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Australia:
Meet the Finalists
Celebrating built environment
excellence across the region

A MESSAGE FROM
THE CHAIR OF THE
JUDGING PANEL

It is fantastic to see this
year’s nominees’ level of
expertise, innovation
and enthusiasm. I hope
each nominee continues
to strive for excellence
and helps motivate and
guide others on their
journeys through the
property industry.
                                   Darren Whitelegg FRICS
                                   Director, DAHO Property

RICS APAC Awards 2022: Australia                 rics.org/awards

TEAM CATEGORY
FINALISTS

RICS APAC Awards 2022: Australia   rics.org/awards

Accura Consulting

Accura Consulting are a chartered quantity surveying firm that
specialize in matters of quantum and delay in the construction
industry. They provide industry stakeholders practicable and
actionable advice and “dig deeper” into the problem to provide
the right solution through reasoned technical arguments based
in facts and evidence.

Nominated for:
Dispute Resolution Team of the Year

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AECOM Australia Pty Ltd
The Centre’s for National Resilience provide purpose-built
quarantine accommodation across Australia. AECOM is supporting
the Commonwealth Government as Lead Consultant across
the country’s three facilities which provide capacity as strategic
Commonwealth assets for ongoing use in future health crises,
national emergencies, and humanitarian responses. AECOM’s
Quantity Surveying team are providing cost management services
for the three facilities and were instrumental in contributing to the
successful delivery of the Melbourne facility which was delivered
under an accelerated program. The team exceled in their response
to the pressures and demands of the project with high levels of
professional, teamwork and innovation.

Nominated for:
Quantity Surveying Team of the Year

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Arcadis

Developed by the Arcadis Cost Management Team in Australia, Cost
Clarity is an online application designed to improve and maximise
our clients experience. Cost Clarity provides our clients with
instantaneous access to their project cost data. It challenges and
improves project performance by providing clear and transparent
data, improving project team collaboration, and by generating
advanced analytics and insights. All of this together, provides our
clients with an elevated understanding of the cost impact of their
decisions. It is a quantum shift in the delivery of cost management
services.

Nominated for:
Innovation Award
Quantity Surveying Team of the Year

RICS APAC Awards 2022: Australia                          rics.org/awards

BGIS
BGIS developed a unique model that proposed the installation of
LED lighting projects, whilst significantly reduces the CAPEX outlay
component required by the Client through the obtainment of Energy
Saving Certificates whilst leveraging off the NSW State Government
grant (IPART Energy Saving Scheme) providing a gain share incentive
– a concept that hasn’t yet been seen across the commercial sector
in this format.

Nominated for:
Innovation Award

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Building Approvals
and Advice (BA&A)
With a passion for building safety worthy of celebration, the
small team of certifiers at Building Approvals and Advice (BA&A)
worked hard to help ensure compliant homes and pools around
Brisbane. Technology and innovation enhanced workflow efficiency.
Their commitment to education for industry professionals was
deserving of recognition. Despite significant challenges and complex
decisions to be made after state legislative updates, change was
managed effectively. Guidance from the Royal Institution of Charted
Surveyors (RICS) supported the BA&A team to act ethically. They
have demonstrated outstanding dedication, collaboration, and
professionalism to deliver smooth building approvals for complex
residential projects.

Nominated for:
Building Certification Team of the Year

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Capital Consulting
International
(Australia) Pty Ltd
CCI provides dispute resolution services to the insurance and
construction industry. We combine international best practice with
local know-how. CCI acquired Aston Consult in 2021. The Puhoi
to Warkworth Project is an 18.5 km dual carriageway PPP Project,
being constructed north of Auckland, New Zealand by a joint
venture between The Fletcher Construction Company and Acciona
Infrastructure. Since 2019 CCI has provided a variety of commercial
and dispute resolution services to the joint venture. This submission
showcases a particular assignment undertaken just before the start
of the Covid 19 Pandemic, which enabled the Project to avoid a
lengthy legal dispute.

Nominated for:
Dispute Resolution Team of the Year

RICS APAC Awards 2022: Australia                        rics.org/awards

CBRE

CBRE’s Building Consultancy team consistently delivered for clients
despite the challenges of COVID-19, achieving significant year-on-
year growth of over 35%. Several key projects were completed,
including the AVEO portfolio, comprising 93 Retirement living assets
in five states within a 2 month delivery period, working with other
CBRE teams to assist a potential buyer on the Milestone Portfolio
(45 Properties, 112 Buildings) and culminating in the Technical Due
Diligence of the Dexus Australia Logistics Portfolio, comprising of 76
industrial &logistics assets. The team launched 3D scanning services
and established a permanent Environmental, Social, and Governance
(ESG) team in 2022.

