Chartered Engineer of the Year

The professional title of chartered engineer, considered to be the gold standard of our profession, was established in Ireland over 50 years ago. Chartered Engineers are leaders in their industry. They are ethical practitioners who maintain the highest level of competence and professional integrity. They develop new technology and use innovative methods to solve complex problems.

Within the Republic of Ireland, Engineers Ireland is the sole authority to award the title, which is granted to professional engineers who, through a rigorous review process, have shown their ability to apply their professional competencies in the workplace.

The Chartered Engineer title attained through Engineers Ireland is an accolade associated with the very best of the engineering profession. It is an important and valuable milestone in the career of any engineer.

Chartered Engineer of the Year 2023

chartered engineer 1 Eoin Casserly, Principal and Founder of Voluta, was awarded Engineers Ireland’s prestigious Chartered Engineer of the Year Award in 2023.

Eoin was one of five Chartered Engineers shortlisted for this year's Arup-sponsored award and was presented with the prestigious title following a competition final held in Engineers Ireland’s headquarters on Wednesday evening, 18 October.

Eoin is pictured with Dr Edmond Harty, President of Engineers Ireland and Joe Burns, Ireland Country Leader at Arup.

Previous winners

2022 winner

William Fyans, Engineering Manager with SiriusXT

2022 Chartered Engineer of the Year, supported by Arup

2021 winner

Claire Lillis, Senior Programme Manager, Aerogen

2021 Chartered Engineer of the Year Award, sponsored by Arup.

Project title: Eerosolised surfactant - the design and development of a drug-device combination product to treat preterm babies in respiratory distress.

2020 winner

Donal Kelly, Chartered Engineer, Dragados

2020 Chartered Engineer of the Year Award, sponsored by Arup.

Project Title: Tunnelling at the Bank Station Upgrade.

2019 winner

Dr Cristina Paduano, Chartered Engineer, B-fluid

2019 Chartered Engineer of the Year Award, sponsored by Arup.

Project title: Scoring a goal with multi-physics virtual design.

2018 winner

Aoife Murphy, Chartered Engineer, David Kelly Partnership

2018 Chartered Engineer of the Year Award, sponsored by Arup.

Project Title: Earthquake: The Silver Lining - An Opportunity In A Time Of Disaster.

2017 winner

Captain Eoghan Carton, Engineer Officer, Irish Defence Forces

2017 Chartered Engineer of the Year Award, sponsored by Arup.

Project title: Lead nation changeover 2016: the changeover of combat engineering, infrastructure and utilities support from Finland to Ireland in unifil.

2016 winner

Marcello Corsi, Chartered Engineer, Transport Infrastructure Ireland

2016 Chartered Engineer of the Year Award, sponsored by Arup.

Project Title: Innovative Track Design for Urban Railways – the State of the Art on Luas.

Sponsor

The Chartered Engineer of the Year Award is kindly supported by Arup. We would like to thank Arup for their support and commitment to recognising and celebrating our Chartered Engineers.

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