Phebe Mann is Chair of the Institution of Civil Engineers London. She is a Visiting Professor of Construction Law, Management, and Engineering at Loughborough University and was an associate professor in highway and transportation at the

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. As a Chartered Civil Engineer,

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, Chartered Construction Manager, and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Mann is the first woman engineer of minority ethnic origin appointed by the

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to the

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(Transport Jurisdiction), General Regulatory Chamber (Transport, Information Rights & Estate Agents Jurisdictions), Tax Chamber and

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. Phebe was the winner of the Woman of Outstanding Achievement Tomorrow's Leader Award. Phebe is also the first and only woman to hold eight professional qualifications concurrently in the UK. She has been recognized with a Top 50 Women in Engineering Award (WE50) for her outstanding achievements in engineering.

Early life and education

Mann achieved her City & Guilds Plumbing and Electrical Installation Qualifications with distinctions in all the modules at The College of Haringey, Enfield, and North East London. Mann's father was involved with

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. Mann holds many professional qualifications. She earned a master's degree in Computer Science from

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. She was in the first ever cohort of

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students studying Interdisciplinary Design for the Built Environment. She completed a master's degree in Construction Management at

Loughborough University Loughborough University (abbreviated as ''Lough'' or ''Lboro'' for Post-nominal letters, post-nominals) is a public university, public research university in the market town of Loughborough, Leicestershire, England. It has been a university sinc ...

. She also holds a law degree from the

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, LLM in Construction Law, Arbitration, and Adjudication from the

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, a Master in Bridge Engineering from

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, a postgraduate certificate in academic practice from

Reading University The University of Reading is a public research university in Reading, Berkshire, England. It was founded in 1892 as the University Extension College, Reading, an extension college of Christchurch College, Oxford, and became University College, ...

, and a Masters in Research Methods and PhD in Collaborative Design from the

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Research and career

Mann has made considerable contributions to engineering and legal education. Mann was the first woman to be elected chair of the Leicester Centre of the

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Initiation of Civil Engineers London. She completed construction projects for the City of Westminster and

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. As an engineer, Mann worked on the Stump Cross for Four Went Ways,

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and the

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. She won the 2011

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’s Women of Outstanding Achievement ''Tomorrow’s Leader'' Award. Mann was a member of the

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. In June 2018, Mann completed a

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. a Diploma in Legal Practice at

De Montfort University De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) is a public university in the city of Leicester, England. It was established in accordance with the Further and Higher Education Act 1992, Further and Higher Education Act in 1992 as a degree awarding body ...

. Phebe was called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn in 2020. She is a consultant at the

and Senior lecturer at the University of Westminster, and RICS Programme Director

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. Mann was made an Honorary Fellow of

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in 2013. She is a Talent2030 Hero. A portrait of Mann was commissioned in 2012 after she won the Tomorrow's Leader award, which she donated to

in 2012. She was listed as one of the United Kingdom's

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in 2018. Mann is a warrant leader with the

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, and develops activities based on engineering to develop girls' confidence.

References

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