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ICE's work in Scotland is carried out by volunteer members on various committees and groups. They organise events and activities that bring together like-minded people and give members the opportunity to increase their knowledge, get advice and raise the profile of civil engineering in Scotland.

Regional committees and branches

ICE's work in Scotland is carried out by the regional committee. It's made up of representatives throughout the region, and Graduates, Students and Apprentices committee members, and is supported by the Regional Support Team.

Committee members are volunteers and come from a range of backgrounds within the civil engineering profession.

Find out more about the committees and groups, including who's involved and how you can get in touch.

The ICE Scotland Committee oversees the implementation of the Business Plan and takes the lead on external facing activities to inform opinion and raise public awareness of civil engineering. It is made up of representatives of Branches, corporate members and co-opted Members from across Scotland.

ICE Scotland's knowledge programme ensures the continuous professional development (CPD) of our members and is delivered by five Branches across Scotland (Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Highlands and Islands). Specialist Interest Groups also organise technical events relating to specific engineering topics.

ICE Scotland Branches also coordinate support for education and inspiration volunteer activities in local schools to inspire the next generation of civil engineers.

Contact: [email protected] 

The committee's AGM takes place in October of each year.

Each Branch has an Early Careers Networl (ECNet) sub-committee which support members who are working towards becoming professionally qualified. Their activities include knowledge events, seminars and competitions and peer group learning about specific aspects of the Professional Review including the written exercise.

Name Position
Donald Bell Chair
Ellen Halkon Senior Vice Chair and EAB rep
Kevin Smith Junior Vice Chair , TAF Rep & Honorary Secretary
David Cole Immediate Past Chair
Martin Hinton Honorary Treasurer
Steven Robertson General Council Member
Ryan Swan AACE President
Emma Dickson Fairness, Inclusion & Respect Champion
Sandra Purves Panel for Historical Engineering Works (PHEW) Chair
Tommy Murray Highlands and Islands Branch Chair
Brian McCall Edinburgh Area Branch Chair
Andrew Minto Tayside and Fife Branch Chair
Stewart Craigie Municipal Group Scotland Chair
Tako Hove Glasgow and West of Scotland Chair

This is the largest ICE branch in Scotland with just under 4,000 members. It was the first association formed outside London, in 1884.

Glasgow West of Scotland (GWoS) Branch runs an extensive programme of technical lectures, social events and competitions. The Branch Annual Dinner is the flagship social event in Scotland. It is held in Glasgow in November and is regularly attended by over 600 guests.

Contact: Dyllan Parkinson

Name Position
Tako Hove Glasgow and West of Scotland Chair
Nicola Bell Senior Vice Chair
Magda Allan Junior Vice Chair
Dyllan Parkinson Secretary
Martin Hinton Treasurer
Helena Dee Lifelong Learning Sub Committee Chair

Glasgow's Early Careers Network runs a series of technical lectures, competitions and social events in Glasgow as well as an annual lunch in November, which is attended by the ICE President.

Contacts: 

Name Position
Allan Kakuba Key contact
Anna Rutherford Key contact

EAB covers the Edinburgh area from the Firth of Forth to the Borders. We are keen to serve all of our members throughout the area and are currently looking at arranging occasional events in the Borders or in the Falkirk/Stirling area. New members are always welcome.

The work of the branch is handled by the Committee who have a wide range of professional experience on a range of projects and specialisms.

Contact: Gordon Boyd

Name Position
Brian McCall Chair
Steve Czuprynski Vice Chair & Honorary Treasurer
Gordon Boyd Honorary Secretary
Karl Hering Early Careers Network Branch Chair
Catherine Leech Knowledge Transfer Co-ordinator
Andrew Carrie Communications & Immediate Past Chair

The Edinburgh Early Careers Network run a series of technical lectures, competitions and social events in Edinburgh.

Contact: Karl Hering

Name Position
Karl Hering Chair, main committee representative
Dachi Khutsishvili Vice-Chair
Kasia Jaworska Vice-Chair, Education and Inspiration Sub-Committee Chair
Calum Wiegratz Immediate Past Chair, main committee representative
Holly Hall Treasurer, Social and Networking Sub-Committee
Molly Hunter Communications Officer
Sean Kenly Montilla Communications Officer
Ariana Francis Student Representative
Valentina Gonzalez Student Representative
Ross Smith Student Representative

This branch covers the Dundee area. It offers a programme of popular technical meetings and social events for all ICE members as well as providing educational activities for local schools and attending careers fairs.

Contact: Claire Higson

Name Position
Andrew Minto Chair
Kevin Smith Honorary Secretary
David Blackwood Honorary Treasurer
Past Chair
Margi Vilnay Education & Inspiration Chair
Steven Traynor Early Careers Network Mentor
Devanesh Gunasingam Early Careers Network Branch Chair
Scott McEwan Member
Frances Ratcliffe Member
Liam Wood Member
Chris Chalmers Member
Susan Francombe Member
April Redford Member
Michael Ward Member
Rod Jones University/College Liaison
Morven Scott University/College Liaison
Macaulay Wardlaw University/College Liaison
Ehsan Jorat University/College Liaison

The Early Careers Network run a series of technical lectures, competitions and social events in Dundee.

Contact: Devanesh Gunasingam

Name Position
Devanesh Gunasingam Chair

This branch covers the Scottish Highlands with events generally held at Inverness College. It works closely with the Chartered Institute of Highways and Transportation CIHT in the area to run a number of popular technical lectures.

Contact: Tommy Murray

Name Position
Tommy Murray Chair
Barry Richardson Secretary
Ryan Derrick Treasurer
Carrie Higgins Committee member
John Williams Committee member
William MacLeod Committee member
Connor Caddick Committee member

This associated ICE society organises a programme of technical lectures and social events in the Aberdeen area. It also aims to raise the profile of civil engineering among young people by working closely with local schools.

Contact: Ryan Swan

The Branch also run a young members group. Contact Catherine Gourlay [email protected] for more information.

Name Position
Ryan Swan President
Hugh McIntyre Vice-President
Marshall Dean Treasurer
Jim Young Dinner Secretary
Veronika Ivanova Early Careers Network
Mary Griffiths Secretary

Special interest groups

Special interest groups (SIGs) are a link between industry and ICE, helping us to provide information, training and best practice to our members. Members of SIGs are volunteers from a range of backgrounds within the profession.

If you would like to get involved with any of the SIGs in Scotland, please contact the relevant chair.

The SGEG is a special interest group of the Institution of Civil Engineers and is a regional group of the British Geotechnical Association.

The objective of the SGEG is to promote the Geotechnical Engineering Profession mainly by arranging learned meetings and bringing high profile national and international lectures to Scotland. This is coupled with encouraging young people into the discipline and promoting young engineers.

The SGEG arranges meetings, seminars and competitions in order to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas, knowledge and experience concerning the latest developments in the continually developing field of geotechnical engineering.

Contact: - [email protected]

Name Position
David Bradley Chair
Tom Shire Vice Chair / Honorary Secretary / ICE GWoS Liaison / Student/University Liaison
Christopher Currie Communications Secretary
Haroon Nazir Poster Competition / CSRG Liaison
Mariola Zielinska Honorary Treasurer
Matteo Ciantia Committee Member
Piyush Mohanty Committee Member

This group is made up of historical experts and those who are passionate about recognising and preserving Scotland's rich engineering heritage. It hosts a series of events through the year, including an annual Summer Visit.

ICE Scotland also has a collection of civil engineering artefacts which is currently hosted by Heriot-Watt University. Information on the collection is available on their website.

Contact: Sandra Purves, Honorary Secretary - [email protected]

Name Position