Nominated for:
Building Consultancy Team of the Year

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CBRE

CBRE’s multi-disciplinary No1 ANZAC Square management team
upholds the highest standards of service, ethics and expertise to
deliver on AsheMorgan’s vision for a transformed office precinct
and tenant experience that sets a new benchmark for Brisbane. With
a focus on deep tenant engagement throughout a challenging $25
million renovation with 95% occupancy, the team has exceeded the
expectations of their client and tenants to deliver an outstanding
tenant experience that matches the premium build and finish
of the space.

Nominated for:
Property Management Team of the Year

RICS APAC Awards 2022: Australia                        rics.org/awards

CBRE

CBRE’s Advisory & Transaction Services – Occupier team is proud to
have worked with Not-for-profits (NFPs) during the pandemic period
to help them reduce costs and channel funds towards causes that
matter. In 2021, this included working with Headspace in Melbourne
to achieve over $590,000 in lease savings over two years, with
our process and in-depth financial analysis allowing us to exceed
headspace’s targets on cost and flexibility. These achievements led
to the team’s appointment by the youth mental health foundation to
review its Sydney and Brisbane lease arrangements in 2022.

Nominated for:
Real Estate Advisory Team of the Year

RICS APAC Awards 2022: Australia                        rics.org/awards

Colliers
The ISPT Portfolio provides Property and Facilities management
to 15 ISPT Properties on the Australian eastern seaboard. The
Team consists of 21 team members across all facets of Shopping
Centre Management. Overall we are focused on ensuring asset
performance whilst delivering on ISPTs community initiatives
and assisting ISPT’s growth objectives.

Nominated for:
Property Management Team of the Year

RICS APAC Awards 2022: Australia                       rics.org/awards

Colliers
Colliers’ Melbourne CBD Office Leasing team is a dynamic
powerhouse of real estate professionals. The team is passionate,
takes personal responsibility and accountability towards client and
project outcomes, always striving to challenge what’s expected,
pushing landlords to deliver the best projects through, thoughtful
innovation, technology, amenity, and sustainability initiatives.
Although the Melbourne lockdowns have created a difficult leasing
environment, the team has never waded from their mission to
maximise the potential of property to accelerate the success of their
clients and people.

Nominated for:
Real Estate Agency Team of the Year

RICS APAC Awards 2022: Australia                           rics.org/awards

Colliers
At Colliers, we empower our people to be enterprising to exceed
expectations; collaborate to drive exceptions results; invest in
relationships to drive enduring value; do what’s right for our clients,
people, and communities; and be experts to lead our industry into
the future. The Colliers Sydney CBD Office Leasing team is a dynamic
powerhouse of real estate professionals who consistently achieve
outstanding results both within the business and wider market.
Despite COVID-19 lockdowns and challenging market conditions, the
team has collaborated to deliver exceptional results throughout 2021
and beyond.

Nominated for:
Real Estate Agency Team of the Year

RICS APAC Awards 2022: Australia                           rics.org/awards

Cushman & Wakefield
The paper “Office Demand in a Post Pandemic Market” provides a
quantitative estimate as to how the structural force of increased
hybrid working will balance with the cyclical force of employers
fighting a ‘war for talent’ amid a historically tight labour market.
Rather than using a one-size-fits-all approach, it utilizes scenarios
that can be applied to a range of industries, as well as tenants and
landlords alike. The authors are John Sears, Head of Research ANZ,
Chris Marrable, Director - Strategic Consulting ANZ, and Dominic
Brown, Global Head of Demographic Insights.

Nominated for:
Research Team of the Year

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Cushman & Wakefield
Cushman & Wakefield (C&W) acted as project managers for a
purpose-built PC2 laboratory and warehouse facility in Bundamba,
Queensland. This unique and technically complex project repurposed
an existing warehouse into a ‘building-within-a-building’ structure
that encompasses laboratories, temperature-controlled storage, and
office amenities. The solutions-focus and professionalism of the team
ensured the completed facility met the exacting standards of their
client while challenging the industry status quo providing a leading
example that existing building stock can be repurposed. C&W project
management team is proud to have been instrumental in building
the largest genomics testing facility in the southern hemisphere.

