Several Engineering Council registrants and engineering colleagues have been recognised in the 2025 Birthday Honours List, which celebrates the extraordinary achievements and service of individuals. The engineers honoured come from different fields and specialisms but have all achieved distinguished contributions to the UK.
By becoming professionally registered, all Chartered Engineers (CEng), Incorporated Engineers (IEng) and Engineering Technicians (EngTech) have demonstrated their competence and commitment against an internationally recognised standard. This includes a personal commitment to professional standards, recognising obligations to society, the profession, and the environment.
The Engineering Council would like to congratulate all the registrants who have been honoured this year:
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Chi Onwurah DBE CEng FIET
Member of Parliament for Newcastle Upon Tyne Central and West, and Chair of the Science, Technology and Innovation Select Committee. For Political and Public Service
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
- Mark Foy CBE CEng FNucI
Chief Executive and Chief Nuclear Inspector, Office for Nuclear Regulation. For services to the Safety and Security Regulation of the Nuclear Industry
- Dr Peter James Musgrove CBE CEng MRAeS
Engineer and Renewable Energy Pioneer. For services to Renewable Energy
- Professor William Powrie CBE CEng FICE
Professor of Geotechnical Engineering, University of Southampton. For services to Engineering
- Professor Andrew Randewich CBE CEng FInstP
Executive Director Science, Atomic Weapons Establishment. For services to Defence
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
- Joshua Macabuag OBE CEng MICE FREng
Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer, Renew-Risk, and Engineering Manager, Search and Rescue Assistance in Disasters. For services to Disaster Search and Rescue Engineering
- Dr Hanifa Unisa Shah OBE CEng FBCS
Pro Vice-Chancellor, Birmingham City University. For services to Higher Education
- John William Whitaker OBE CEng FIMechE
Lately Distinguished Specialist, Atomic Weapons Establishment. For services to Defence
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
- Nigel John Bates MBE CEng MIET
Engineering Manager, Ratcliffe Power Station, Uniper UK Ltd. For services to the Electricity Generation Industry - Bridget Mary Eickhoff MBE CEng FIMechE
Principal Infrastructure Engineer, Rail Safety and Standards Board. For services to Railway Engineering
- Peter Flinn MBE CEng FIMechE
For services to Engineering
- James Haluch MBE CEng MICE FCIHT MHKIE
Managing Director, Breedon Group. For services to Improving Safety for Highway Workers
- Giles Simeon Hartill CEng MIMechE
Chief Technologist, Atomic Weapons Establishment. For services to Engineering
- Fazilette Sultana Khan MBE IEng MIET
Founder Trustee, Greenseas Trust. For services to Marine Conservation
- Dr Vicki Bryony Livesey (Vicki Bryony Worswick) MBE CEng MIMMM
Director, UK Research and Innovation. For services to Industrial Decarbonisation, Carbon Capture and Storage and Net Zero
- Gareth Brian Moss MBE IEng MIMechE
Chair of Trustees, John Taylor Multi-Academy Trust. For services to Education
The King’s Birthday Honours List 2025 can be found on the Government’s website.