Highways engineer wins FF President 's Award

An Arup highways engineer who has “truly gone above and beyond ” on mental health issues was presented with the Future Faces President 's award at the ICC ceremony.

Michal Nowinski (pictured), named the Future Face of Birmingham last year, received the honour from president Jaccy Datta.

Polish-born Michal moved to the UK in 2016 and became a chartered engineer in 2021. He has developed his role at Arup to include holistic assessment, highway design, 3D modelling and road safety audits.

He has also taken part in Birmingham City University 's career-plus mentoring programme as a professional mentor.

Jaccy said: “As President, with my main focus this year surrounding mental health, it was important to me to award this to an individual who has truly gone above and beyond in this area over the past year.

“While Micha? will be known to many already as someone excelling in his work and in his academic achievements, he also has a separate side which truly deserves to be recognised.

“Despite being one of the busiest people I know, Micha? takes it upon himself to regularly check in on those around him, frequently shares his experiences and offers fabulous advice to those struggling.

“He 's not only helped others with their mental health, he spends time reflecting on how he can look after his own mental health, exploring his interests in photography and walks in nature.

“This is an incredibly important action for every one of us to do to enable us to regularly re-energise. But it 's something many of us don 't always take time to prioritise; it is certainly an inspiring action for us all to take forwards.

“Overall, Micha? really has gone above and beyond in so many ways and deserves huge recognition when it comes to mental health awareness and helping others. It is for this reason that I am delighted to have been able to award this year 's President 's Award to Micha? as a thank you for everything he has done in this respect over the past year. ”

For the complete list of this year 's winners at the Future Faces Annual Dinner and Awards, visit here.