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The 2022 RICS Awards - Australia

The 2022 RICS Awards - Australia

The RICS Awards showcase the most inspirational initiatives and developments in land, real estate, construction and infrastructure. They recognise outstanding achievement, teamwork and companies.

The 2022 RICS Awards Australia bestow both local and global recognition. They recognise industry leading achievements and demonstrate the upholding of the highest standards of professionalism and ethics by individuals and teams across the built and natural environments.

We invite individuals, teams and organisations to nominate their achievements, professionalism and ethics to the world stage and showcase the best of the built environment from Australia.

All shortlisted nominations will be promoted across the APAC region and winners will be showcased as the top performers in Australia via the extensive RICS network and wider platforms.

In 2021 the winner’s announcement videos received over 25,000 views on LinkedIn across the AUS Awards programme, so be sure to submit your nominations in 2022 to share your story and achievements with the industry.

Nominations are now open. The deadline for submissions is COB Friday 27 May 2022.

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Meet The Judges

  • Managing Director – Asia Pacific, Turner & Townsend

    As Managing Director of Turner & Townsend’s Asia and ANZ regions, Anooj is responsible for the strategic direction and growth of the Asia and ANZ businesses.

    He sits on Turner & Townsend’s Global Operations Board, Global Management Board, Asia Board, ANZ Board, Korea Board and chairs the India and Asia Real Estate Boards as well as the Real Estate, Infrastructure and Natural Resources Boards in ANZ. He also sits on Turner & Townsend’s global Purpose steering committee.

    Since his appointment as Managing Director of ANZ in 2015, Anooj has overseen a growth of circa 60 percent of the ANZ business and a diversification program across 14 sectors, 13 offices and 6 service lines. In addition to his current role, Anooj was appointed as Managing Director of Turner & Townsend’s Asia region in 2020, leading an additional 17 offices and a combined team of over 1,700 people.

    Anooj is passionate towards creating a cohesive construction industry, particularly focusing on how to enhance performance through collaboration; as well as driving efficiency resulting through the most cost-effective mutually beneficial client outcomes. He currently sits on the RICS Australasia Advisory Board and is a judge for the RICS Australia Awards as well as the PPP Awards for Asia Pacific.

  • Darren Whitelegg Honos Property
    Darren Whitelegg Honos Property

    Director, DAHO Property

    Darren is the Founder of DAHO Property which assists clients with their Real Estate solutions across Australia. With over of 35 years’ experience in Asset / Property Management, Darren has assisted major Corporates and Investors deliver their Portfolio / Property strategies. He is a current member of the RICS Oceania Advisory Board and is a regular contributor to a number industry associations.

  • Director - Civil at AECOM

    A Chartered Surveyor since 1994, Brigitte has significant experience in business planning, operations management, strategic planning and advisory, project management, contract management, design management and facilities management. As a senior leader in AECOM Brigitte currently leads a team of 90 civil and geotechnical engineers in Victoria working on some of the region’s largest infrastructure projects with a strong focus in the energy, transport, aviation and government sectors. She also sits on Steering Committees for multi-billion dollar Transport programs in Victoria. Prior to this Brigitte led the AECOM Project and Program Management team of 85 staff across the southern region.

  • John Talbot
    John Talbot

    Asia Pacific Head of Valuation and Advisory Services at JLL

    John has regional responsibility for leading and managing JLL’s Valuation Advisory platform across the Asia Pacific region, which encompasses 700 valuers across 13 countries. John has over 30 years’ experience in the commercial property industry working predominantly in institutional valuations, consulting, development appraisals, capital transactions and fund management. He is a member of the firms Australian Executive Committee and sits on the firm’s Global Valuation Advisory Executive Board.

  • Group Manager - Commercial & Risk at DECMIL

    Aine Flannery is Group Manager – Commercial & Risk, of Decmil, where she oversees the Commercial & Risk profile of the business within Project Delivery. Her role is to provide corporate support to projects including risk, claim, change and procurement management. Aine also oversees any litigation matters across those projects. Aine has over 17 years’ experience in the resource and construction industries and is a Member of RICS.

  • Head of Legal, Building at Lendlease

    Matt Meakin is a lawyer / quantity surveyor with over 20 years experience across the construction, infrastructure and property sectors.

    Matt is currently the Head of Legal for Lendlease’s Building business where he overseas all legal work for Lendlease’s construction business in Australia. Matt has also held senior leadership roles within the commercial management function of Lendlease and other large contractors.

  • Glen McKernan
    Glen McKernan

    Managing Director, GM Growth Consulting

    Glen is a versatile property professional with over 20 years management and operational experience successfully leading teams and completing major projects to achieve stakeholder objectives. He has expertise in working closely with a diverse range of people, communities, customers, stakeholders and developing mutually beneficial relationships.

