ICE members can better tailor their learning and career development to their next job role, following the launch of a new tool on the ICE Learning Hub. The tool allows members to select a range of engineering, project management and business roles and review the key competences and skills required. …
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Coastal Management conference programme is published
The full conference programme for Coastal Management 2019, taking place from 24 to 26 September in La Rochelle, France, is now available. Delegates can also go on a half-day technical site visit to La Faute Sur Mer, to look at the aftermath of Storm Xynthia. The conference is part of the…
ICE to host National Digital Twin Day
The Centre for Digital Built Britain is partnering with the ICE to host National Digital Twin Day, a conference to drive collaboration to develop digital twins, at One Great George Street in London on 9 September. It is part of the ICE’s Digital Twinfrastructure knowledge programme and will outline next…
ICE seeks Fellows to join Professional Conduct Panel
The ICE is appealing to for more Fellows to apply for places on its Professional Conduct Panel which helps maintain professional standards. The PCP investigates formal allegations of professional misconduct made against members, meeting quarterly to discuss complaints made about ICE Members and review claims between meetings. Successful candidates will…
No more changes to CDM regs please, says ICE report
No more changes to CDM regulations are needed at present, as the construction industry now needs an extended period of stability, according to an ICE report. CDM 2015 – 3 years on examines the impact of the Construction (Design & Management) Regulations 2015 legislation in the three-year period following its…
Viewpoint | Smart motorways boost engineers’ skills
By Richard Salter The march of the Highways England Smart Motorway programme continues in the South East, with recently completed schemes on the M25 and M3, and huge construction programmes underway on the M4, M20, M23 and M27. Each scheme is unique but they each share a common factor: their…
Viewpoint | Strong financial governance is vital
By Jane Smallman For any charity, finance, risk and assurance are key not only to good governance but to the very survival of the organisation itself. The ICE should aspire to be at the forefront of good practice. I stepped into the role of vice president, finance in November 2018…
Lighthouse | Securing long term roads funding
The UK’s roads remain key arteries for the movement of the nation’s goods, services and people. Long-term investment in their maintenance and upgrade are therefore critical to the health of our economy and to our quality of life. Sectors dependent on the Strategic Road Network (SRN) employ in the region…
What’s on 3 to 10 July
National 04 July: Engineers for Overseas Development lecture (picture). 6.30pm, Stantec UK Limited, Dominion House, Temple Court, Birchwood WA3 6GD. Contact lauren.moczulski@ice.org.uk or 0161 457 7256 East of England 09 July: Supervising civil engineer, delegated engineer and mentor forum, Chelmsford. 3.45pm, Best Western Atlantic Hotel, Brook Street, Chelmsford CM1 1PP. Contact…
July 2019 | New departures
001 nce 1907 Click here or on the image for a downloadable version of this month’s print magazine. Click here for a page turning version. Also this month ♦ Innovative platform replacement at Moston ♦ Interview: Southern Water ♦ Structural steelwork in action ♦ German consultant innovates with startups ♦…