Entries are now open for the CIOB’s second annual International Outstanding Achievement Awards (IOAA).
The awards aim to recognise “sparkling examples of initiative, leadership, and collaborative working” across the diverse disciplines that exist in construction.
Saleem Akram, director of construction, innovation and development at the CIOB, said: “We want construction to take a moment and help us identify and reward those in the industry who are making a real difference.
“There are talented individuals out there who deserve to be recognised for what they are achieving. They may not enter themselves but they could be someone you know or work with and that is why we are asking the industry to take part in the search.
“It is important that construction showcases its very best individuals. Not just for them, or their employers but also to attract the next generation into a career in construction.”
There are nine award categories that are open to specialist managers that have introduced change within their organisations and are seeing the results.
- Procurement and Supply Chain
- Building Standards Management
- Design Management
- Facilities Management
- Health and Safety Management
- People Management
- Conservation and Adaptation
- Business Management
- Outstanding Newcomer
Last year’s inaugural awards attracted entries from all over the world, with winners coming from the UK and China and highly commended entries from Ghana, Hong Kong, UK and Canada.
Alexander Cook, a Barratt graduate, won last year’s Outstanding Newcomer award for his work improving the process for contracting affordable housing. He took ownership for negotiating contracts for 29 homes and so impressed with his work that the technical director asked him to take on a further 19 homes, representing 8% of the division’s total homes built in 2013.
He was joined by Qi Hu who won the Design Management award for orchestrating the design of three hotels simultaneously in China.
Individuals entering the awards do not have to be a CIOB member and can be from any size of organisation, and from any country. Entrants will need to explain in 1,000 words their achievement and provide evidence of the improvements that their initiative has brought to the project, organisation or team.
Former CIOB president Alan Crane (FCIOB) will chair a judging panel of CIOB Members and Fellows, with many involved in the CIOB specialist faculties, to decide this year’s winners.
Entries should be made before 7 December 2015.