Nominated for:
Project Management Team of the Year

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Cygnet West
Cygnet West is a market-leading team of 140 professionals providing
all property services across the office, retail, industrial, hotel,
retirement living, land and residential sectors. With a 90-plus year
history of operating in Western Australia, Cygnet West has more
than 2,500 properties under management and during 2021 were
responsible for 156,000 sqm leasing transactions and $1.2 billion
worth of property successfully sold on behalf of clients across all
property types. In 2021, Cygnet West was able to break through WA’s
strict border restrictions to broker 94.5 per cent of all Perth CBD
office sales worth more than $10 million.

Nominated for:
Real Estate Agency Team of the Year

RICS APAC Awards 2022: Australia                              rics.org/awards

JLL Australia
Through the COVID-19 pandemic period, Australia Post experienced
unprecedented growth in e-commerce take-up by the community
and businesses, resulting in the expansion of their property portfolio
and operational hours. JLL Australia Post account FM operations
team assisted Australia Post with a variety of risk management
measures, operational changes, and risk management approaches
to support 24x7 operations, and COVID-19 response teams to assist
the Community facing retail network. JLL’s successful implementation
of COVID-19 pandemic support to Australia Post limited the impacts
crippling distribution and logistics services, and over 99% of the post
office network remained open.

Nominated for:
Facilities Management Team of the Year

RICS APAC Awards 2022: Australia                         rics.org/awards

JLL
JLL was engaged by a major occupier in Perth to help them create a
hybrid working environment to enable their people to work where
and when to get great outcomes. A detailed study and unique
approach to market engagement was devised to maximise the
outcome for our client in a city with limited options that met their
requirements. This led to an outcome that exceeded all
expectations providing our client with a flexible work environment
with significant cost savings across the term of the lease.

Nominated for:
Real Estate Advisory Team of the Year

RICS APAC Awards 2022: Australia                          rics.org/awards

JLL
We believe that world-leading research is a compass for change.
We place a high priority on research that will positively affect our
outlook on this fast-changing world. As recognised in Australia’s real
estate industry, we offer thought leadership, insightful forecasting,
and critical analysis. Our dedicated research team uncovers market
trends related to all aspects of real estate, providing objective, fact-
based market analysis and commentary.

Nominated for:
Research Team of the Year

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JLL
With experts in all major capital cities and deep relationships with
key policy makers and stakeholders, JLL provides fast and quality
advice to clients across all industries. JLL’s National Residential
Advisory Services Team provide expert strategic advice across the
sector, with the ability to value all types of property from basic
commercial and residential to complex specialised assets. This
submission details the team’s excellence in the 2021 and ongoing
Services Australia valuation and indexation services project. The
combination of JLL’s teamwork, deep market experience, extensive
research, technical accounting expertise and financial analysis
capabilities contributed to the success of the project.

Nominated for:
Valuation Team of the Year

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Knight Frank Australia
Pty Ltd
During late 2021 through to early 2022, the Knight Frank Building
Consultancy team was awarded a 10-year capital expenditure and
Repairs and Maintenance assessments life cycle audit instruction
on a portfolio of 21 Aged care and Retirement Living Facilities
across Australia on behalf of St Vincent’s Care Services. The team
successfully inspected 21 assets concurrently over a 4-month
period and provided a concise comprehensive report which detailed
the condition of all assets structurally, and identified any WHS,
sustainability and climate risks. This enabled the client to understand
their assets and ascertain likely capital costs required for their
ongoing maintenance.

Nominated for:
Building Consultancy Team of the Year

RICS APAC Awards 2022: Australia                           rics.org/awards

Knight Frank Australia
Pty Ltd
Knight Frank’s WorkZone team has achieved multiple sustainability
firsts; thus, setting a standard for Western Australian commercial
properties. Through passion, innovation and a focus on measurable
results across the two buildings, our achievements include:
• Becoming the first 6 Star NABERS Energy office building in Western
Australia without green power for WorkZone West in 2021
• Becoming the first carbon neutral commercial building in Western
Australia for WorkZone East in 2021
• Receiving Waterwise Gold Recognition for WorkZone East, one of
nine buildings in Western Australia in 2021

