Specialist professional registers

Conservation Accreditation Register for Engineering (CARE)

If you’re a civil or structural engineer involved in the conservation of historical structures and sites, you might be able to join the Conservation Accreditation Register for Engineers (CARE).

Becoming registered means you can call yourself a conservation-accredited engineer. It sets you apart as an expert in this area and helps you submit stronger bids for work. It also helps clients choose civil and structural engineers who have proven skills and are right for their job.

The accreditation is recognised by Historic England, Historic Scotland, Cadw and the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) and works in partnership with professional bodies including:

• Architects Accredited in Building Conservation
• Royal Institution of British Architects Conservation Register
• The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
• Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland

CARE is run by ICE and the Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE).

Find out who is on the Conservation Accreditation Register for Engineers and which organisations they work for by downloading a copy of the latest register.

Download the CARE Register

Benefits

Joining the register shows that you:

• Have proven conservation experience and skills, which have been independently assessed by two leading professional engineering institutions
• Promote sympathetic conservation
• Have up-to-date expertise and knowledge, and use the most effective practices
• Are committed to continual learning and improvement, particularly in the area of conservation engineering. (An example of this this is that members of CARE have produced the Conservation Compendium, which aims to improve the way engineers handles historic fabric)

Can I join the register?

To apply you must be a chartered or incorporated member of ICE or IStructE, or a chartered member of Engineers Ireland.

How to apply

To join the register, you need to show us you have the right level of skills, knowledge and experience. You can find the required attributes in our Conservation Accreditation Register for Engineers (CARE) guidance document, which includes more details about joining.

To apply you must send us:

• An application form
• Five case studies using our template
• A CV
• Continuing personal development (CPD) records

Fees

To join the register you'll need to pay:

• £240/£280 – application fee (£240 for ICE and IStructE members or £282 for Engineers Ireland members)
• £50/£60 – an annual subscription (£50 for ICE and IStructE members or £60 for Engineers Ireland members)

You can pay through the fees page of our website.

ICE dispute resolution registers

ICE has a range of specialist dispute resolution registers whose expertise is used in areas such as dispute arbitration or adjudication.

What are the ICE dispute resolution registers?

ICE offers a comprehensive range of dispute resolution services to organisations working in the construction and engineering industries. These services include adjudication, arbitration, conciliation/mediation, dispute boards and expert witnesses. It covers all forms of contract including NEC3 and the Infrastructure Conditions of Contract (formally ICE Conditions of Contract) and is an adjudicator nominating body in matters involving the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996.

To provide these services, we rely on experts who work in various sectors and industries. They include:

• Civil, mechanical and structural engineers
• Lawyers
• Architects

These experts make up registers of:

• Adjudicators
• Arbitrators
• Mediators
• Dispute board members

We also maintain a separate register of expert witnesses who can give specialist, independent advice or opinion to a court or other tribunal.

You can find out more about the fields our experts work in (and search for an expert) by visiting our Dispute Resolution Service.

What are the benefits?

Once your name is added to a dispute resolution register, your CV appears on your record and will be searchable by anyone using our dispute resolution service. It also means we'll be able to nominate you to resolve a dispute.

How can I join a register?

To join a register, you'll need to go through a rigorous qualification process, which includes examinations and an interview. This is to prove you have the high level of knowledge and experience that's needed. Once on the register you'll have an annual CPD review. You'll also be re-interviewed every five years to make sure you're maintaining those standards.

If you're interested in joining one of the registers, please read the documents below. You can find full details of the examinations that you pass to join the registers in our further qualifications section.

Adjudicators

• Adjudicators – requirements and application procedure
• Adjudicators – application form

Arbitrators

• Arbitrators – requirements and application procedure
• Arbitrators – application form

European Engineer Register

Chartered ICE members (CEng MICE) who got their qualification after a Professional Review, can apply for registration as a European Engineer.