  • Michael Argue
    Michael Argue

    Head of Asset Management for Office & Industrial at CIPAM

    Michael has 25+ years industry experience with a strong asset management and leasing background.

    He’s worked with Challenger/CIPAM for 17yrs, holding various roles with broad-ranging responsibilities in Australia and Europe.

    Michael is currently Head of Asset Management for Office & Industrial at CIPAM.

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    Valuer General of New South Wales

    Dr Parker is the Valuer General of New South Wales. He is an internationally recognised property industry expert and highly regarded property academic, being a Visiting Professor of Property at the Henley Business School, University of Reading and a regular expert witness on property funds management and property valuation matters in the Federal Court and the Supreme Court.

  • Richard Dunham Stacey
    Richard Dunham Stacey

    Transactions Manager at AXA Investment Managers

    Richard is an experienced Property Fund Manager who has held senior fund management roles in both listed and wholesale property trusts. He also has valuation, property management and commercial agency experience and is a past-Chair of RICS’s NSW Committee.. Richard has written, presented and facilitated RICS and PCA training workshops to the commercial property industry. Currently, he is Transactions Manager at AXA Investment Managers.

  • Important dates
  • Award Categories
  • Judging Criteria
  • Entry Rules

Important dates

Nominations close COB Friday 27 May 2022. Nominations should be submitted via the Awardsforce platform  and must be received by RICS by the deadline.

Shortlisted candidates will be announced in August 2022.

The winners will be revealed via video announcement on LinkedIn during the Awards Winners Announcements Week from 12 - 16 September 2022.

Following the announcements week, we are hopeful that we might be able to hold a celebratory in-person function to get together, catch-up and congratulate the winners and finalists locally. Details of this will be released closer to and will be dependent upon circumstances within the region at the time.

Award Categories

Team Awards

Category

Description

Criteria

Building Certification Team of the Year

Recognising companies, teams or consortia responsible for consultancy advice or assessment in certification of building projects in Australia. This award highlights the crucial role of building certification to ensure the health and wellbeing of building occupants post-construction.

· Professionalism – 30%

· Outcome and achievement – 25%

· Teamwork – 25%

· Innovation – 10%

· Sustainability – 10%

Building Consultancy Team of the Year

Focusing on excellence in the building surveying sector. This award recognises companies, teams or consortia who have demonstrated excellence in the provision of advice or services related to any aspects of the building surveying sector.

· Professionalism – 30%

· Outcome and achievement – 25%

· Teamwork – 25%

· Innovation – 10%

· Sustainability – 10%

Dispute Resolution Team of the Year

Awarded to a company, team or consortia responsible for outstanding dispute resolution in land, property or construction. The award recognises the provision of services in any of the following; expert determination or expert witness, adjudication, arbitration, mediation, claims advice or conflict avoidance.
  • Professionalism – 30%
  • Outcome and achievement – 25%
  • Teamwork – 25%
  • Innovation – 10%
  • Sustainability – 10%

Facilities Management Team of the Year

Awarded to a company, team or consortia responsible for outstanding facilities management, the award recognises the provision of services to end-users.

· Professionalism – 30%

· Outcome and achievement – 25%

· Teamwork – 25%

· Innovation – 10%

· Sustainability – 10%

Project Management Team of the Year

Acknowledging companies, teams, in-house teams, the service provider or contractors who were engaged in project management of a construction project during 2021. The successful applicant will demonstrate excellence in such areas as quality control, time management, budget control, procurement and commercial management to deliver the outcome sought by the client.

· Professionalism – 30%

· Outcome and achievement – 25%

· Teamwork – 25%

· Innovation – 10%

· Sustainability – 10%

 

Property Management Team of the Year

Awarded to a company, team or consortia responsible for outstanding tenant relationship management, financial management and asset management throughout 2021.

· Professionalism – 30%

· Outcome and achievement – 25%

· Teamwork – 25%

· Innovation – 10%

· Sustainability – 10%

Quantity Surveying Team of the Year

Celebrating excellence in quantity surveying, this award recognises companies, teams or consortia engaged in outstanding quantity surveying work in 2021. This includes but is not limited to cost planning and control and commercial management.

· Professionalism – 30%

· Outcome and achievement – 25%

· Teamwork – 25%

· Innovation – 10%

· Sustainability – 10%

Real Estate Advisory Team of the Year

This award recognises excellence in the provision of real estate consultancy advice (not covered in other categories). It includes tenant advisory services, strategic portfolio advice, land and property development advice and related feasibility and business case work.

· Professionalism – 30%

· Outcome and achievement – 25%

· Teamwork – 25%

· Innovation – 10%

· Sustainability – 10%

Real Estate Agency Team of the Year

This award acknowledges companies, teams and/or consortia demonstrating excellence in providing agency services related to the acquisition, sale, or leasing of properties in the office, retail, industrial or residential sectors.