Nominated for:
Facilities Management Team of the Year
Sustainability Award

RICS APAC Awards 2022: Australia                        rics.org/awards

Linesight
Linesight was engaged by Equinix, the world’s digital infrastructure
company™, to provide full cost management services for its first
xScale data centre in the country known as SY9x, a project that
supports Australia’s transformation into a top 10 digital economy.
The facility falls within the US$575million joint venture (both SY9x
& SY10x), which will provide more than 55MW power capacity and
accommodate the unique workload deployment of a targeted
group of hyperscale companies, including the world’s largest cloud
service providers. The scope and scale of these data centres
aligns Australia’s vision to become a modern data and digital-
driven society by 2030.

Nominated for:
Quantity Surveying Team of the Year

RICS APAC Awards 2022: Australia                          rics.org/awards

MBM
The requirements of the recently developed SBBIS is work perfectly
suited to the Chartered Building Surveyor and is heavily reliant on the
core competencies such as building pathology, defects assessment
and rectification methodology. The well documented issues with
residential developments within NSW required action by the industry
and this scheme will play a large part in providing assurance to the
many stakeholders involved in residential strata developments.
Involvement with RICS Building Surveying Panel will only advance the
benefits within the industry for the various stakeholders, owners and
occupiers, RICS and the Chartered Building Surveyor.

Nominated for:
Building Consultancy Team of the Year

RICS APAC Awards 2022: Australia                         rics.org/awards

MBM
The MBM expert witness team is a proud and high achieving team
who has developed strong communication skills and technical skills
that have allowed them to flawlessly deliver quantum expert witness
evidence to numerous clients on a vast selection of projects. The
ability to perform under tight deadlines and court orders, the ability
to read, review and evaluate thousands of pages of liability evidence
and reports, and then to complete high quality deliverables should
not be overlooked. The team make up includes 3 older experienced
experts, two emerging experts in their twenties and a female cadet
in training.

Nominated for:
Dispute Resolution Team of the Year

RICS APAC Awards 2022: Australia                         rics.org/awards

MBM
MBM is nominating our schools team including David Madden, Selma
Trepanic, Autumn Lu, Loc Tri Nguyen, Heather Chang, EmilyWang, Bill
Alemis and others who assisted on the following projects:
•    Green Square PS
•    Greater Western Sydney Cluster projects
•    Fort St PS
MBM team acknowledges their responsibility as Cost Managers
to be proactive and believe that communication by all parties but
especially the Quantity Surveyor is key to project success. Being the
best QS possible matters to MBM team and being proud of their
professional achievement helps them to promote Quantity Surveying
in the industry and beyond.

Nominated for:
Quantity Surveying Team of the Year

RICS APAC Awards 2022: Australia                         rics.org/awards

MBM
MBM’s evolution from traditional cost planner to a modern and
commercial cost advisor is a move we feel all modern quantity
surveyors need to make to stay relevant and contribute to a greater
good. The point of difference in MBM producing the DfMA guidelines
document (costing modern schools construction) is that we were
not only contributors or bit part players but acknowledged drivers
of the methodology. MBM submits this nomination for Research
Team of the Year for the research done to-date and ongoing efforts
to improve a sustainable approach to deliver educational facilities for
the next generation.

Nominated for:
Research Team of the Year

RICS APAC Awards 2022: Australia                         rics.org/awards

Plan1 Project
Management &
Consultancy
Richard as part of Plan1 Project Management & Consultancy,
being independent, utilised his strong relationships with all real
estate agencies and landlords across City of Melbourne to foster a
collaborative approach to reactivating spaces across the municipality.
Richard strategically focused on strengthening strips where there are
deep vacancy issues. With Richard’s strong network of agencies,19
formerly vacant shopfronts were activated to a range of tenants in
the first 9 months of the program. Richard also worked with several
successful applicants to the shopfront activation program to extend
their leases on a longer-term basis.

Nominated for:
Real Estate Advisory Team of the Year

RICS APAC Awards 2022: Australia                          rics.org/awards

Project Cost
Management Group
Project Cost Management Group (PCMG) has innovated and
customised a Program & Budgeting Tool to capture, organise,
visualise and present on the Victorian Government’s $5.3 billion
Housing program. PCMG look beyond the typical out-of-the-box
reporting method where the program involves multiple stakeholders
and spans from site across the State of Victoria. It’s PCMG’s
continuous customization, interactive nature and proactive approach
of the tool, which showcase how when innovation is coupled with
expertise, professionalism, and teamwork, that outstanding value for
money outcomes can be achieved outcomes that are deserving of
the 2022 RICS Innovation Award.

