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Five young engineers win top Academy Awards

The Royal Academy of Engineering has awarded Khouloud El Hakim the overall winner to receive the Sir George Macfarlane Medal for excellence in the early stage of her career.

Bechtel, AECOM lead ENR list of professional services firms

Engineering News-Record this week unveiled its 2018 Top Professional Services Firms list, and industry giants AECOM and Bechtel both ranked No. 1 as the leading program management and construction management-for-fee firms, respectively. 

Source: Construction Dive

Bechtel Tops ENR’s List of 400 U.S. Contractors

For the 20th year in a row, Bechtel has earned the number one ranking on Engineering News-Record’s (ENR) annual list of the Top 400 U.S. Contractors. 

ATD Announces Winners of Talent Development Awards

The Association for Talent Development has recognized Bechtel as one of the 2017 Excellence in Practice Award winners from among 34 organizations in 12 countries.

Source: Association for Talent Development

Bechtel Recognized for Innovative Use of Software Robots

National Society of Black Engineers honors top corporate and government supports of engineering diversity

The National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) has honored 34 organizations and individuals with annual awards for thier support of engineering diversity. 

Source: The Charleston Chronicle

NNSA team wins Project Management Award

The National Nuclear Security Administration project team for the Transuranic Waste Facility recently received the Department of Energy's Secretary's Project Management Achievement Award. 

Source: Environmental Protection

6 ideas for a better New York Subway

The Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) wants to know if anyone, anywhere, can figure out how to fix New York City’s beleaguered subway. With the hopes of solving problems such as persistent overcrowding, train delays, and crumbling physical infrastructure, the MTA launched a Genius Transit Challenge in June. Offering as much as *$1 million for the best idea, nearly 500 groups hailing from 23 different countries sent in submissions.

Muscat International Airport's MC3 Component crowned 2018 Infrastructure Project of the Year

The Muscat International Airport’s MC3 Component by the Bechtel-Enka-Bahwan (BEB) Consortium was crowned Construction Week Oman Awards 2018’s Infrastructure Project of the Year. 

MTA Genius Transit Challenge winners announced

The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) on March 9 announced eight winners of the MTA Genius Transit Challenge, including two that "plan to immediately reinvest their cash awards from the competition and contribute seed money to advance their ideas in conjunction with the MTA."