This entitles you to use the letters EUR ING before your name – for example, EUR ING J Smith CEng MICE.

The EUR ING title shows your ability as a professional engineer, and recognises your education, training and experience. However, because EUR ING is not a regulated title, it does not give you any legal rights to register at the equivalent level (CEng) in those countries.

Your registration is assessed by the European Federation of National Engineering Associations (FEANI) but you need to apply to ICE.

How do I apply?

Please visit the European Engineer Register page of the Engineering Council website first for more information. If you want to apply, please contact us at professional.reviews@ice.org.uk or on +44 (0)20 7665 2344.

Applications are assessed by the Engineering Council and these are the remaining application deadlines for 2017:

• 17 August 2017
• 09 November 2017

Engineering Council will notify you of hte result directly, once a decision has been reached.

Fees

The total fee is £175. Applicants need to send two cheques (one for £145 payable to the Engineering Council and another for £30 payable to ICE). You need to renew your registration every five years, which costs £45.

UK Register of Ground Engineering Professionals (RoGEP)

If you're chartered with ICE, the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IoM3) or the Geological Society London (GSL), you could apply to join the UK Register of Ground Engineering Professionals (RoGEP).

The register helps clients choose professionals who have the right level of knowledge, skills and experience in ground engineering. Joining the register could benefit your career prospects by showing you have specialist ground engineering competences as defined by the Site Investigation Steering Group (SISG) and other codes and standards.

There are three grades of registration:

1. Ground engineering professional
2. Ground engineering specialist
3. Ground engineering adviser

Learn more about the attributes you need for each grade.

Find out who is on the RoGEP register and which organisations they work for by downloading the latest copy of the register.

Download the RoGEP register

Benefits

Joining the register:

• Shows you have specialist ground engineering competence
• Increases your professional status
• Means you’ve been assessed by leading, independent organisations
• Provides career benefits and progression opportunities
• Could lead to more professional qualifications
• Shows you're committed to continual learning and improvement

Find out more about the benefits of RoGEP for individuals, clients and consultants

Can I join the register?

To apply for any of the grades, you must be a chartered member of GSL, IoM3 or ICE.

How to apply

Please send us:

• An application form
• A CV
• Continuing professional development (CPD) records
• Two sponsor statements

Fees

To join the register, you need to pay:

• £75 – application fee (including subscription up to 31 December in the year you registered)
• £12 – annual subscription

If you’re applying for the professional grade within 12 months of becoming chartered, you'll pay a reduced application fee of £30.

You can pay through the fees page of our website.

More information

Find out more about applying and the standards you need to join RoGEP

If you can’t find what you’re looking for, please contact our Professionalism and Registers Executive on +44 (0)20 7665 2192 or email registers@ice.org.uk.

UK RoGEP is supported by:

Health and Safety Register

The ICE Health and Safety Register is a published list of professionally qualified engineers who have knowledge and skills in this area.

Being on the register sets you apart as an engineering health and safety professional and helps show that you meet the requirements of CDM 2015 (Construction [Design and Management] Regulations) and CDM (NI) 2016. It will help you progress in your career and gives clients more confidence in you and your organisation.

To join the register, you need to show the required levels of health and safety knowledge and experience at all stages of the construction process, whether you’re a designer, a contractor or you work directly for clients.

Find out who is on our Health and Safety Register and which organisations they work for by downloading a copy of the latest register.

Download the Health and Safety Register

Benefits

Joining the Health and Safety Register can:

• Raise your own and your employer’s profile
• Help your career prospects
• Strengthen your organisation’s bids
• Increase client confidence in you and your employer
• Minimise the risk of legal action on projects
• Lead to lower insurance premiums
• Help you to show you have met the requirements of the CDM 2015 and CDM (NI) 2016 coordinator attributes

The register shows which professionals:

• Can apply the highest standards of health and safety
• Have been assessed by engineering health and safety experts
• Are committed to increasing their skills and expanding their knowledge
• Meet the requirements of the CDM 2015 and CDM (NI) 2016 regulations

"I thoroughly recommend the ICE Health and Safety Register as a way for engineers and built environment professionals to demonstrate their capabilities in Health and Safety Management.

