SOCOTEC appoints Antonio Sánchez Gea as new Director of Cities, Building and Energy

Thu 11/06/2026 - 09:56

From this position, Antonio will lead the strategy and development of these services within the company's Engineering Consulting vertical, taking over the role from Josep Miñarro.

Experience and strategic vision

With a degree in Building Engineering, Technical Architecture, and an MBA, Sánchez Gea has an extensive track record in the engineering, construction, and technical consulting sectors. Throughout his career, he has led multidisciplinary teams in highly complex projects both in Spain and internationally, bringing solid experience in business development, project management, and asset lifecycle optimization.

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ENGINEERING CONSULTING

Antonio Sánchez

“Engineering consulting is undergoing a profound transformation. We are a people business for people, and my goal is for us to continue being a strategic partner for our clients, providing technical knowledge, a global vision, and execution capabilities while leveraging our talent.”.

 

key challenges and objectives

From his new position, he will drive the growth of SOCOTEC’s Building and Energy services while fostering synergies across the company’s other business lines. This will further strengthen SOCOTEC’s ability to support clients throughout the entire asset lifecycle -from planning and design to construction, operation, and maintenance- through four key strategic pillars.

  • Sustainability and energy efficiency.

  • Digitalization of the built environment.

  • Infrastructure resilience.

  • High value-added solutions for the transformation of the sector.

“Engineering consulting is undergoing a profound transformation. We are a people business for people, and my goal is for us to continue being a strategic partner for our clients, providing technical knowledge, a global vision, and execution capabilities while leveraging our talent.”.

 

key challenges and objectives

From his new position, he will drive the growth of SOCOTEC’s Building and Energy services while fostering synergies across the company’s other business lines. This will further strengthen SOCOTEC’s ability to support clients throughout the entire asset lifecycle -from planning and design to construction, operation, and maintenance- through four key strategic pillars.

  • Sustainability and energy efficiency.

  • Digitalization of the built environment.

  • Infrastructure resilience.

  • High value-added solutions for the transformation of the sector.

This appointment reinforces SOCOTEC's commitment to talent, innovation, and technical excellence, driving high value-added solutions to successfully face the transformation challenges of the built environment.

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