Subsea7 has been crowned the champions of the 51st ECITB ACTIVE Cup, a project management competition held at Carnoustie Golf Hotel near Dundee. Ten teams from engineering construction companies across Scotland participated in the three-day event.

This competition, now in its 31st year, is organised by the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) in collaboration with Cranfield School of Management. Subsea7 emerged victorious, with Three60 Energy receiving the Gold Award and Altrad the Silver Winner. Stork was awarded the Most Improved Award.

Other participating companies included Aker Solutions, McDermott LCS, Technip FMC, Wood, Kent Energies, and Worley. The winning Subsea7 team consisted of Scott Cassie, Hayden Millar, Connor Mitchell, Kirsty Harper, and Lynne Calderwood.


The ACTIVE Cup simulates a real-world project, challenging teams of up to five to manage a project from conception to completion, aiming to maximise profit within a set budget.

Matt Knights, ECITB Director of Regional Operations, said: "Congratulations to Subsea7 and all the teams that took part across three days of unique and immersive learning. I'd also like to thank the respective employers for supporting their teams. Project management competence is a fundamental foundation in the effective delivery of projects across our industry. By putting on practical events like this, the ECITB is helping ensure the industry and our employers across the ECI have the project management skills needed to run projects."

He added: "The competition enables teams to experience the whole project management process as they manage a simulated project through an execution phase of 28 weeks. While a wide range of project management skills are tested during the event, delegates also develop a deeper understanding of management processes in the continuous planning, execution and control cycle of a dynamic project."

Scott Cassie, project manager for the winning Subsea7 team, said: "Our collaborative approach and team spirit was paramount to our successful project execution. It was a brilliant experience in which we learned vital lessons and will utilise these within our future careers."