Jonathan Day shortlisted for Future Leader of the Year
DSSR Senior Engineer Jonathan Day has been shortlisted for Future Leader of the Year at the ACE Awards 2026, recognising his progression, increasing leadership responsibilities and contribution to the development of others.
Jonathan’s career with DSSR has developed through the apprenticeship route, combining academic learning with practical project experience. He has since achieved a First-Class BEng in Building Services Engineering (Hons) and established himself as an important member of the team delivering complex healthcare projects.
His project experience demonstrates how his responsibilities have grown. At King George Hospital, Jonathan contributed to the delivery of a 12-bed Intensive Critical Care Unit within a demanding ten-month programme. At Salford Royal’s £35m Acute Receiving Centre, his work included electrical infrastructure for major trauma and surgical facilities, while at University College London Hospital he consolidated CAD information from more than 100 projects across the 75,000m² estate to create a more reliable record of building services infrastructure.
Alongside technical delivery, Jonathan has increasingly taken responsibility for coordination and leadership. He is also committed to supporting those following a similar route into the profession. As the first apprentice within DSSR’s Harrogate office, he now mentors newer apprentices, supports work experience students and represents DSSR at careers events, sharing his own experience of progressing through an apprenticeship into an engineering career.
The Future Leader of the Year shortlisting therefore recognises not simply Jonathan’s technical progression, but the wider contribution he is beginning to make to project teams and to the development of others.
We are delighted to see Jonathan receive this recognition and very proud of everything he has achieved so far.
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Jonathan Day shortlisted for Future Leader of the Year
DSSR Senior Engineer Jonathan Day has been shortlisted for Future Leader of the Year at the ACE Awards 2026, recognising his progression, increasing leadership responsibilities and contribution to the development of others.
Jonathan’s career with DSSR has developed through the apprenticeship route, combining academic learning with practical project experience. He has since achieved a First-Class BEng in Building Services Engineering (Hons) and established himself as an important member of the team delivering complex healthcare projects.
His project experience demonstrates how his responsibilities have grown. At King George Hospital, Jonathan contributed to the delivery of a 12-bed Intensive Critical Care Unit within a demanding ten-month programme. At Salford Royal’s £35m Acute Receiving Centre, his work included electrical infrastructure for major trauma and surgical facilities, while at University College London Hospital he consolidated CAD information from more than 100 projects across the 75,000m² estate to create a more reliable record of building services infrastructure.
Alongside technical delivery, Jonathan has increasingly taken responsibility for coordination and leadership. He is also committed to supporting those following a similar route into the profession. As the first apprentice within DSSR’s Harrogate office, he now mentors newer apprentices, supports work experience students and represents DSSR at careers events, sharing his own experience of progressing through an apprenticeship into an engineering career.
The Future Leader of the Year shortlisting therefore recognises not simply Jonathan’s technical progression, but the wider contribution he is beginning to make to project teams and to the development of others.
We are delighted to see Jonathan receive this recognition and very proud of everything he has achieved so far.