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Technician Teabreak: Are Technician skills transferable?

Event organised by ICE

Date
28 April 2026
Time
15:00 - 16:00 BST (GMT+1)
Location
Online

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Overview

The number of people being recognised as professional, capable civil engineering technicians and members of the Institution of Civil Engineers has increased dramatically over the last 5 years.

The Institution of Civil Engineers is an independent professional association and a charitable body. It aims to support the civil engineering profession, in part, by liaising directly with industry. 


Sponsored by the local Kent & East Sussex branch, the ICE continues to meet with the growing body of technician members to discuss ways in which we can help ourselves, each other and the ICE to provide ongoing learning and experience in the wide world of civil engineering.

In this month’s session we will be speaking about whether the skills of a technician are transferable.  When life means change, whether for re-location, personal reasons, etc., changing employers presents an element of risk.  How do the skills we learn with one employer enable seamless transition to another?  How can we future proof our skills and experience?

These events are for the benefit of Technician Members (EngTech MICE/FICE) and technicians interested in becoming members from anywhere in the country. 

Speaker

Susan Hawkes EngTech MICE

Susan Hawkes EngTech MICE

Berryrange

senior cad technician and marketing manager

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Susan Hawkes EngTech MICE

Susan successfully completed her Professional Review at Technician level in 2018 and went on to become a reviewer in 2019. She joined the local ICE committee and became the technician representative for the branch and then became technician representative for the region.

The following year she became vice chair followed by two years as Chair of the Kent and East Sussex branch. She is now the South East Region Council Rep as well as South East Region Technician rep and more recently became an EngTech Fellow with the ICE.

In her day job Susan is a senior cad technician and marketing manager for Berryrange Ltd, a Sheet Piling Specialist based in the South East.