· Professionalism – 30%

· Outcome and achievement – 25%

· Teamwork – 25%

· Innovation – 10%

· Sustainability – 10%

 

Research Team of the Year

Acknowledging teams, consultancies, academic institutions and agencies responsible for engaging in research projects associated with the built environment.

· Professionalism – 30%

· Outcome and achievement – 25%

· Teamwork – 25%

· Innovation – 10%

· Sustainability – 10%

 

Valuation Team of the Year

The Valuation Team of the Year recognises a company, team or consortia providing excellence in valuation services which uphold international standards and give confidence to end-users for their objectivity, independence and reliability on both commercial and/or residential projects.

· Professionalism – 30%

· Outcome and achievement – 25%

· Teamwork – 25%

· Innovation – 10%

· Sustainability – 10%

 

Special Category Team Awards

Category

Description

Criteria

Innovation Award

Future proofing the profession is a key challenge in a time of rapid changes. The Innovation Award recognises teams, companies and consortia engaged in developing innovative solutions, to sustain the profession for the future.

· Innovation – 40%

· Outcome and achievement – 20%

· Professionalism – 20%

· Teamwork – 10%

· Sustainability – 10%

 

Sustainability Award

This award demonstrates how innovation, design or construction techniques have been utilised by a team or client to address environmental challenges and improve the sustainability of the project outcome.

· Sustainability – 40%

· Outcome and achievement – 20%

· Professionalism – 20%

· Teamwork – 10%

· Innovation – 10%

 

Individual Awards

Category

Description

Criteria

Young Achiever of the Year

The future of our profession rests on the shoulders of emerging professionals. The Young Achiever of the Year Award acknowledges one outstanding individual who has achieved excellence in their field. The individual selected will embody the highest standards of professionalism, be a role-model for their peers and be capable of making an outstanding contribution to the profession in the course of their future career.

· Outcome and achievement – 40%

· Professionalism – 30%

· Innovation – 20%

· Sustainability – 10%

 

Woman of the Built Environment Award

The woman of the built environment award recognises the outstanding contributions and achievements of senior women to our industry. The award celebrates inspirational role models to inspire the next generation of diverse professionals. Women from all disciplines of the industry are encouraged to enter.

 

· Outcome and achievement – 40%

· Professionalism – 30%

· Innovation – 20%

· Sustainability – 10%

 

Lifetime Achievement Award

Recognising commitment to RICS and the wider profession, the Lifetime Achievement Award is the most prestigious award for built environment professionals.

The presentation of this award is subject to the determination of a panel that the recipient is worthy of this significant honour.

Judging Criteria

The judging panel will consider nominations against the following criteria, weighted based on the category of the award.

All nominations should demonstrate a commitment to professional ethics and a commitment to the highest ideals of professionalism. Further details about RICS’ commitment to ethics can be found at rics.org/ethics

Team awards

Nominations in the team awards category are assessed with a weighting against five categories:

  • Professionalism – 30%
  • Outcome and achievement – 25%
  • Teamwork – 25%
  • Innovation – 10%
  • Sustainability – 10%

Special Category Team Awards

Innovation Award:

Nominations for the Innovation Award category are assessed with a weighting against five categories:

  • Innovation – 40%
  • Outcome and achievement – 20%
  • Professionalism – 20%
  • Teamwork – 10%
  • Sustainability – 10%

Sustainability Award

Nominations for the Innovation Award category are assessed with a weighting against five categories:

  • Sustainability – 40%
  • Outcome and achievement – 20%
  • Professionalism – 20%
  • Teamwork – 10%
  • Innovation – 10%

Individual awards

Nominations in the individual awards category are assessed alongside two overarching criteria:

  • Recognised outstanding performance and achievement in the workplace; and
  • Recognised contribution to the profession and the wider community with a weighting against four categories, which are:
  • Outcome and achievement – 40%
  • Professionalism – 30%
  • Innovation – 20%
  • Sustainability – 10%

Professionalism

  • Use of surveying knowledge and/or professional expertise in areas such as technical, financial, legal, environmental, building regulation, sustainability and restoration where applicable, to achieve outcomes.
  • Demonstrated adherence to RICS ethics.
  • Demonstration of using the most appropriate procurement method for engaging contractors and suppliers (if applicable).
  • Demonstration of the ability to resolve disputes.
  • Demonstration of how international standards have been adopted will be an advantage.

Outcome and achievement

  • Measurable success of nominated initiative(s)/project(s)/team(s) against a predefined target.
  • Challenges overcome in the process relative to complexity. What were the or unique challenges? How were these challenges overcome?
  • Cost effectiveness. How was cost managed effectively against a target?
  • Client satisfaction and positive social impact.
  • Timely completion. Demonstration of how the project is managed effectively with respect to time?
  • How to minimise disruption to the ‘neighbours’?
  • Submission of letter of commendation will have bonus marks.

