Tackling climate change can be central to the government’s long awaited National Infrastructure Strategy and achieving the goal of net zero emissions by 2050, says the ICE. The strategy is due to be published in the autumn. The ICE says it should include a clear plan for transitioning the UK’s…
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Panel to shape Northern Ireland infrastructure
Establishing the government’s new Northern Ireland panel on infrastructure is an opportunity to shape future priorities and support all sectors to drive economic recovery and improved quality of life, says the ICE. The Northern Ireland Department for Infrastructure announced the formation of the ministerial advisory panel in August. It follows…
Viewpoint | Communicate, take risks, engineer
I have been a civil engineer in various guises since starting my career in 1986 and as my one year term as chair of ICE Scotland finishes, it seems natural to reflect and share some of my thoughts for the future. Civil engineering is about creating and maintaining infrastructure to…
Viewpoint | The North needs more autonomy
The political buzz-phrase “levelling-up” may be new, but stark inequality between different parts of the UK is a long standing problem and one that various initiatives over many decades have failed to fix. If there is to be any progress, we need to be much bolder in our solutions, and…
Lighthouse | We need a net zero transition plan
Covid-19 has, rightly, been at the forefront of the political, and social, stage in recent months. Its impact on us all, across all areas of our lives, has been phenomenal. And, while the end may not yet quite be in sight, we do need to start thinking about the future…
What’s on 17 to 23 September
East of England 17 Sept to 19 Nov: Fast-track career appraisal workshops, East of England. 9.30am, online. Click here for more details. Contact memsupp.coordinator@ice.org.uk 21 September: Attributes and CPD workshop, East of England. 2.30pm to 5pm, online. Click here for more details. Contact memsupp.coordinator@ice.org.uk East Midlands 22 Sept – 8 Dec: Fast-track career appraisal workshops, Midlands. 9.30am, online. Click here for…
What’s on 10 to 16 September
East of England 11 Sept: Membership surgery, Chelmsford. 10am to 2pm, online. Click here for more details. Contact memsupp.coordinator@ice.org.uk East Midlands 15 Sept: Drones in construction (pictured). 5pm to 6.30pm, webinar. Click here for more details. Contact ice.eastmidlands@ice.org.uk 15 Sept to 12 Oct: Fast track EngTech 2-part workshop. 9.30am, online. Click here for more details. Contact memsupp.coordinator@ice.org.uk 16 Sept: East Midlands written exercise group,…
Jacobs Defined Contribution Plan (UK): Notice under the Trustee Act 1925
JACOBS U.K. LIMITED LEIGHFISHER LIMITED JACOBS FIELD SERVICES LIMITED The Jacobs Defined Contribution Plan (UK) Pursuant to Section 27 of the Trustee Act 1925 The Jacobs Defined Contribution Plan (UK) (the “Plan”), previously known as The Sir Alexander Gibb & Partners 1988 Retirement Benefit Plan, was established with effect from…
What’s on 3 to 9 September
East Midlands 09 Sept: Lunch and learn: Lincoln Eastern Bypass. 1pm to 2pm, webinar. Click here for more details. Contact ice.eastmidlands@ice.org.uk Northern Ireland 07 Sept: ICE NI Annual General Meeting. 6pm, online. Click here for more details. Contact georgia.hamilton@ice.org.uk South West 03 Sept: Getting prepared workshop, South West. 3pm to 5pm, online. Click here for more details. Contact memsupp.coordinator@ice.org.uk 08 Sept: SCE, DE and…
What’s on 27 August to 2 September
North East 27 Aug: Membership surgery. 9am to 3.30pm, online. Click here for more details. Contact memsupp.coordinator@ice.org.uk 02 Sept: EngTech Professional Review preparation workshop.10am to 12.30pm, online. Click here for more details. Contact memsupp.coordinator@ice.org.uk North West 27 Aug: Membership surgery. 9am to 3.30pm, online. Click here for more details. Contact memsupp.coordinator@ice.org.uk 2 Sept: EngTech Professional Review preparation workshop.10am to 12.30pm, online. Click here for more…