Routes to membership

Membership of the Institution of Civil Engineers (MICE) can be awarded to a wide range of engineers practising in the broad area encompassed by civil engineering.  For full details of all the grades of membership available, see ICE 3000.

The stages in qualifying as a member at any grade are:

  • the achievement of the required educational base
  • a period of responsible work experience under early guidance and decreasing supervision, known as initial professional development (IPD) while following the systematic maintenance, improvement and broadening of knowledge, skills and competence known as continuing professional development (CPD)
  • success at Professional Review - see our member profiles for their personal routes to membership


Read our members' profiles for personal routes to membership:

Member profiles
Fellow profiles

Contact the MDOs


Susan Clements MA CEng MICE
susan.clements@ice.org.uk
t: 07500 797 376
(works Mon - Wed)


Elena Rinaldi CEng MICE
elena.rinaldi@ice.org.uk
t: 07920 272 824
(works Mon - Fri)
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Malcolm Peake CEng MICE
malcolm.peake@ice.org.uk
t: +44(0)7584 213848
(works Mon-Fri)

Membership Information Resources:

The ICE 3000 series provides an overview of the process of membership at different grades.

Membership Guidance Notes (MGN) provide more detailed advice on specific aspects of the membership process.

MGN1 lists all the ICE 3000 series

MGN0 lists all the Membership Guidance Notes