Hilson Moran was named overall CIBSE Employer of the Year at last month’s Young Engineers Awards, having also taken the medium-sized company accolade.
Noquet Building Services won the small firm category, while Aecom was named best large company.
Hilson Moran impressed the judges with its Hilson Moran Academy, which includes mentoring schemes to support employees throughout their careers, across all levels and job roles. The academy recognises the value of mentors in bridging the skills gap and offering knowledge and experience for the advancement of mentees.
Noquet, founded less than two years ago, has embedded development, mentorship and continuous learning into its culture, and built strong foundations to support, train and inspire its early career engineers.
Aecom has offered more than 500 opportunities across vacation placements, industrial roles, sponsorships, apprenticeships and graduate positions in the past year alone – roles that are supported by a suite of structured resources and programmes to foster professional growth. The company has also launched a digital learning platform.
This year’s award entries showcased more involvement with STEM, and partnering with schools and colleges, and there was an increase in submissions from small and medium-sized businesses. The judges were impressed with how some organisations have established facilities for internal knowledge sharing, from small workshops to dedicated training centres. There were also frameworks for continual learning and development, particularly in relation to the Building Safety Act and sustainability.
The CIBSE Employer of the Year Awards celebrate companies that actively support and nurture young engineers, promoting their development through training, mentoring and initiatives that prioritise them within their business.