Nominated for:
Innovation Award

RICS APAC Awards 2022: Australia                         rics.org/awards

Project Cost
Management Group
Project Cost Management Group (PCMG) was engaged as Principal
Cost Manager on Victorian Government’s $5.3B Big Housing Build
Program to find a way to capture, organise, visualise and present on
several billion dollars of cost information coming from sites across
the State. PCMG overcame this challenge by developing an innovative
Program & Budgeting Tool. It’s PCMG’s continuous customization and
proactive approach of the tool, however, which showcase how when
innovation is coupled with expertise, professionalism, and teamwork,
that outstanding value for money outcomes can be achieved,
outcomes that are deserving of the 2022 RICS Quantity Surveying
Team of the Year Award.

Nominated for:
Quantity Surveying Team of the Year

RICS APAC Awards 2022: Australia                         rics.org/awards

Property Inspections
Sunshine Coast
Stuart Marsay BSc MRICS (Property Inspections Sunshine Coast) is
the first RICS residential building and timber pest consultancy in
Australia, specialising in residential properties. He is the first and
only RICS practitioner to have successfully navigated the QBCC and
pest management criterion, which shows the determination he has
as an individual to succeed.

Nominated for:
Building Consultancy Team of the Year

RICS APAC Awards 2022: Australia                            rics.org/awards

QV1

QV1 is a 43-storey modernist skyscraper located at the western end
of Perth’s CBD. Designed by internationally renowned architect Harry
Seidler AC, QV1 was one of Australia’s most energy-efficient buildings
at its 1991 completion. As the oldest premium-grade office tower
in Perth CBD, QV1 prioritises achieving outstanding sustainability
outcomes through a robust ESG framework that is industry-leading.

Nominated for:
Sustainability Award

RICS APAC Awards 2022: Australia                        rics.org/awards

ResolveXO
ResolveXO industrial team, while managing the property portfolio
of their client Silk Contract Logistics, identified an opportunity
to consolidate the warehousing and distribution centres into
a single high-tech ‘campus’ - better located, more efficient and
environmentally sustainable. In solving how to fund the project, the
team developed an innovative approach that allowed their client to
purchase a 12HA parcel of land with a long settlement term. This
permitted the ResolveXO team to prepare development applications,
market the land to prospective developers, create a favourable
leaseback, and sell at a significant profit achieving their client’s
objectives with minimal exposure to risk.

Nominated for:
Real Estate Advisory Team of the Year

RICS APAC Awards 2022: Australia                             rics.org/awards

Savills Australia
The Savills-nominated project management team that delivered
the retail and urban ground-plane precinct of West Village has
demonstrated the highest levels of client service, leadership and
initiative to help Sekisui House produce what is arguably one of the
finest examples of urban renewal in Australia. The team delivered
an inspiring and authentic retail environment that seamlessly blends
with a superb example of sub-tropical gardens that creates a place of
respite and peace in the middle of inner-city Brisbane.

Nominated for:
Project Management Team of the Year

RICS APAC Awards 2022: Australia                          rics.org/awards

Savills Australia
The Savills Property Consultancy (SPC) team is nominated for their
work in aiding the transformation of Blacktown in the west of Sydney.
Blacktown City Council (BCC) has embarked upon of program of 8
projects to transform the city. The SPC team has been appointed on
6 of these projects, including: attracting a University for Blacktown
and the Blacktown Exercise Sports and Technology Hub (BEST Hub).

Nominated for:
Real Estate Advisory Team of the Year

RICS APAC Awards 2022: Australia                          rics.org/awards

Systech International
Systech has provided crucial dispute resolution and avoidance
services to major infrastructure projects in New South Wales. The
team has proven that it can work under extreme pressure to meet
the various time constraints, whilst producing the required evidence
and substantiation to a high standard. This required our team to
show a great commercial and legal understanding of how to present
a claim and required a high level of construction knowledge to
identify areas of lost productivity.

