Hatch wins big at the 2025 Canadian Engineering Consulting Awards

Toronto, ON -  We are proud to announce that the Wataynikaneyap Power Transmission Project has been honored with the Engineering a Better Future Award at the 2025 Canadian Consulting Engineering (CCE) Awards. This prestigious award recognizes the project that best showcases how engineering enhances the social, economic or cultural life of Canadians. 

In addition to this award, we also received two Awards of Excellence, celebrating our commitment to engineering innovation, impactful project delivery, and sustainable development. 

The winning projects include: 

• Keeyask Generation Station – a 695-megawatt hydroelectric development on the lower Nelson River in northern Manitoba, designed to provide renewable energy while supporting regional economic development and incorporating significant Indigenous partnership and environmental stewardship.

 


Dami Adedapo (KGS Group), Sean Marleau (Hatch), Tom Tonner (Manitoba Hydro), Dave Bowen (Manitoba Hydro), Raj Mannem (Hatch), Arne Luht (Manitoba Hydro), Brian Cleven (Atkins Realis), Jim Law (Hatch), Jim Sarvinis (Hatch), Rauf Ahmed (Hatch)

 

• Wataynikaneyap Power Transmission project – a transformative, First Nations-led initiative that built 1,800 kilometers of transmission lines to connect 17 remote communities in Northwestern Ontario to the provincial power grid, replacing diesel generation with clean, reliable electricity and setting a precedent for Indigenous ownership and sustainable infrastructure development in Canada. 

David Peckover (Hatch), Melissa Hanlon (Wataynikaneyap Power), Jenn-Fretz Joseph (Wataynikaneyap Power), Adeel Afzal (Hatch), Margaret Kenequanash (Wataynikaneyap Power), Greg Beharriell (Wataynikaneyap Power), Jim Sarvinis (Hatch), Frank Liu (Hatch), Indranil Roy Chowdhury (Wood)

“We are incredibly proud of our teams applying their dedication and ingenuity to our projects globally,” said Jim Sarvinis, Hatch’s global managing director for energy. “These awards reflect our passion for solving complex challenges and delivering sustainable, forward-thinking solutions that benefit communities.” 

The CCE Awards, presented by Canadian Consulting Engineer magazine, recognize outstanding achievements in consulting engineering. Our dual recognition exemplifies our leadership in project delivery excellence, impacting communities through innovative engineering and collaborative partnerships. 

For a complete listing of Hatch’s awards, visit our awards page.  

For more information, please contact: 

Lindsay Janca 
Global Director, Public Relations 
Tel: +1 905 403 4199 
Email: media@hatch.com  

 

About Hatch 

Whatever our clients envision, our teams can design and build. With over seven decades of business and technical experience in the energy, mining, and infrastructure sectors, we know your business and understand that your challenges are changing rapidly. We respond quickly with solutions that are smarter, more efficient and innovative. We draw upon our 10,000 staff with experience in over 150 countries to challenge the status quo and create positive change for our clients, our employees, and the communities we serve.   

Find out more on www.hatch.com.