Facilities Manager of the Year

About the award - entries close 20 July 2012

The Facilities Manager of the Year award recognises outstanding personal and professional performance in FM.

Submitting your entry

Facilities management professionals entering this award must show evidence of their innovative use of FM methodologies, how they create dynamic solutions and how they integrate FM into the organisation’s strategic influencing and decision-making process and senior corporate structure. Submissions must also clearly show the entrant’s academic progression and their operational and budget accountability.

Submissions must include a formal paper, no longer than 10 pages providing information as described above and a full curriculum vitae, together with a current role description, organisation chart and details of academic qualifications. References should be supplied for all published articles. Support from the employing organisation at main board/senior management level is vital. One photograph may also be included.

Judging criteria

Entrants must present their completed submission via email in the order that addresses the following judging criteria.

1. Formal letter(s) of support.
2. Curriculum vitae, career and academic progression.
3. The entrant’s impact on overall business and key achievements.
4. How the entrant contributes to and supports the FM profession.

Additional information

The judges will be looking for evidence of outstanding qualities, including the drive for success, commitment to the customer and knowledge of the core business, combined with an overriding understanding of the impact of FM in achieving the overall business objectives.

In particular, entrants must demonstrate their passion for the FM profession and the achievement of key objectives and initiatives during the past five years. Entrants must clearly identify how these initiatives were quantified and demonstrate the overall impact on the core business service delivery. All entrants must be supported by their employer and the evaluation process may include appropriate reference taking as we welcome third party comment.

The entry submission should also demonstrate the scale and challenges of the organisation, full details of FM interaction, particularly with BIFM and other recognised professional bodies, innovation and achievements, FM team training and development, goals for future career progression and how the entrant will continue to contribute to the FM profession in the future.

From the lead judge: Joanna Lloyd-Davies, FBIFM

“The BIFM Awards provide an opportunity for individuals and organisations to publicise their remarkable solutions and talents. The judges need to see flexibility – how FM services can be delivered creatively to support the client’s ever changing needs. Leveraging FM professionals to optimise property and service solutions is essential in today’s challenging economic climate. We need to see how the entrants pick up the baton, lead from the front, challenge the status quo and focus on the art of the possible. Mediocrity just will not do, we need exceptional solutions and fully documented outcomes. Raise standards, think differently and execute efficiently.”