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The future of any industry depends on the quality of the young people it can attract. The data centre industry is no different and the relatively low profile of the data centre as a career choice combined with increasing local shortages of suitably qualified M&E engineering staff places a premium on attracting new blood into the industry. The winners of this Award to date have both achieved a higher client‐facing profile than their tender years would suggest and this year we are looking to maintain the excellent precedent they have set. 



2010 Winner: Luke Kubicki, mechanical engineer at Arup

2009 Winner: Tom Kingham - Red Engineering Design Ltd

2008 Winner: Greg Metcalf Arup

2007 Winner: Sophia Flucker, EYP Mission Critical Facilities

• Aged 30 years or under at 1st December 2011
• Qualified in Engineering or an Engineering‐based discipline as specified by the IET, or be studying for this type of qualification to be completed by 30th June 2012
• EMEA based
• Actively involved in data centre operation at end‐user, services or consultant level.

• Project‐oriented management skills (20%)
• Initiative (20%)
• Problem‐solving skills (20%)
• Technical proficiency (20%)
• Strategic vision, understanding and maturity (20%).

• Graduate or post‐graduate study history
• Promotion history
• Work‐based HR evaluation
• Internal organisational commendation
• Client testimony.