Nominated for:
Dispute Resolution Team of the Year

RICS APAC Awards 2022: Australia                       rics.org/awards

Systech International
The Systech team developed a new project planning and delay
analysis software, which features industry leading precision and
accuracy by producing daily analysis reports that identify delays
in real time, allowing timely notifications and preventive mitigation
measures to be implemented in advance of project impacts. It
performs Time Impact and Windows Analysis, to quantify Extensions
of Time, defining periods of compensation. It is of particular
importance as both are calculated to a precision 30 times more
accurate than the standard practice of monthly analysis, to establish
entitlement and concurrency. Primavera compatible, endorsed by
the ICLA, compliant with recognised international standards.

Nominated for:
Innovation Award

RICS APAC Awards 2022: Australia                          rics.org/awards

Systech International
The Systech Quantity Surveying Team on the North East Link Project,
Victoria are providing Cost Engineering and Commercial Management
services to the Client, MTIA. In particular, the Team is responsible for
developing innovative tendering techniques, including embedding
team members in bid teams to ensure compliance and to focus on
deliverables, greater cost certainty and mitigation of delays. This
approach called for exceptional professionalism and impeccable
conduct and ensured the bidders could deliver compliant bids
with the required level of experience and confirm specific resource
availability, during Covid-19 restrictions to keep the tender process
on track.

Nominated for:
Quantity Surveying Team of the Year

RICS APAC Awards 2022: Australia                           rics.org/awards

TBH
TBH is the experienced voice in Claims and Dispute Resolution.
The TBH-Dispute-Resolution-Team wanted to re-connect to the
industries construction dispute lawyers following the lock downs
experienced by us all around Australia. Commencing in 2021, the
TBH-Dispute-Resolution-Team are in the process of delivering +40
training sessions to legal teams on the principles of disputes within
time and cost claims. The purpose of these sessions is to deliver
an educational activity that is relevant to their immediate or long-
term needs in relation to their professional development and
practice of law.

Nominated for:
Dispute Resolution Team of the Year

RICS APAC Awards 2022: Australia                          rics.org/awards

Turner & Townsend
Turner & Townsend’s Portfolio commercial management team
based in Sydney have been working together for over five years,
delivering major projects for key clients. The quantity surveying team
comprised of Simon Kearney (Director), Robert Mahon (Associate
Director) and Atika Anwar (Senior Cost Manager) are redefining
the definition and role of cost managers in Australia by taking full
ownership of budgets and cost and providing data driven insights
and proactive advice to their clients.

Nominated for:
Quantity Surveying Team of the Year

RICS APAC Awards 2022: Australia                          rics.org/awards

Turner & Townsend
The Solar in Schools program supports the Northern Territory
Government’s ambitious net zero targets. The program has been
an incredible success through reducing carbon emissions,
providing a unique learning opportunity for students and saving
schools tens of thousands of dollars that is then redirected back
into school budgets.

Nominated for:
Sustainability Award

RICS APAC Awards 2022: Australia                        rics.org/awards

Turner & Townsend
In mid-2021, Turner & Townsend was engaged by the Woolworths
Supermarkets Format and Network Development (FND) to program
manage and accelerate their sustainability program to help
Woolworths achieve its ambitious sustainability commitments.
As the program managers for the FND sustainability program,
Turner & Townsend is collaborating with the Woolworths FND team
to reduce carbon emissions by assisting them in implementing
innovative practices, new technologies and standardising their
practical sustainability initiatives into new supermarket stores
and store upgrades. The FND Sustainability Program is specifically
focused on the improvement of sustainability across the Woolworths
supermarkets portfolio and supports the Woolworths Groups’
commitment to sustainability.

Nominated for:
Sustainability Award

RICS APAC Awards 2022: Australia                          rics.org/awards

INDIVIDUAL CATEGORY
FINALISTS

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Atika Anwar,
Turner & Townsend

Atika Anwar is a senior cost manager at Turner & Townsend and
the youngest quantity surveyor to manage a portfolio of fit-out
projects for Turner & Townsend’s key client accounts. Atika takes full
ownership of budgets and costs, saving her clients millions of dollars
across their program of works. Atika is a strong advocate for women
in the construction industry and is currently the NAWIC NSW Chapter
Treasurer Co-Chair, using her cost management skills to create a
positive change for women in the construction industry.

