Our Mission

Who we are

• We are a 97,000-strong global membership organisation.

• We are a professional engineering institution with over 200 years of history.

• We are a voice for civil engineers and those working in infrastructure to promote the importance of the work they do for society.

What we do

• We share learning and experience through original research, engaging events, professional development, partnerships, and mentoring.

• We qualify engineers working in infrastructure to maintain their competence throughout their careers to create safer infrastructure for society

• We offer trusted, impartial advice to politicians and decision makers on how to build more sustainable, resilient infrastructure.

Why we do it

• Society is facing unprecedented challenges from climate change to demographic shift.

• The infrastructure sector has a critical role to play in addressing these challenges and in creating a better future, using the UN Sustainable Development Goals as guiding principles.

• By bringing together the best and brightest engineering minds we find innovative solutions to global critical challenges.