The Association of Consulting Engineering Companies British Columbia (ACEC-BC) celebrated innovation, technical excellence, equity and diversity, and collaboration at its annual ACEC-BC Awards.
“This is a moment to celebrate the engineers who keep our economy and communities moving” said Caroline Andrewes, president and CEO of ACEC-BC. “With more than $5 billion in annual economic impact in B.C. and over 14,000 high-value jobs supported across the province, our members are delivering world-class projects in BC, across Canada, and globally.”
Since 1989, the ACEC-BC Awards program has celebrated the best in consulting engineering. The 2025 Awards for Engineering Excellence received more than 50 nominations across a diverse range of categories, including Buildings, Bridges, Energy and Industry, Municipal and Civil Infrastructure, Natural Resource and Habitat, Projects Under $2.5 Million, Soft Engineering, and Transportation.
This year, 16 organizations were honoured for exceptional projects in B.C., across Canada, and in the United States.
The Site C Clean Energy Project by Klohn Crippen Berger and AtkinsRéalis
received the 2025 ACEC-BC Lieutenant Governor’s Award and an Award of Excellence.
Acting as the prime design consultants, KCB and AtkinsRéalis undertook design of the key dam site components such as the earthfill dam, diversion tunnels, approach channel, drainage tunnels, power intakes, penstocks, the generating station, and spillways, all designed and constructed in compliance with industry guidelines and best-practice. Site C is designed to deliver 1,100 megawatts (MW) of capacity totaling an 8 per cent increase to BC Hydro’s current energy supply, Site C will generate approximately 5,100 gigawatt hours (GWh) of electricity annually.
Award of Excellence winners:
- WSP – The Centre for Plant Health, Canadian Food Inspection Agency
(Buildings) - Delve Underground – Second Narrows Water Supply Tunnel (Municipal and Civil Infrastructure)
- RJC Engineers – Canada Line – Capstan Station (Transportation & Bridges)
- Knight Piésold – Salton Sea Species Conservation Habitat Project
(Natural Resource & Habitat) - Kiewit Engineering Group Canada – BC Highway Reinstatement Program – Highway 1 – Nicomen River Bridge Replacement Project (Bridges)
- Tetra Tech – Water Hazard Detection Program for Railway Flood Monitoring
(Soft Engineering) - BGC Engineering and McElhanney – Othello Road – Location C (Projects under $2.5 Million)
ACEC-BC also recognized individuals for career contributions to the consulting engineering profession, industry, and the broader community.
Meritorious Achievement Award:Allan Russell, P.Eng., ICD.D, CEO Emeritus at McElhanney.
Young Professional Award: Gurleen Gang, AScT., P.Eng., PMP, Municipal Sector Lead / Project Engineer at Ecora Engineering & Environmental.
