trust Engineering Consultancy
- Muharraq Ring Road, Manama, Bahrain, AECOM
- Salata Business Park, Trust Engineering Consultancy
- Sheikh Zayed Biosphere, Dubai, TangramMENA
Project of the Year – Residential
- Address Residences Zabeel, Mirage
- Anantara Mina Residences, JT + Partners
- DAMAC Lagoons, Climatize, part of +impact
- Giardino Village Townhouses, Trust Engineering Consultancy
- Masaar by Arada, Dewan Architects + Engineers
- Rivera Essence – Classic Villa, B8 Architecture
- Grove Project – Plot P09 Louvre Residence, AtkinsRéalis
- The St. Regis Branded Residences, SEED Engineering Consultants
- Yas Acres – Magnolias and Dahlias, AECOM
- ‘ZāZEN Gardens – Al Furjan, Dubai, Consistent Engineering Consultants
Specialist Consulting Company of the Year
- DSP Consultants
- STONEX Consulting
- TBH
Sustainable Consultancy of the Year
- AECOM
- AESG
- Climatize, part of +impact
Under 30 Champion of the Year
- Bassel Abuamro, AESG
- Dylan Pinto, Consistent Engineering Consultants
- Hiba Irshaid, Omnium Resolve
- Jihane Marroun, B8 Architecture
- Matthew Redding, CSQ Project Development Consultants
- Rosine Nabaa, TBH
- Suthan Sivaraj, 9E Global Engineering Consultants
- Tabish Hasan, Consistent Engineering Consultants
- Tony Pheloups, B8 Architecture
- Vineeth Bonthala, GHD Global
To learn more about the 2025 Middle East Consultant Awards, click here.