Engineer Georgia Thompson has become the youngest woman to achieve Fellowship
Fellowship is awarded in recognition of the significant contribution engineers have made to the profession.
The successful professionals include Georgia Thompson, who, aged 30, is the youngest woman ever to have achieved Fellowship.
I’m incredibly proud to be recognised among a peer group of world class engineers that have made such a difference to society
Georgia Thompson, Costain
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Thompson is a chartered civil engineer and design manager currently working as part of Costain’s role as major project partner on the Heathrow Airport terminal asset renewal programme. She has also had previous engineering roles on HS2, Network Rail and Transport for London projects.
In addition to Thompson, Costain professionals Simon Chaffer, Richard Helme, John Holding and Clive Glasspool have also achieved ICE Fellowship.
'World class engineers'
Commenting on the achievement, Thompson said: “It’s an honour to have achieved the highest level of ICE membership. At Costain, our purpose is to improve people’s lives and I’m incredibly proud to be recognised among a peer group of world class engineers that have made such a difference to society.”
Andrew Threlfall, group chief engineer at Costain, congratulated the professionals on their achievement, adding: “At Costain, we place great importance on personal and professional growth and developing all our people to be the best they can be.
“Our engineering-led approach is vital to ensure we continue to deliver predictable, best-in-class sustainable infrastructure solutions for our customers.”