The Professions – Engineering, Manufacturing & Energy
The Engineering, Manufacturing and Energy sector is a hugely diverse area offering a range of career, occupations and jobs….
All three areas mentioned under this heading are constantly in the news – a shortage of engineers, the renewable energy agenda (Fracking anyone?) and the restructuring of the economy.
Association of Building Engineers
Formed in 1925, as the Incorporated Association of Architects and Surveyors, the Association of Building Engineers (ABE) is a leading body for professionals specialising in the design, construction, evaluation and maintenance of building construction.
http://www.abe.org.uk/
Association of Consultancy Engineering
ACE represents the business interests of its members and the consultancy and engineering industry in the UK. It is the leading business association in this sector, counting around 650 firms – large and small, operating across many different disciplines, as its members.
http://www.acenet.co.uk/
Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering
Founded in 1906, the Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering (CIPHE) is the professional body for the UK plumbing and heating industry. Membership is made up of individuals from a wide range of backgrounds such as consultants, specifiers…
http://www.ciphe.org.uk/
Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers
The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers received its Royal Charter in 1976. It is the professional body that exists to: ‘support the Science, Art and Practice of building services engineering, by providing our members and the public with first class…’
http://www.cibse.org/
Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors
The Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors (ICES) is an international qualifying body dedicated to the regulation, education and training of surveyors working within civil engineering.ICES is now recognised as the LEADING chartered professional body for…
http://www.cices.org/
Energy Institute
The Energy Institute (EI) is the professional body for the energy industry, delivering good practice and professionalism across the depth and breadth of the sector. In a competitive world the modern professional body is a vital partner for any individual or organisation, whether as an individual…
http://www.energyinst.org/
Engineering Council
The Engineering Council is the UK regulatory body for the engineering profession. We hold the national registers of 222,000 Engineering Technicians (EngTech), Information and Communications Technology Technicians (ICTTech), Incorporated Engineers (IEng) and Chartered Engineers (CEng).
http://www.engc.org.uk/
Institute of Acoustics
The Institute of Acoustics is the UK’s professional body for those working in acoustics, noise and vibration. It was formed in 1974 from the amalgamation of the Acoustics Group of the Institute of Physics and the British Acoustical Society (a daughter society of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers).
http://www.ioa.org.uk/
Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology
IMarEST is The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology. IMarEST is the international professional body and learned society for all marine professionals, a registered charity and the first Institute to bring together marine engineers, scientists and…
http://www.imarest.org/
Institute of Professional Sound
The IPS is also active in leading industry initiatives, such as the File Exchange Initiative, from which the iXML open standard was born and the negotiations with Ofcom over the allocation of radio frequency spectrum consequent upon digital switchover.
http://www.ips.org.uk/
Institute of Sound & Communications Engineers
The Institute of Sound and Communications Engineers Ltd (ISCE) is a professional organisation for those working in the public address, voice alarm, sound system, audio frequency induction loop system, audio-video, intercoms, acoustics, or any other such sector in the sound and communications industry.
http://www.isce.org.uk/
Institution of Agricultural Engineers
The IAgrE is the professional body for engineers, scientists, technologists and managers in agricultural and allied landbased industries, including forestry, food engineering and technology, amenity, renewable energy, horticulture and the environment. IAgrE’s prime remit is the promotion of professionalism at all levels through IAgrE membership and professional qualifications.
http://www.iagre.org/
Institution of Chemical Engineers
The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) is the global professional membership organisation for people with relevant experience or an interest in chemical engineering. We are the only organisation to award Chartered Chemical Engineer status.
http://www.icheme.org/
Institution of Civil Engineers
The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) is a registered charity (no. 210252; no. SC038629 [Scotland]) that strives to promote and progress civil engineering. We believe that civil engineers are “at the heart of society, delivering sustainable development through knowledge, skills and professional expertise.”
Institution of Engineering Designers
We are the UK’s only professional body representing those working in the field of Engineering Design. Our members work in a diverse range of industries that span product design, architecture, mechanical, automotive and aircraft design, design education, IT and computing.
Institution of Gas Engineers & Managers
IGEM (Institution of Gas Engineers & Managers) is a chartered professional body, licensed by the Engineering Council, serving a wide range of professionals in the UK and the international gas industry through Membership, events and a comprehensive set of Technical Standards.
Institution of Mechanical Engineers
The Institution of Mechanical Engineers is the fastest growing professional engineering institution in the UK. Our 100,000 members work at the heart of the country’s most important and dynamic industries. With a 160-year heritage supporting us, today’s Institution is a forward-looking, campaigning organisation.
Institution of Structural Engineers
The Institution of Structural Engineers is the world’s leading professional body for qualifications and standards in structural engineering.
Professional Lighting & Sound Association
PLASA is the lead international membership body for those who supply technologies and services to the event, entertainment and installation industries. As a pro-active trade association, it looks after the interests of its members and seeks to influence business practices and skills development across the industry.
Royal Academy of Engineering
The Royal Academy of Engineering provides leadership and promotes excellence across all fields of engineering, to the benefit of society.
The Academy’s activities are shaped, led and delivered by its exceptional Fellowship, which represents the nation’s best practising engineers, innovators and…
Royal Aeronautical Society
As the world’s only professional body dedicated to the aerospace community, it exists to further the advancement of aeronautical art, science and engineering around the world.
Society of Petroleum Engineers
We are the largest individual-member organization serving managers, engineers, scientists and other professionals worldwide in the upstream segment of the oil and gas industry. We offer a unique opportunity to contribute to the profession through our programs and activities and many of our accomplishments are…
Society of Petroleum Engineers
The Society of Public Health Engineers (SoPHE) aims to provide a higher profile and focus for public health engineers within CIBSE. The Society has its own classes of membership independent of those of CIBSE and is able to provide designatory letters to those who are suitably qualified and experienced in public health engineering.
https://www.cibse.org/Society-of-Public-Health-Engineers-SoPHE
The Institution of Engineering & Technology
The IET provides expert advice to the UK’s Parliament, Government and other agencies. Each year it makes around 30 submissions to the UK Government and the EU on engineering related policy issues. The IET produces fact files and briefings available to the public.
Welding Institute
TWI is one of the world’s foremost independent research and technology organisations, with expertise in solving problems in all aspects of manufacturing, fabrication and whole-life integrity management technologies. Established in Cambridge, UK in 1946 and with several facilities across the globe, the company has a…