Nominated for:
Young Achiever of the Year

RICS APAC Awards 2022: Australia                          rics.org/awards

Chanel Ong,
MBM

Born in 1995 in Sydney’s South West to refugee parents from
Cambodia, the path to a professional Quantity Surveyor was not
something that was expected. After graduating from an all female
high school, it came as a surprise when Chanel chose to pursue a
career in an industry that was heavily male dominated. With her
team of 4 she managed $1B Nepean Redevelopment Project from
the Early Design Phase, Business Case Cost Planning, through Very
Early Contractor Involvement (VECI), Early Contractor Involvement,
Main Works Offer, Tender Review, Delivery and Completion of
Stage 1 Works.

Nominated for:
Young Achiever of the Year

RICS APAC Awards 2022: Australia                        rics.org/awards

David Nguyen,
ResolveXO

David works as a Corporate Property Analyst at Australasia’s largest
independent Corporate Property Strategy firm, ResolveXO. Since
joining the company as an RMIT University graduate in Property and
Valuation, David has demonstrated a pro-active attitude, tenacious
work ethic and client-first mindset has impressed everyone and led
to winning ResolveXO’s annual XO Factor Award for his contribution
to the business. In just two years he has become the go-to analyst
for his most senior colleagues, led complex client engagements, and
developed financial models that have been used as the basis for
decision-making across multi-million-dollar property lease portfolios.

Nominated for:
Young Achiever of the Year

RICS APAC Awards 2022: Australia                         rics.org/awards

Dominic Au-Yeung,
CI Australia

As CI Australia’s Senior Leasing Executive in North Sydney, Dominic
commenced in the company’s Graduate Program in 2020. He has
since hit the ground running, working tirelessly to deliver strong
results for landlords across the North Shore, in a market that has
presented both complex challenges and new opportunities.

Nominated for:
Young Achiever of the Year

RICS APAC Awards 2022: Australia                          rics.org/awards

Dominic Salvisberg,
Knight Frank Australia

Dominic Salvisberg, Property Accountant in the Asset Management
Services team at Knight Frank Australia, has channelled his passion
for the property industry by consistently exceeding expectations and
optimising systems in his role. Despite starting his career during the
tumultuous beginnings of COVID-19, he has demonstrated proactivity
by establishing new channels of communicating and updating team
members and clients. He has also shown a strong work ethic and
diligence by improving transparency, identifying and rectifying
errors and consistently striving to be better. He has made significant
contributions to the team and has achieved excellence in the
property accounting field.

Nominated for:
Young Achiever of the Year

RICS APAC Awards 2022: Australia                         rics.org/awards

Kelly Paine,
Systech International

After a decade working in planning for a main contractor Bouygues
UK, Kelly now leads the planning department for Systech in Australia.
She has had the opportunity to work in leading roles in complex
projects involving delay analysis, expert work in disputes, and claim
negotiations. Her experience covers an extensive scope of works
and she provides professional services both local and global clients
including many major Contractors and large engineering projects.
Currently, she is working on a large transport infrastructure project,
setting up and implementing project controls systems, in alignment
with other projects and packages to ensure a successful delivery.

Nominated for:
Woman of the Built Environment Award

RICS APAC Awards 2022: Australia                          rics.org/awards

Janitha Kaushal,
Knight Frank Australia

Janitha Kaushal, Facilities Manager at Knight Frank manages
commercial and retail properties in the Perth CBD including two
A-Grade buildings. He has achieved several firsts in sustainability
including:
• Achieving the first 6 Star NABERS Energy office building in Western
Australia without green power for WorkZone West
• Achieving the first carbon neutral commercial building in Western
Australia for WorkZone East
• Receiving Waterwise Gold Recognition for WorkZone East
He is a source of inspiration for other employees strive to get the
best out of their duties and is a deserving candidate for the Young
Achiever award as he exemplifies the award criteria.

Nominated for:
Young Achiever of the Year

RICS APAC Awards 2022: Australia                         rics.org/awards

Jonathon Close,
M3 Property

Jonathon Close is an associate director of m3property. Mr Close is a
high achiever who has worked diligently in his profession undertaking
his own initiative to transform internal systems within the company
and to improve brand and marketing awareness. Further to this, he
has worked closely with clients to focus on favourable sustainability
outcomes for clients and improve NABERS ratings. Mr Close has also
imparted his knowledge in a series of guest lectures at RMIT and has
taken upon himself to mentor junior members at m3property.

