CIBSE | NEWS Employers recognised for nurturing engineers IN BRIEF Employer of the Year winner will be revealed at RIBA on 11 October Building Simulation Award 2021 winner Patricia Pino Simulation and modelling awards open for entries The CIBSE Building Simulation Award 2022 and the CIBSE Young Modeller Award 2022 are open for entries. The Simulation Award focuses on the use of building simulation in projects and aims to encourage innovation in building simulation techniques. Entries should provide information on a project that has a simulation or modelling aspect, giving details of why this was important. A panel of experts will review the entries and select six to be presented at the Build2Perform event in November, after which the winner will be announced. The CIBSE Young Modeller Award recognises the outstanding contributions of young engineers, apprentices and sustainability consultants working with building simulation, and encompasses all types of simulation for the built environment. The competition is open to anyone who holds a position in academia, industry or the public sector, and who is within three years of completing their highest degree. It is also open to undergraduates, apprentices or those graduating in 2022-23. Entrants should submit samples of their work, a CV and a referees testimonial by 16 October. To enter, go to bit.ly/CJOct21BSG and watch past events at cibsebsg.blogspot.com Six employers have been shortlisted for the CIBSE Employer of the Year award for their dedication and commitment to supporting and developing young engineers. Those on the list have each demonstrated how they nurture, encourage and boost the development of their early years engineers. The award is split into three categories for small, medium and large companies, and there is an overall winner. Employers were asked to demonstrate how they place young engineers at the centre of their business and invest in their career progression, with clear strategies for recruiting, nurturing and empowering them. FairHeat and Rybka have been shortlisted in the small company category, CPW and Elementa Consulting in the medium company section, and Aecom and Hoare Lea in the large company category. This years Employer of the Year was packed full of employers who really care about the sector and promoting talent, whether thats through accredited training schemes, creating their own college, promoting in-house talent or training on the job, said the judges. In CIBSEs 125th anniversary year, the Employer of the Year awards form part of the CIBSE Young Engineers Awards, which also include the CIBSE ASHRAE Graduate of the Year and CIBSE Apprentice of the Year. Collectively, they shine a spotlight on the pool of new talent and future leaders who are vital to the future of our industry, while celebrating those who champion, mentor and support them. Winners will be unveiled on 11 October, at the Young Engineers Awards event at RIBA London, in partnership with CIBSE Patrons, and sponsored by ACV, Ideal Heating, Lochinvar, Swegon and Viega. For full details go to www.cibse.org/yea ChapmanBDSP was the 2021 Employer of the Year 14 October 2022 www.cibsejournal.com CIBSE Oct 22 pp14-15 CIBSE News.indd 14 26/09/2022 14:12