"Construction professionals know the importance of effectively applying risk management principles in the design and delivery of projects. Health and Safety knowledge is one of the many areas of risk management that we all need in the workplace. Therefore, joining the Health and Safety Register is a practical and relevant way to demonstrate this.

Margaret Sackey, CEng MICE, Chair of ICE’s Health and Safety Expert Panel

See ICE's presentation on how membership of the register shows your competence of CDM Regulations

Can I join the register?

There are two levels of registration. You can apply at:

1. Level 1 – if you're newly qualified as a professional engineer or other construction professional. To apply for level 1, you must be a technician member (EngTech), or above, of a professional engineering institution that is licensed by the Engineering Council. If you are professionally qualified at technician level you are not eligible to proceed beyond level 1 registration.
2. Advanced level – if you have a lead role in civil engineering design, and experience of construction processes that particularly relate to health and safety. To apply for Advanced level you must be an incorporated (IEng) or chartered (CEng) member of a professional engineering institution that is licensed by the Engineering Council.

You can check if you’re able to register before applying by sending us an expression of interest form.

How to apply

To apply you need to send us:

• A Health and Safety Register application form
• Supporting documents, including a CV and continuing professional development (CPD) records
• Full details are available in the Health & Safety Register guidance document

ICE Training offers a suite of training programmes that focus specifically on the CDM Regulations. Attending one of these training programmes will count towards your CPD and support your application for the Register.

Visit the ICE Training website for more information and bookings

Fees

The application fees (including subscription up to December 31 on the year you register) are:

• £40 – Level 1
• £189 – Advanced level

Annual subscription:

• £40 – Level 1
• £60.40 – Advanced level

You can pay through the fees page of our website.

ICE Register of Accredited NEC Professionals

This register includes a list of accredited NEC professionals.

Joining the register shows that you have demonstrated the advanced level technical and practical skills to be an NEC project leader.

Find out more about the NEC Professionals register

How can I join the Register?

To join you need to have completed one or more of the following programmes, achieving a grade of at least 70% in both assessment stages:

• NEC3 ECC Project Manager Accreditation
• NEC3 ECC Supervisor Accreditation
• NEC3 TSC Service Manager Accreditation

Upon successful completion, you will receive an email from the NEC Training team with details on how to register.

Alternatively, you can visit the NEC Professionals register to download an application form.

What are the benefits?

• NEC Accreditation and inclusion on the ICE Register represent a benchmark for the specialist knowledge that NEC3 project leaders should have.
• Joining the Register offers individuals the opportunity to become part of a community of NEC specialists
• It contributes to continued professional development (CPD) with ICE, and enables individuals to upload CVs, share knowledge and explore further development opportunities

What’s an Accreditation programme?

NEC Accreditations are designed to give NEC practitioners the advanced technical and practical skills to confidently fulfill the requirements of an NEC3 project leadership role.

Using an interactive blended learning syllabus, these training programmes offer individuals the unique opportunity to receive recognition for an internationally acknowledged Accreditation standard that is sought after by employers.

How can I become accredited?

If you’re not already accredited, you can enrol in an NEC programme. Find out more on the NEC website.

International Professional Engineers Register

The International Engineering Alliance has two registers for professionally qualified engineers who meet required standards.

The Engineering Council is the UK member of these registers, but applications are sent to ICE.

International Professional Engineer Register (Int PE)

Chartered ICE members (CEng MICE) who meet the international professional engineer criteria can apply to join the register.

This entitles you to put the letters Int PE (UK) after your name – for example, J Smith CEng MICE Int PE (UK) – and may help you register with engineering institutions in other countries.

How do I apply?

