WSP’s Isabelle Barron is Digital Rising Star of the Year

By the summer of 2024, she had already become a critical member of the digital services team, delivering a large defence project and demonstrating her rapid development of skills and competencies in digital construction.

Barron’s dedication and ability to quickly adapt to new challenges were evident as she took on increasingly complex tasks with confidence and precision. After a year at WSP, she was assigned to lead a project, managing a small team delivering the digital construction requirements for the new Eden Project.

In addition to her regular duties, Barron is also a representative for the WSP Professional Growth Network, a voluntary group of early career professionals who aim to connect, develop and provide a voice for others across the business.

She has also been training with WorldSkills as part of Team GB in the digital construction category. After rounds of examinations, Barron was nominated as the candidate to progress and represent her country. Having won a gold medal for digital construction in EuroSkills 2023, she secured the Best in the Nation award and a medallion for excellence at WorldSkills 2024.

Barron said: "This award means a lot to me. Going into digital construction was quite a career change so it's nice to have the validation that I'm on the right track.

She added: "For anyone thinking of coming into the industry, I'll just say: go for it and take the leap, give it a go. You never know where it might take you."

Read about the rest of the winners.

The Digital Construction Awards are organised by Digital Construction Week, CIOB, Construction Management and Digital Construction Plus. To find out more about the Awards and enquire about sponsorship or entering next year’s event, visit digitalconstructionawards.co.uk.