John Casey GMICE, a senior engineer at Farrans, has been named the winner of this year's Princess Royal Award for Emerging Engineers.

He presented his paper, titled 'Governance of temporary works in large scale onshore wind farm construction with particular focus on frictional guy rope systems used to stabilise partially erected wind turbine generators exceeding 100 metres in height', to the ICE Scotland judging panel and an online audience, securing the regional prize.

Organised by the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), the Princess Royal Award for Emerging Engineers is aimed at students, graduates and apprentices in civil engineering, including those professionally qualified as IEng MICE or EngTech MICE. It provides a platform for early‑career engineers to showcase their work to the wider civil engineering community.

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John said: "I am bursting with pride to receive this award from the institution. I came into this industry at such a young age and the most valuable lessons that I have learned is those that come from challenges faced on site, the problems you have to think your way through and the experience carried forward from one project to the next. That process of learning, growing and improving is what drives me.

"I hope this award encourages more site engineers practically, those early in their careers to write about issues they tackle every day. The knowledge is out there on sites. It just needs to be shared.

"Finally, I want to thank my mentors and wider team at Farrans Construction. They have backed me from the beginning, given me responsibility when it mattered and created the environment for me to learn, develop and thrive. This award belongs to them as much as it belongs to me."