Sandi Rhys Jones OBE
Honorary Doctorate - 2005
A passionate advocate for the construction and engineering industry, and in particular the role of women, Sandi Rhys Jones has more than thirty years experience in strategic marketing and management, communications and training for technical and professional organisations.
Since founding RhysJones Consultants in 1976, she has worked for a wide range of clients, including consultants, contractors, suppliers, representative bodies, local and national government. Sandi is a non-executive director of Simons Group, a construction, design and property. She has a particular remit to increase and support women in the company.
Sandi is Corporate Affairs Advisor to the UK Resource Centre for Women in Science, Engineering, Construction and Technology, She is a member of the Strategic Forum for Construction, and is a founder member of the Raising the Ratio group of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors.
Between 1997 and 2002 she was a trustee and chair of the voluntary sector organisation Women's Education in Building, which trained disadvantaged women in building trades. In 1998, Sandi was awarded the OBE for promoting women in construction.
