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Revealed: 2025 Big Project Middle East Award Winners

Nearly 160 nominations were received across 31 categories when nominations closed in December 2024

The 2025 edition of the Big Project Middle East Awards (BPME Awards) took place on 29 January and recognised excellence across 24 distinct categories. This edition of the BPME Awards marked 15 years for the annual awards ceremony.

The event was held at the Ritz Carlton JBR in Dubai, and was attended by international and local delegates from across the built environment.

Nearly 160 nominations were submitted across the awards’ 31 categories, when nominations closed in mid-December 2024. Following the close of nominations, two rounds of elimination were initiated. The first was conducted internally by the Big Project Middle East (BPME) editorial team. Nominations that made it through the first round of eliminations were then passed onto a panel of six judges, with an in-person meeting taking place in early January 2025.

The judges for the 2025 BPME Awards were:

  • Damir Jaksic, KEO International Consultants
  • Dana Darwish, WSP
  • Fernando Freitas, Omnium International
  • Ghina Yamak, Zutari
  • Louise Rodrigues, Aquila
  • Tamara Bajic, AESG

The full list of winners and shortlisted nominees for the Big Project ME Awards 2025 are:

Big Project’s Young Professional of the Year

  • Maha Babiker – Graphite
  • Meera Al Blooshi – Parsons
  • Suchith Govindappa – Sobha Constructions

Winner: Meera Al Blooshi – Parsons

Big Project’s Mentor of the Year

  • Chris George – Sobha Constructions
  • Karim Elnabawy Balbaa – Saudi Entertainment Ventures (SEVEN)
  • Maxwell Connop – AtkinsRéalis

Winner: Karim Elnabawy Balbaa – Saudi Entertainment Ventures (SEVEN)

Big Project’s Team of the Year

  • Beirut Office Design Team – LASCO JV SSG
  • Equinix 3.1 Data Centre Team – McLaren Construction
  • Team Sobha Reserve – Sobha Constructions

Winner: Equinix 3.1 Data Centre Team – McLaren Construction

Big Project’s Women of the Year

  • Anita Nouri – Green Growth Planning Consultancy
  • Fatma Elfeki – Graphite
  • Johanna Staples – AtkinsRéalis
  • Muneeswari Velusamy – Sobha Constructions

Winner: Johanna Staples – AtkinsRéalis

Big Project’s Executive of the Year

  • Ahmed El-Adalany – The Arab Contractors (Osman Ahmed Osman & Co.)
  • Joseph Charles – Pinnacle Interiors
  • Mariam Azmy – Innovo Group
  • Senthil Kumar Parasuraman – Sobha Constructions

Winner: Joseph Charles – Pinnacle Interiors

Sustainable Contractor of the Year

  • ACCIONA
  • Innovo Group
  • The Arab Contractors (Osman Ahmed Osman & Co.)

Winner: Innovo Group

Sustainable Project of the Year

  • KAFD Fire Station – Parsons
  • Sharjah Sustainable City
  • ZāZEN Gardens & ZāZEN Ivy – ZāZEN Properties

Winner: KAFD Fire Station – Parsons

Small Developer of the Year

No shortlist

Winner: Aurora Real Estate Development

Skills Development Programme of the Year

  • School of the Future Initiative – AtkinsRéalis
  • Sobha Institute of Construction Excellence – Sobha Constructions

Winner: Sobha Institute of Construction Excellence – Sobha Constructions

Fit-Out Contractor of the Year

  • ALEC FITOUT
  • DEPA
  • HTS Interior Design
  • Pinnacle Interiors

Winner: DEPA

MEP Contractor of the Year

  • ALEMCO
  • The Arab Contractors (Osman Ahmed Osman & Co.)
  • LASCO JV SSG

Winner: LASCO JV SSG

Infrastructure Contractor of the Year

  • China State Construction Engineering Corporation ME
  • Orascom Construction
  • Sobha Constructions

Winner: China State Construction Engineering Corporation ME

Small Contractor of the Year

  • ECC Fit Out & Construction
  • Pinnacle Interiors

Winner: ECC Fit Out & Construction

Mid-sized Contractor of the Year

  • Engineering Contracting Company (ECC)
  • LASCO JV SSG
  • McLaren Construction

Winner: McLaren Construction

Large Contractor of the Year

  • ALEC Engineering & Contracting
  • Innovo Group
  • The Arab Contractors (Osman Ahmed Osman & Co.)

Winner 1 (International): The Arab Contractors (Osman Ahmed Osman & Co.)

Winner 2 (GCC): ALEC Engineering & Contracting

Fit-Out Project of the Year

  • HuQQa – Shisha Lounge & Turkish Restaurant – Pinnacle Interiors
  • One Za’abeel Tower – DEPA

Winner: One Za’abeel Tower – DEPA

Project of the Year: Offsite Construction

No shortlist

Winner: Rove Hotel, Al Marjan Island – China State Construction Engineering Corporation ME

MEP Project of the Year

  • Basrah Water Supply Improvement Project P3 & P4 – The Arab Contractors (Osman Ahmed Osman & Co.)
  • Creek Vista Grande – Sobha Constructions
  • WTB Skylight 1 & 2 – LASCO JV SSG

Winner: Basrah Water Supply Improvement Project P3 & P4 – The Arab Contractors (Osman Ahmed Osman & Co.)

Refurbishment & Retrofit Project of the Year

  • Al Barari – Plot E10 – ECC Group
  • HuQQa Shisha Lounge and Turkish Restaurant – Pinnacle Interiors
  • Sheraton Hotel, Mall of the Emirates – DEPA

Winner: HuQQa Shisha Lounge and Turkish Restaurant – Pinnacle Interiors

Project of the Year – Water

  • Al Khobar 2 SWRO – ACCIONA
  • Basrah Water Supply Improvement Project P3 & P4 – The Arab Contractors (Osman Ahmed Osman & Co.)
  • SFAX Desalination Plant – Orascom Construction

Winner: Al Khobar 2 SWRO – ACCIONA

Project of the Year – Infrastructure & Transport

  • Diriyah Gate Infrastructure Construction General Contractor – Area B – China State Construction Engineering Corporation ME
  • Greater Cairo Monorail – The Arab Contractors (Osman Ahmed Osman & Co.)
  • Lusail Plaza Infrastructure, LRT Station, Public Car Park & Landscape – Parsons

Winner: Greater Cairo Monorail – The Arab Contractors (Osman Ahmed Osman & Co.)

Project of the Year – Leisure, Retail & Hospitality

  • Qetaifan Island Project – AtkinsRéalis
  • Restoration of Revolutionary Command Council Museum – The Arab Contractors (Osman Ahmed Osman & Co.)
  • VISA Marassi Marina Hotel and Yacht Club – Orascom Construction

Winner: Qetaifan Island Project – AtkinsRéalis

Project of the Year – Commercial

  • 6 Falak Media City – McLaren Construction
  • Pinnacle Interiors D3 Office – Pinnacle Interiors

Winner: 6 Falak Media City – McLaren Construction

Project of the Year – Residential

  • Athlon Premium Villas – AtkinsRéalis
  • Crest Grande – Sobha Constructions
  • H Three by Aurora – ECC Group
  • Tilal Al Ghaf Phase A – Majid Al Futtaim

Winner (Design): Athlon Premium Villas – AtkinsRéalis

Winner (Delivery): Tilal Al Ghaf Phase A – Majid Al Futtaim

To learn more about the Big Project Middle East Awards, click here.

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