Teamwork

  • Effective coordination of skillsets among team members and with stakeholders.
  • Demonstration of how to minimise abortive works.
  • Resources optimisation. How were resources effectively pulled and utilised to overcome the identified challenges and difficulties against a predefined target.

Innovation

  • Was an innovative approach used to deliver the outcome?
  • Was any innovative outcome generated?
  • How was technology applied to deliver the outcome?
  • Any innovative technology applied to enhance site safety (if applicable)?
  • Any smart information technology applied for document control and communication to enhance productivity?

Sustainability

  • Quantitative analysis on sustainability considerations and achievements.
  • Demonstration of creating better places and spaces for future generations.
  • Demonstrated adoption of sustainable development principles.
  • Social Impact. How did the nominated team promote and educate stakeholders about sustainability in the community and improve the community more broadly?

Entry Rules

Team and company awards

  1. Nominated project(s) and major/key team member(s) must be located or operated in the Awards region being submitted for.
  2. Nominations can be made by the nominee (team, company or consortia) or a third party.
  3. The project(s) which is the subject of the nomination must have been worked on within the 2021 calendar year, though not necessarily completed.
  4. Nominations must be based on at least one but no more than three projects within the calendar year (nominating party to select).
  5. A company may submit a joint nomination however, where a joint nomination is submitted a subsequent, stand-alone application from the same company, on the same project(s) and in the same category is not allowed.
  6. Nominations must be submitted via the online submission platform. Where multiple nominations are being submitted by the one organisation, a separate online submission will need to be completed for each nomination.
  7. Nomination must be accompanied by a 100-word summary in word file for marketing purposes.
  8. Other relevant supporting materials/documents are optional but welcomed. These should be limited to a maximum of three additional pieces of supporting material/documents and three testimonials, all in PDF format.
  9. A logo must be provided as well as a photo of the team or individual nominated. This will be used during award presentation.
  10. Information provided within the submission may be used by RICS for the purpose of the judging or promotion of the Awards. Any confidential information must be clearly stated within the submission.
  11. The jury panel’s decision on eligibility of the nominations shall be final and is non appealable.
  12. Any category which receives less than 2 nominations will not be able to award a winner.

Individual awards

  1. Nominated individual must be currently located/operating/have worked in the Awards region being submitted for.
  2. The project which is the main subject of the nomination must have been worked on within the 2021 calendar year, though not necessarily completed. However, submissions for the Woman of the Built Environment Award and Lifetime Achiever Award can reference achievements throughout the nominee’s career.
  3. Nominations must be based on at least one but no more than three project(s) (nominating party to select).
  4. Nominations must be submitted via the online submission form. Where multiple nominations are being submitted by the one organisation, a separate online submission form will need to be completed for each nomination.
  5. Nomination must be accompanied by a 100-word summary in word file for marketing purposes.
  6. Other relevant supporting materials/documents are optional but welcomed, should be limited to a maximum of three additional pieces of supporting material/documents and three testimonials, all in PDF format.
  7. A logo must be provided as well as a photo of the team or individual nominated. This will be used during award presentation.
  8. Information provided within the submission may be used by RICS for the purpose of the judging or promotion of the Awards. Any confidential information must be clearly stated within the submission.
  9. The jury panel’s decision on eligibility of the nominations shall be final and is non appealable.
  10. Any category which receives less than 2 nominations will not be able to award a winner.

Young Achiever of the Year Award

  1. In addition to the individual award criteria, the Young Achiever of the Year must have been born on or after 1 January 1986 (i.e. be aged 35 or under during the 2021 calendar year) to be eligible.

Nomination check list

  • An online submission is completed for each nomination.
  • For team awards, at least one but no more than three projects have been included in the nomination.
  • Supporting material may include testimonials, photographs, technical documentation, media clippings, floor plans, etc. to support the adjudication process.
  • Supporting material is limited to three individual materials and no more than three testimonials.
  • In addition to the nomination and supporting materials, the nomination is accompanied by photographs of the team/individuals nominated, the project(s) nominated and includes a copy of the nominee’s company logo (as appropriate).
  • Confidential information is clearly labelled ‘RICS Awards in Confidence’.

Step Three: Submit your nomination

It's time to submit

Have you double-checked the guidelines for submission materials, criteria and entry rules? Do you have all of the necessary information? If so, it's time to submit your nomination.

By clicking the “Submit your nomination” button, you will be directed to complete the online submission form and upload your supporting materials online. You do not need to complete your nomination in one go, you will be able to save your progress and return to it later, while the submission window is open.

Submission materials must be received by COB Friday 27 May 2022. If you have any questions, please contact awards@rics.org

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