Nominated for:
Young Achiever of the Year

RICS APAC Awards 2022: Australia                         rics.org/awards

Laila Burnet,
M3 Property

Laila Burnet is the National Director of the Health, Aged Care and
Seniors Living team, where she leads a team of 11 people. The
m3property’s Health, Aged Care and Seniors Living (‘Health’) team is
recognised as one of Australia’s leading independent valuation and
advisory service providers within this sector. Ms Burnet is regularly
called up on to speak at conferences, events and provide thought
leadership across a wide spectrum of industry topics. Ms Burnet is
the driving force behind this team’s continued expansion and sought
after expertise in this speciality area.

Nominated for:
Woman of the Built Environment Award

RICS APAC Awards 2022: Australia                         rics.org/awards

Lorine Liu,
Systech International

When working on the SEPA project, Lorine has increased the
commission by 300% over and above expectations. Lorine requires
very little attention and even so she attends all our social functions
and is such a great team player. Lorine is capable of using new and
innovative technology. These attributes and qualities and skills are
exactly what our clients look for when engaging with Systech.

Nominated for:
Young Achiever of the Year

RICS APAC Awards 2022: Australia                          rics.org/awards

Megan Smith,
WT Partnership

Megan is an accomplished Quantity Surveyor, having worked
on major projects in New Zealand, the UK and Australia. Megan
consistently drives high standards in all her work, and the Clients and
Consultants she works with greatly respect the advice she provides.
Megan’s technical achievements speak for themselves as a future
leader in our industry. Her influence and leadership goes beyond
leading technical teams, she is also the main driver behind the WT
Elevate learning and development programme. Megan is also a
strong advocate for advancing women in construction.

Nominated for:
Woman of the Built Environment Award
Young Achiever of the Year

RICS APAC Awards 2022: Australia                         rics.org/awards

Nellie O’Keeffe,
Investa Property Group

Nellie O’Keeffe is the Project Director for the Pitt Street over station
developments, currently being delivered by Oxford Properties Group
and Investa Property Group. Leading the project for four years, she
continues to deliver successful outcomes and implement innovative
initiatives. Nellie represents the changing environment of the
property and construction industry, empowering younger females to
strive for personal success through collaboration with wider teams.
With an inspirational leadership style that has adapted to dynamic
environments, Nellie continues to motivate her team to persevere
through unexpected challenges with focus and resilience to
deliver outcomes.

Nominated for:
Woman of the Built Environment Award

RICS APAC Awards 2022: Australia                           rics.org/awards

Paul McArd,
Accura Consulting

Before the age of 35, Paul McArd founded Accura Consulting,
became fellow of the RICS and established himself as a testified
quantum and technical expert witness in Australia and the Middle
East. Paul founded Accura Consulting in 2016 to address the need for
a fresh approach to the claims consulting, quantum and delay expert
witness market.

Nominated for:
Young Achiever of the Year

RICS APAC Awards 2022: Australia                        rics.org/awards

Sam Mountstephen,
CBRE

Sam Mountstephen is a Director of the Retail division of CBRE
Valuation & Advisory Services in Victoria, leading a very successful
operation. With experience spanning more than a decade, Sam
specialises in the valuation of shopping centre assets in Victoria,
South Australia, and Tasmania, and holds a position on all major
bank panels. Since joining CBRE in 2016, Sam has worked alongside
industry-leading Retail Valuation & Advisory Services experts to hone
his skills. Having been promoted to Director in 2020, Sam is also an
active participant in the CBRE Next Generation program and the
Australian Property Institute’s membership admissions committee.

Nominated for:
Young Achiever of the Year

RICS APAC Awards 2022: Australia                          rics.org/awards

Whitney Weng,
Turner & Townsend

Since joining Turner & Townsend in April 2021 as an assistant cost
manager, Whitney has continued to exceed expectations and is
now a cost manager and the financial assurance lead for a key client
account. In this role, Whitney implemented a new data management
process, providing her client with a single source of truth for
cost data and benchmarking on their program of works. Whitney
has taken on a lead role in the Turner & Townsend Corporate
Responsibility team and actively pursues great outcomes. Whitney
is passionate about creating a positive impact on the industry and
wider community.

Nominated for:
Young Achiever of the Year

RICS APAC Awards 2022: Australia                          rics.org/awards

Winners will be announced via video on
LinkedIn during the Awards Winners
Announcements week from
12 - 16 September 2022

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