ICE is an international membership organisation that promotes and advances civil engineering around the world. ICE is a qualifying body, a centre for the exchange of specialist knowledge, and a provider of resources to encourage innovation and excellence in the profession worldwide.
Our purpose is to qualify professionals engaged in civil engineering, exchange knowledge and best practice, and promote their contribution to society.
Our members help to create the structures and systems that sustain society. They are responsible for designing, building, maintaining and improving bridges, roads, canals, docks, office buildings, hospitals, schools, airports, power stations, railways, flood defences, water-treatment facilities... everywhere.
We make sure that the high standards needed to become a professional civil engineer are met. Professionals who are awarded membership of our Institution are among the best in the world.
In the UK, we talk to national and local government and to the media. Our experts give informed comments to journalists, politicians and the public.
We let politicians know what our members think. We give our opinion to government in writing and in person, and encourage our members to comment on consultation documents.