CAREER & TRAINING
In its 6th year, the EMA Energy Management Awards once again attracted entries from dedicated and passionate individuals and teams and provided a platform for excellence and talent within the energy management industry. The 2020 winners and highly commended demonstrated the drive, passion and commitment that is required for driving energy efficiency in their organisations and for their clients. We are pleased to introduce the EMA Awards 2020 winners:
ENERGY MANAGER 2020 - PRIVATE SECTOR
THE EMA MAGAZINE • ISSUE NOVEMBER—DECEMBER 2020
Ian O’Connor – Energy Manager - John Sisk & Son
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Ian is a driven engineer, passionate about sustainability with industry leading experience in the field of energy management, particularly in relation to construction services. He is experienced at developing medium- and long-term strategies with SMART targets and action plans for successful implementation. His approach has been to harness wide ranging expertise from key partners and stakeholders to build consensus and take a collaborative approach to achieving objectives. He is a keen proponent of pushing the boundaries of the innovative technologies such as data mining, battery technology and alternative fuels and this has led to the development of sustainable solutions that are pioneering in the global construction industry.
ENERGY MANAGER 2020 - PUBLIC SECTOR Andrew Waggott – Energy Services Team Manager Portsmouth City Council Andrew has over 8 years’ experience of working in the energy management industry within a public sector organisation. Since 2016, he manages the Energy Services Team at Portsmouth City Council responsible for all energy services, which include energy efficiency and micro-generation capital projects, procurement and management of utilities and fuel poverty mitigation programmes across the Council’s extensive and varied housing and corporate property portfolio. Under Andrew’s management, the team has grown four-fold; expanding the scope and scale of their services and creating a graduate programme with the aim of training the next generation of energy management professionals.
ENERGY MANAGEMENT TEAM 2020 PRIVATE SECTOR The Technical Services Team - British Land The Technical Services Team is responsible for engineering performance across over 22 million sq ft of real estate. This year, they successfully reached their 2019/20 reduction target, achieving 55% landlord energy intensity savings for their organisation and its occupiers, which cut energy consumption by 175 million kWh. The team achieved its incredible performance through proactive day-to-day management, identifying and implementing projects to bring about step change, and by driving progress through technological and process innovation, working collaboratively with hundreds of stakeholders. This has contributed to a 73% reduction in carbon intensity across the portfolio since 2009.
