To celebrate three decades of the CIBSE Young Engineer Awards championing rising talent, CIBSE YEN Global is proud to launch the first-ever CIBSE 30 Under 30 Awards!
We’re shining a spotlight on the young professionals who are redefining the future of building services engineering across the globe. Whether you're pushing boundaries in innovation, leading with purpose or driving real progress in sustainability, these awards celebrate excellence that goes beyond the graduate level.
We have five categories open to entry:
- Emerging leader
- Sustainable champion
- Innovator
- President's theme: ambassador
- Wildcard
You can enter yourself or another person for one or more categories. Entries close on 29 June.
Winners will:
- Have their profile featured on the CIBSE website throughout September
- Showcased across CIBSE YEN Global’s LinkedIn and social media throughout September
- Included in the September issue of the CIBSE Journal celebrating the awards
- Invited to an exclusive networking event in London with industry leaders and peers
This is your chance to be celebrated on a global stage and get the recognition you deserve. Explore our categories and entry criteria below and enter today.
Entrants must be under 30 at time of entry. Entrants can create submissions for multiple categories, but will only be able to win in one category. Entries are open from 2 - 29 June 2025. CIBSE reserves the right to use entry material submitted in published form including videos, unless requested by the entrant not to. Read our full terms and conditions here.
Categories and criteria
This category recognises the future leaders of building services. Leadership can take many forms, whether demonstrated through innovative projects, team inspiration, mentorship, or wider industry impact. Tell us how you, or someone you know, is showing the way forward.
This category is kindly sponsored by Harvey Group.
This category recognises those driving innovation within building services. This could include creative use of new technologies or digital tools, developing bespoke solutions, improving construction processes, innovating in product or design workflows, and more. Tell us how you, or someone you know, are helping to shape the future through innovation.
This category is kindly sponsored by Grundfos.
This category recognises those making a meaningful impact in building services engineering in ways not covered by the other categories. Whether from within the profession or outside it, tell us how you, or someone you know, are contributing to the advancement of the industry in a unique and valuable way.
This category is kindly sponsored by the CIBSE Patrons.
This category recognises those driving sustainability within building services. Their impact might come through championing sustainable change on projects or within organisations, contributing to technical guidance, or actively promoting the benefits of sustainable design across the industry. Tell us how you, or someone you know, are helping to build a more sustainable future.
This category is kindly sponsored by Albion Valves.
This category recognises those acting as outstanding ambassadors for engineering, CIBSE, and the building services industry. Their impact might be through STEM outreach, supporting education, community involvement, voluntary work, participation in industry groups, or more. Tell us how you, or someone you know, are helping to champion and promote the profession.
This category is kindly sponsored by Ideal Heating – Commercial Products.
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Thank-you to our sponsors
Our headline sponsor
Harvey Group
Harvey Group Plc is a leading building services engineering company based in Northern Ireland, delivering innovative mechanical and electrical solutions across the UK and Ireland. Established in 1978, the company has built a strong reputation for quality, reliability, and sustainability in sectors including healthcare, education, commercial, and industrial. Harvey Group offers a full suite of services from design and installation to maintenance and energy management. Known for embracing cutting-edge technologies and delivering complex projects, the company is committed to excellence, client satisfaction, and continuous improvement, underpinned by a strong ethos of collaboration, safety, and environmental responsibility.
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Harvey Group
Harvey Group Plc is a leading building services engineering company based in Northern Ireland, delivering innovative mechanical and electrical solutions across the UK and Ireland. Established in 1978, the company has built a strong reputation for quality, reliability, and sustainability in sectors including healthcare, education, commercial, and industrial. Harvey Group offers a full suite of services from design and installation to maintenance and energy management. Known for embracing cutting-edge technologies and delivering complex projects, the company is committed to excellence, client satisfaction, and continuous improvement, underpinned by a strong ethos of collaboration, safety, and environmental responsibility.
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Grundfos
Grundfos is a global leader that designs, manufactures and delivers intelligent and energy-efficient pump and water solutions that tackle global water-related challenges. By prioritising innovation and sustainability, we have become the trusted partner for contractors, consulting engineers, facility managers and installers, empowering them to build the most sustainable and efficient buildings and systems.
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Ideal Heating – Commercial Products
Established in 1906, Ideal Heating Commercial is the UK’s leading commercial heating manufacturer of high efficiency commercial heating solutions. With our years of experience and knowledge we have developed a range of low carbon heating solutions for commercial properties. From market-leading condensing boilers, commercial heat pumps through to heat interface units, we provide the right heating technology to help the UK on its journey to net zero.
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Albion Valves UK Limited
Albion Valves (UK) Ltd has built its reputation on quality, service, delivery, and choice. Their dedication to excellence enables them to offer quality, approved products, award-winning customer service, next-day delivery, and a comprehensive range of building services and industrial valves.
When you need a complete valve solution… ask for Albion.
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CIBSE Patrons
CIBSE Patrons is a network of businesses who collaborate to give financial, technical and moral backing to a wide range of initiatives led by CIBSE. Members include consulting engineering practices, manufacturers, contractors, and trade bodies. The Patrons’ primary focus is on ‘nurturing talent’: they support a wide range of initiatives designed to attract, encourage and improve the recruitment, development, training and retention of engineers on behalf of the industry at large. This support ranges from the production of careers booklets, to the sponsorship of bursaries, and to their growing role as lead supporter of the CIBSE Young Engineers Awards.
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