ICE Annual Reviewer Conference 2026

Martin Pocock

Martin Pocock CEng FICE is a Director at Sutcliffe with over 30 years of experience in civil and structural engineering, spanning residential and commercial development, strategic planning and multidisciplinary infrastructure design. A Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the ICE, Martin has served as co-chair or the Professional Reviews Panel since 2025.

David Porter

David Porter is director of engineering with the Department for Infrastructure, which is Northern Ireland’s highways authority. In this role, he is also the chief highways engineer and head of the civil engineering profession in the Northern Ireland civil service.

Porter is responsible for the development of the department’s professional and technical staff, engineering policies and standards, and health and safety. He also leads on procurement and the internal consultancy.

Previously, he was chief executive of the Rivers Agency, Northern Ireland’s flood defence and drainage authority.

Porter has served on the ICE Council three times, twice as the Northern Ireland representative and once as a general member. He is a trustee who, until recently, held the learning society portfolio. He has also served on several institution committees and panels.

A fellow of the Irish Academy of Engineering, Porter was awarded the Poskitt Medal by ICE Northern Ireland in 2017 and the President’s Award by Engineers Ireland in 2018.

Rebecca Carey

Rebecca Carey recently joined the ICE as the Head of Qualifications where she leads the development, innovation and quality assurance of the qualifications and assessment portfolio. With extensive Professional Engineering Institution experience developed at RAeS, IMechE, IStructE and now the ICE, Rebecca oversees strategic initiatives that support the impact of ICE qualifications across the sector, whilst maintaining regulatory compliance. She is passionate about ensuring robust standards, engaging volunteers and driving continuous improvement in qualification practice.

Malcolm Peake

Malcolm Peake is a professionally qualified Chartered Civil Engineer with extensive experience in the construction, design, and management of a wide range of civil engineering projects. 

Since 2013, Malcolm has focused on supporting engineers and technicians in achieving professional membership of the Institution of Civil Engineers. As a Professional Development Manager at Tony Gee, he is responsible for overseeing the professional growth of all employees, including graduates, apprentices, engineers, and technicians.

Malcolm is also the lead author of Successful Professional Reviews for Civil Engineering Technicians, an industry-wide collaborative publication that provides comprehensive guidance for aspiring civil engineering technicians and apprentices seeking membership of the ICE.

Ed McCann

A past ICE President, Ed McCann is an experienced project director. He was fundamental in growing Expedition Engineering from a startup to Building magazine’s Engineering Consultant of the Year in 2012. 

With a deep understanding of the construction process, McCann is particularly skilled in strategic consultancy, feasibility studies and design. He has led projects all over the world, including the award-winning Infinity Bridge at Stockton-on-Tees and London 2012’s Olympic Velodrome. 

In his most recent projects, McCann has worked with infrastructure clients to improve processes and implement new technologies. This has included creating and delivering a productivity workstream for High Speed 2; designing the Rolls-Royce small modular reactors programme factory for BAM Nuttall; and developing the Berkeley Homes modular housing system.

His interests include developing talent in the built environment sector. This led him to co-create the Constructionarium, a not-for-profit provider of education and training. He is also a co-founder of the Get It Right Initiative, an organisation working to eliminate avoidable errors in construction.

A renowned thought leader, McCann is often invited to write articles and speak at industry events. He has also made TV programmes about civil engineering.