You can find more information, guidance and the application form for the International Professional Engineer Register on the Engineering Council website.

To apply, send your application form and supporting documents to us at erp@ice.org.uk. If you have any queries, do email us or call +44 (0)20 7665 2344.

Applications are assessed by the Engineering Council and these are the remaining application deadlines for 2017:

• 20 September 2017

Engineering Council will notify you of the result directly, once a decision has been reached.

Fees

The application fee is £105.

You must renew your registration every five years, which costs £60.

International Engineering Technologist Register (Int ET)

Incorporated members (IEng MICE) who meet the international engineering technologist criteria can apply for registration.

This means you can use the letters Int ET (UK) after your name – for example, J Smith CEng MICE Int ET (UK) – and may help you register with member engineering institutions in other countries.

How do I apply?

You can find more information, guidance and the application form for the International Engineering Technologist Register on the Engineering Council website.

To apply, send the application form and supporting documents to us at erp@ice.org.uk. If you have any queries get in touch with us by email or call +44 (0)20 7665 2344.

Applications are assessed by the Engineering Council and these are the remaining application deadlines for 2017:

• 20 September 2017

Engineering Council will notify you of the result directly, once a decision has been reached.

Fees

The application fee is £105. You also need to renew your registration every five years, which costs £60.

All reservoir engineers and supervising engineers register

The ICE Reservoirs Committee (RC) is a statutory committee that advises the Secretary of State for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) on the operation of the Reservoirs Act 1975 (as amended).

This legislation, first introduced in 1930 as a public safety measure, permits the regulation of large raised reservoirs (those designed to hold or capable of holding more than 25,000m³ of water) in the UK.

Panels

Monitoring and inspection is carried out by panels of qualified civil engineers who make the technical decisions relating to the safety of reservoirs.

• Applicants for membership of these panels are appointed by the Secretary of State (of Defra) “after consultation” as to whether they are “qualified and fit to be placed on that panel”.
• Appointments are for 5 years and before their term expires engineers may apply for re-appointment for a further term.
• A fee of £385 is payable for each application for appointment or re-appointment to a panel.

The reservoir engineers panel structure

There are four panels of qualified civil engineers:

1. Supervising Engineers (SupE)
2. All Reservoir Engineers (AR) *
3. Non-Impounding Reservoirs (NIR)
4. Service Reservoirs (SR)

* Members of the ‘All Reservoirs’ Panel (also called Inspecting Engineers) are qualified to undertake all aspects of the design, construction, inspection and supervision of all types of reservoir – this includes the NIR and SR categories.

Owners or operators of reservoirs under the Act (‘Undertakers’) must employ a supervising engineer to at all times supervise the reservoir and to inform the undertaker of anything in its behaviour that might affect safety.

How to apply for appointment to panels

Supervising Engineers Panel (SupE)

Applications for appointment are made via DEFRA and assessed for suitability by the ICE Reservoirs Committee.

N.B. To apply in Scotland

If you're also applying to a panel in Scotland at the same time as England and Wales, you must complete an additional form.

Making your application

Applications for appointment or re-appointment are emailed to reservoirfm@defra.gsi.gov.uk, cc to reservoirs@ice.org.uk, and assessed for suitability by the ICE Reservoirs Committee. Applications for reappointment should be sent at least 8 months before expiry.

• Applications submitted by 30 November 2016 will be assessed and interviewed, if applicable, during week commencing 16 January 2017.
• Applications submitted by 3 March 2017 will be assessed and interviewed, if applicable, during week commencing 24 April 2017.
• Applications submitted by 4 August 2017 will be assessed and interviewed, if applicable, during week commencing 25 September 2017.

Advice from Defra on the outcome of an application will follow in due course.

A fee of £385 is payable for each application for appointment or re-appointment to a panel.

