The 2024 edition of the Middle East Consultant Awards (MEC Awards) took place on 14 November at the Ritz Carlton JBR, Dubai.
The event was split into two distinct parts, with the Middle East Consultant (MEC) team first recognising companies that submitted nominations for its ED&I Awards, following which, individuals, companies and projects that were put forward for the annual MEC Awards were put in the spotlight.
Over 140 nominations were submitted, and following two rounds of eliminations, the shortlist and winners were chosen. The MEC team confirmed that certain categories did not have shortlists in cases where a clear winner was obvious or nominations were not put forward by judges.
The full shortlist and winners (in bold) are as listed below:
ED&I Awards
Ethnicity & Human Capital Champion of the Year
- AECOM
Mentoring Champion of the Year
- TBH
Gender Empowerment Champion of the Year
- AECOM
People of Determination Facilities Champion of the Year
- Dubai Holding Entertainment
Human Capital Manager of the Year
- Compass Project Consulting
Workspace Inclusiveness Champion of the Year
- HKA
ED&I Programme of the Year
- HKA
ED&I Company of the Year
- JLL
Middle East Consultant Awards
AI-Led Design Champion of the Year
- Dewan Architects + Engineers
Interior Design Company of the Year
- KEO Design
- SAY Studio
Architectural Company of the Year
- Boozhgan Architectural Studio
- Dewan Architects + Engineers
- Gensler Middle East
- Memar Architecture
- Mohamed Tabat Architects
- RSP
Cost Consulting Company of the Year
- AESG
- Baker Wilkins & Smith
- C-Quest International
- Compass Project Consulting
- Northcroft Middle East LLC
- Omnium
- Turner & Townsend Middle East
Dispute Resolution Champion of the Year
- HKA
- Secretariat
- Turner & Townsend Middle East
Gender & Ethical Employment Champion of the Year
- AESG
- AtkinsRealis
HR & Wellness Champion of the Year
- AECOM
- AtkinsRealis
Company of the Year
- AESG
- Al Ajmi Engineering Consultants
- AtkinsRealis
- Dewan Architects & Engineers
- Jacobs
- KEO International Consultants
- KPM
MEP Company of the Year
- AESG
- Aji Group
- Al Suweidi Engineering Consultants
- KPM
On-Site Health & Safety Champion of the Year
- JLL
- Ministry of Culture, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Planning and Scheduling Champion of the Year
- TBH
Specialist Consulting Company of the Year
- AESG
- STONEX Consulting
- Tenable Fire Engineering Consultancy
- Turner & Townsend Middle East
Structural Engineering Company of the Year
- ASG NV5
- KPM
Project Management Company of the Year
- Aji Group
- Compass Project Consulting
- JLL
- Omnium
Sustainable Consultancy of the Year
- AECOM
- AESG
- AtkinsRealis
- Climatize, a Serco Company
- Cundall
- JLL
- LWK + Partners
Project of the Year – Government & Infrastructure
- AECOM – Terminal A, Zayed International Airport
- Cundall – Greater Muscat Structure Plan
- DesignFit LLC– DIFC Courts
Project of the Year – Hospitality & Tourism
- AECOM – COP 28
- Atkins Realis – Qetaifan Island
- Climatize, a Serco Company
- FSK & Partners – Anantara Santorini Abu Dhabi Retreat
- JT + Partners – LXR Island Resort by Hilton
- Kalbod Design Studio – Ice Cube Hotel
- KPM – JW Marriott Hotel and Residence
- MZ Architects – Teamlab Phenomena
- RSP – BAPS Hindu Mandir Complex
- Valcarce Architects – GAIA
Project of the Year – Residential & Commercial
- AECOM – Baccharat Hotel & Residences
- Boozhgan Studio – Persica
- Climatize, a Serco Company – DAMAC Lagoons
- Climatize, a Serco Company – The Link, Masdar City
- CSQ Project Development Consultancies – Cloud Spaces, Circle Mall
- Kalbod Design Studio – Zephyr House
- KPM – Azizi Venice
- Gensler Middle East – Ras Al Khaimah Central Premium Commercial Hub
- Gensler Middle East – Riyad Bank
- Godwin Austen Johnson – Serenia Living
- JT + Partners – The Pinnacle Tower
- MZ Architects – Sea La Vie
- Parsons – King Abdullah Financial District – Residential & Commercial Towers
- Trust Engineering Consultancy – One Pearl GV101 Residential Building
Project of the Year: Retail & Public Facilities
- JT + Partners – The Office Headquarters
- Kalbod Design Studio – Dubai Art Museum
- Trust Engineering Consultancy – ECQ11 Corporate Office Building
C-Suite Champion of the Year
- AESG – Saeed Al Abbar
- Al Khoory Solutions LLC – Tabish Abrar
- Climatize, a Serco Company – Engi Jaber
- Dewan Architects + Engineers – Ammar Alassam
- KPM – Kashif Fakih
Under-30 Champion of the Year
- AECOM – Limi Suresh Engoor
- AtkinsRealis – Fathima Mubarak
- Baker Wilkins & Smith – Ahmed Alsaad
- CSQ Project Development Consultants – Laura Davies
- Godwin Austen Johnson – Hannah Alcantara
- JT + Partners – Muhammed Hisham
- Mirage – Hind Abusnana
- Omnium International – Anel Seidakhmetova
- RSP – Alexander Gomez
- Serco – Hiba Ahmed
- Turner & Townsend – Uwais Paderwala
Lifetime Achievement Award
- Joe Tabet, Managing Director, JT + Partners
Multi-Discipline Consultancy of the Year
- AECOM
- Aji Group
- AtkinsRealis
- CSQ Project Development Consultants
- Cundall
- FSK & Partners
- Jacobs
- KEO International Consultants
- KPM
- TGP International
- Zutari Middle East
Read more about the MEC Awards here and the ED&I Summit & Awards here.