Tag Archives: Profession

Trustee’s View | Perspective in updating ethics guidance is vital

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A few days after this column is published, the ICE will publish new, updated advice on ethical conduct for its members. The new guidance encompasses many key topics for the ICE’s membership including clarity of communications with clients, declaring conflicts of interest, respecting boundaries (specifically related to the provision of…

Trustee’s View | Be a professional reviewer

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In today’s evolving and increasingly demanding engineering landscape, the pursuit of professional recognition has become more critical than ever. However, the pathway to professional recognition is not a solitary journey. Rather, it is one where candidates are joined by those who once walked in their shoes, to become qualified themselves.…

President’s View | A year of listening and learning

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Former Presidents warned me how the presidential year flies by, and it is hard to believe mine is coming to an end. I set out in November 2022 the aim of listening to our members, updating them on the Institution’s work and persuading them that sustainable development – with a…

Spotlight | Keeping the edges fuzzy

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Civil engineering projects do not live in a vacuum. Technical decisions have impacts on people, communities and the environment. The periphery of projects blends into wider areas of influence and it is here, at the fuzzy edges, our skills can go beyond technical input.  Wider, fuzzy-edged thinking brings in different…

What’s on 5 to 11 July

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East  Midlands 06 July: Membership surgery, West Midlands. 10am to 5pm, online. Click here for more details. Contact memsupp.coordinator@ice.org.uk 11 July: Supervising civil engineer, delegated engineer and mentor training/refresher workshop. 2pm to 4.30m, online. Click here for more details. Contact memsupp.coordinator@ice.org.uk North West 05 July: Jodrell Bank’s First Light Pavilion dome. 6pm, Jodrell Bank Centre for Engagement,…