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        The Profession

      • Frequently Asked Questions
        What would I do as a civil engineer? Civil engineering as a career can offer you a wide variety rather then the usual 9 to 5 desk job. As a civil engineer you would be involved in seeing through civil engineering projects right from the design stage through construction and to completion and

        Senior Profiles

      • Senior Civil Engineer – RPS Group - by Wendy Tipper
        The role of the civil engineer Engineering is a very wide-ranging subject. It includes the thought process, or design, required to produce a working object, right through to the manufacture or construction of that item. Depending on the type of engineer you are, that item may be a skyscraper, an
      • Managing Director - Acoustical Control Engineers - by Richard Collman
        As Managing Director of Acoustical Control Engineers Limited (ACE), a family company with 16 personnel, specialising in providing ‘guaranteed solutions to your noise and vibration problems’, I get involved in a very wide range of interesting and challenging acoustic problems. I am also a Director
      • Senior Lecturer - University of Greenwich - by Deborah Sims
        My name is Deborah Sims and I'm a senior lecturer in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Greenwich. I specialise in highway design, safety engineering and project management and also have the responsibility for industrial liaison and marketing of the department to students,

        Finding the Right Job

      • Professional membership and its benefits - by Andrew Ramsay
        You’re about to complete your engineering degree and half a dozen employers are interested in you. But you’ve also got a student loan to pay off, so why waste scarce money on joining a club you may never use? Here’s why. You have invested a big chunk of your intellectual development in a subject
      • ICE QUEST Undergraduate Scholarships
        The ICE QUEST Undergraduate Scholarships can provide: financial support of up to £3,000 a year. work experience placements, typically of eight weeks, every summer with a leading company. an experienced mentor to offer guidance and advice. potential employment after graduation with QUEST partner
      • QUEST Scholarship Programme Profile 1 - by David Rowlinson
        What are you doing now? I am a graduate engineer with Hyder Consulting’s Rail North team, based in Warrington. I assist senior engineers in designing bridges, platforms and other rail structures. My work ranges from feasibility studies, through preliminary design, to detailed design and
      • QUEST Scholarship Programme Profile 2 - by Bethany O'Brien
        Who is your QUEST Partner Company? Arup How is the scholarship helping you? The best thing about the QUEST scholarship is the relationship it helps you develop with your partner company through the annual summer work placement. The work experience is invaluable not only because it lets you see

        The Institute and Qualifications

      • The Institution of Civil Engineers
        Kick start your civil engineer career! Membership and professional qualifications with the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) are internationally recognised and highly valued. Attainments of these indicate a significant personal achievement and are a benchmark of a civil engineer’s competences
      • Professional Membership of the ICE
        How to become a member of ICE ICE membership can be awarded to a wide range of engineers practising in the broad area encompassed within civil engineering. To qualify as a member at any grade you must meet the criteria in the following three areas: Educational Base The benchmark for the
      • Benefits of ICE Membership
        What is the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE)? The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) is a global membership organisation that promotes and advances civil engineering around the world. It is also a centre for the exchange of specialist knowledge and a provider of resource to encourage
      • Continuing Professional Development with the ICE
        Throughout your career you should continue your professional development as part of being a civil engineer and working in the industry. CPD shows both your employers and peers in the industry that you are committed to civil engineering and your own development. CPD is crucial to both your
      • Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers
        The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) is the major source of industry agreed good practice guidance on building services engineering. CIBSE promotes the career of building services engineers by accrediting courses of study, by approving work based training programmes
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