Cheques are made payable to ‘Defra’ and should be sent to
Reservoir Safety Team
Defra, Area 3C Nobel House
17 Smith Square
London
SW1P 3JR

Information for engineers:

• Supervising Engineer guidance notes
• Attributes for Supervising Engineer
• Supervising Engineer new appointment application form
• Supervising Engineer new appointment application - reservoirs experience front page
• Supervising Engineer new appointment application - reservoirs experience extra pages

Guidance notes and application forms for re-appointment to the Supervising Engineers Panel are available here:

• Supervising Engineer guidance notes
• Attributes for Supervising Engineer
• Supervising Engineer re-appointment application form
• Supervising Engineer re-appointment appointment application - reservoirs experience front page
• Supervising Engineer new appointment application - reservoirs experience extra pages

All Reservoirs Panel (AR)

As above, applications for appointment are made via DEFRA and assessed for suitability by the ICE Reservoirs Committee.

Information for engineers

The following guidance is available for new appointments to the AR Panel and for those seeking re-appointment:

• Guidance to applicants for appointment and reappointment
• All Reservoirs Panel – competence matrix
• Service Reservoirs Panel – competence matrix
• Non-impounding Reservoirs Panel – competence matrix

ICE Reservoirs Committee

The composition of the Reservoirs Committee is determined by ICE, and comprises representatives of the government, reservoir owners, the enforcement authorities and members of the All Reservoirs panel. The Committee’s chairman is either the ICE President or his nominee.

Members of the All Reservoirs panel are appointed to the RC via nomination to a shortlist, which is then subject to a vote. Appointments to membership of the RC are for a 3 year period.

New applicants for appointment to Reservoir Engineer Panels are usually interviewed by a sub-committee, and the Act requires that those appointed to a panel are required to re-apply for membership of that panel every five years.

The ICE Reservoirs Committee is currently chaired by David Balmforth.

Register of Security Engineers and Specialists (RSES)

If your work involves security engineering, you could join a group of leading professionals in this field.

The Register of Security Engineers and Specialists (RSES) promotes excellence in security engineering and its specialisms by providing a benchmark of professional quality.

To join, you need to show you have the right skills and experience. This will set you apart from your peers and benefit your organisation.

The RSES is sponsored by the Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure (CPNI) and run by ICE.

Find out which organisations have employees registered on the RSES by downloading the latest register.

Download the RSES register

Benefits

Being on the register shows clients that you have:

• A specialist level of skill and knowledge
• Proven security-related experience
• Access to the most up-to-date knowledge resources and best practice
• Made a commitment to increasing your skills and expanding your knowledge

Can I join the register?

Engineers, applied scientists, health professionals and specialists whose work is related to securing the built environment and infrastructure can join.

It’s an advantage if you’re professionally qualified with an Engineering Council-licensed institution, or have the relevant academic qualifications. If you're not, you may be able to use your workplace knowledge and experience instead, by applying through the RSES Technical Report Route.

How to apply

You need to be sponsored by someone who is currently on the register. For help finding a sponsor, please email registers@ice.org.uk.

Find out how you can sponsor RSES applicants by emailing registers@ice.org.uk

The first step to becoming professionally registered is to send an expression of interest form and a brief CV to registers@ice.org.uk. We'll then confirm the grade and route you can apply for.

You'll need to discuss the details of your application with your sponsor to make sure you have the right knowledge and experience.

If you are advised to apply through the technical report route, you should consult the RSES TRR Guidance Note, and an initial application including synopsis must be submitted.

We'll then ask you to send us the following documents:

• Application form
• Sponsor statement
• Criminal convictions statement
• Two character references
• A detailed CV
• CPD records
• Assessment reports

Fees

• £50 – expression of interest
• £324 – full registration
• £45 – annual subscription
• £30 – annual subscription if you've sent an expression of interest form but aren't fully registered

You can pay through the fees page of our website.

More information

Find out more about the RSES assessment criteria and applying

A list of CPD courses specific to this register is also available