.png)
The Leading News & Information Service For The Facilities, Workplace & Built Environment Community
Joanna Harris is a Senior Programme Manager and Hard FM Ambassador at Sodexo and is well known for her voluntary work and advocacy for business-focused maintenance.
As well as her role at Sodexo, Joanna has a huge involvement in industry benchmarking and standards, chairing the CIBSE maintenance task group, leading the update of CIBSE Guide M Maintenance Engineering and Management and co-authoring “KS21 Competency and competency management systems in facilities management”, to name a few.
She was also named at the 2022 Building Controls Industry Association awards with an Outstanding Contribution award for her voluntary work and her dedication to inspiring women to consider a career in the building services sector.
We spoke to Joanna about her advocacy for engineering careers, her thoughts on The Building Safety Act and the challenge of being a woman in a male-dominated industry.
Picture: a photograph of Joanna Harris
Article written by Ella Tansley | Published 04 January 2023
Kiran Kachela, Founder of Continuous Improvement Projects, spoke to ThisWeekinFM about what led to her starting her own consultancy business and her recent award...
Read Full ArticleJenna Pollock is Divisional Director at ABM, responsible for Scotland and Northern Ireland. Jenna has 16 years of experience in the FM industry,...
Read Full ArticleThisWeekinFM's latest Spotlight Interview is with Alex Diaz, Founder and CEO of Purgo Supply Services. Alex Diaz’s FM career started at 14 years old when she...
Read Full ArticleCIBSE President Adrian Catchpole has highlighted the importance of leadership in engineering in his Presidential Address. He also outlined the challenges presented by...
Read Full ArticleTo celebrate World FM Day 2023, we’ve collated expert advice and guidance on why facilities management is such an exciting industry to work in, and how to start...
Read Full ArticleMRI Software is a global name in real estate technology. We spoke to James Massey, Managing Director of Facilities Management for MRI Software, about his career so far,...
Read Full ArticleIn ThisWeekinFM’s Spotlight Interview, Justine Salmon, Operations Manager at ABM, discussed how FM companies can attract more women into engineering professions and...
Read Full ArticleDavid Stevens is the Vice Chair of the CIBSE Facilities Management Group, and Director of Estates, Facilities & Capital Development at East London NHS Foundation...
Read Full ArticleThisWeekinFM spoke to several leaders in the FM and built environment space to find out what World FM Day means to them. Watch the...
Read Full ArticleCircular1 Health is a revolutionary testing service company, born out of the COVID-19 crisis, which has responded to critical businesses that need to remain...
Read Full Article
.gif)
.gif)
