Rob has met all the requirements of the ICE’s Chartered Professional Review and is entitled to add the letters MICE to his name and adopt the Institution’s own protected title of ‘Chartered Civil Engineer’.
He was presented with his membership certificate on Monday (19th) by ICE President Sir John Armitt (former Chairman of the Olympic Delivery Authority) at a special ceremony held at ICE’s headquarters in Westminster.
ICE Regional Director for the East of England, Glen Own said: “Achieving Chartered Civil engineer status is a significant personal and career achievement and I welcome Rob into the ICE.”
Rob is a Sub Agent with Skanska UK PLC at Rickmansworth. Delighted at achieving Chartered status he said:
“Passing the review is the pinnacle of my career so far. It is evidence of all the hard work and experience gained in the last 11 years working within the construction industry and is worldwide recognition of my ability as an engineer.”
ICE's professionally qualified grades of membership are internationally recognised and highly valued. Attainment is widely viewed as a significant achievement and a benchmark of an engineer's competence and professional standing.
Rob said it took lots of hard work but is well worth it:
“There is a lot of time and effort to be put in outside the already long hours in construction for my day job. Self-motivation was key..”
He went to Bedford Modern School and the University of Surrey. But what made him choose the subject?
“I have always been interested in building things, even as a child, Lego was my favourite toy. It was only natural that I ended up in a career in construction and I became a Civil Engineer because I was particularly interested in how large bridges are built. It’s great that I can work within a team constructing them on a daily basis.”
And he urges others to consider the profession:
A career in Civil Engineer means you don’t have to spend all day sat at a desk. Instead you can be outside using a practical approach to problems and constructing some of the world’s largest infrastructure projects that will be around for many years after you’re gone.”
His most challenging project so far is a bridge:
“The most spectacular bridge I have worked on is Borough High Street Bridge. I worked in the team building the bridge over Borough Market in one of the most congested areas of central London on a neighbouring section of viaduct. In just four days we jacked the 1400tonne bridge out over the high street on large transporters and lowered it into place. It was fantastic seeing the bridge moving and successfully lowering to its final position after many months of planning and construction.”
ICE membership is available to civil engineers, technicians and technical/scientific specialists at every stage of their professional career, from students and apprentices to senior board directors. Further information is available at: www.ice.org.uk/Membership