ICES prides itself on its achievement as an internationally renowned centre of
excellence in the art and science of civil engineering surveying to serve the
public and satisfy the needs of the construction industry throughout the world.
The Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors (ICES) began in 1969
as the Association of Surveyors in Civil Engineering and was incorporated in 1972.
ICES sought to encourage and regulate the professional aspirations of quantity surveyors and land surveyors
working within the civil engineering sector and to increase the value of their services to the public.
These surveyors had developed a distinctive expertise and understanding of the special surveying
requirements of the civil engineering industry which was not recognised at that time by any of the existing
professional bodies.
Since its conception, ICES has gone from strength to strength with an ever-increasing membership and is now
a registered educational charity promoting the profession throughout the world. In 1992, ICES became the first
associated institution of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) and together formed two joint boards to provide
and disseminate surveying knowledge and expertise; the Geospatial Engineering Board and Commercial
Management Board. ICES also has reciprocal membership agreements in place with the ICE.
ICES is a full member of the International Federation of Surveyors (FIG), which provides the international
voice of the surveying profession to influence policies and professional standards. FIG promotes the profession
throughout the world and encourages research, education and training excellence. ICES is also a member of the
International Cost Engineering Council (ICEC) who promotes international knowledge sharing in the fields of
quantity surveying, cost engineering and project management.
excellence in the art and science of civil engineering surveying to serve the
public and satisfy the needs of the construction industry throughout the world.
The Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors (ICES) began in 1969
as the Association of Surveyors in Civil Engineering and was incorporated in 1972.
ICES sought to encourage and regulate the professional aspirations of quantity surveyors and land surveyors
working within the civil engineering sector and to increase the value of their services to the public.
These surveyors had developed a distinctive expertise and understanding of the special surveying
requirements of the civil engineering industry which was not recognised at that time by any of the existing
professional bodies.
Since its conception, ICES has gone from strength to strength with an ever-increasing membership and is now
a registered educational charity promoting the profession throughout the world. In 1992, ICES became the first
associated institution of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) and together formed two joint boards to provide
and disseminate surveying knowledge and expertise; the Geospatial Engineering Board and Commercial
Management Board. ICES also has reciprocal membership agreements in place with the ICE.
ICES is a full member of the International Federation of Surveyors (FIG), which provides the international
voice of the surveying profession to influence policies and professional standards. FIG promotes the profession
throughout the world and encourages research, education and training excellence. ICES is also a member of the
International Cost Engineering Council (ICEC) who promotes international knowledge sharing in the fields of
quantity surveying, cost engineering and project management.
