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Lecture

Harding Lecture 2026: Andy Alder on leadership in major projects

Event organised by The British Tunnelling Society

Date
19 November 2026
Time
18:00 - 19:30 GMT
Location
Institution of Civil Engineers
One Great George Street
Westminster
London, SW1P 3AA
United Kingdom
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Overview

Andy will draw on more than 30 years of experience delivering major tunnelling and infrastructure projects, particularly Crossrail and Tideway, to explore what makes major projects succeed.

He will share lessons on leadership, teamwork, engineering and project management, commercial alignment and productivity.

Drawing on both successes and challenges, Andy will argue the sustained focus on purpose, people, safety and engineering creates the conditions in which teams and projects can perform at their best.

He will conclude by sharing his views on how the industry needs to develop to be ready for future challenges.

Venue

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Institution of Civil Engineers
One Great George Street
Westminster
London
SW1P 3AA
United Kingdom

Speaker

Andy Alder

Andy Alder

Anglian Water

managing director of major infrastructure delivery

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Andy Alder

Andy is managing director of major infrastructure delivery at Anglian Water. He began his career in tunnelling in 1993, and has worked on a number of major projects including Jubilee Line Extension, Kuala Lumpur LRT, DLR Extension to Woolwich, and Crossrail. He was programme director at Tideway, responsible for delivery through the main construction phase.

Andy is a Fellow of both the Institution of Civil Engineers and Association for Project Management, and an Honorary Professor at University College London.

In 2023, Andy was awarded the British Tunnelling Society’s prestigious James Clark Medal for being an understanding, supportive and inspiring leader to the tunnelling profession.

For more information please contact:

Jayne De Ville & Elira Alushi

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