First ICorr CEng Awarded Through SEE

The Joint Membership Agreement between the Society of Environmental Engineers (SEE) and the Institute of Corrosion (ICorr) was negotiated by Douglas Mills and myself some time ago.  This process enables Professional Members of ICorr to register, depending on qualifications and experience, as a Chartered Engineer (CEng), Incorporated Engineer (IEng) or Engineering Technician (EngTech) with the Engineering Council (ECuk)  At that time, little did I realise that I would be the guinea pig for the scheme but now, having been through the mill and come out the other side, relatively unscathed, as the first ICorr Chartered Engineer to be registered through this Joint Member Scheme, I thought I would share my experiences with you and hopefully encourage more of you to follow.  

When I started the application, the whole process appeared daunting and, due mainly to other pressures on my time, it took several months from commencement to completion.  However, in reality, the actual time taken was not that long and the process was very straightforward.  My biggest difficulty was trying to condense 40+ years of experience and training into around 2000 words and not to produce an autobiography (for younger graduate engineers, this task should be much simpler).

To commence the process, I downloaded the application form “Joint Membership of the SEE and Registration with the Engineering Council (UK)” from the ICorr Website 
www.icorr.org.  Once completed, I forwarded it to the Membership Secretary at ICorr, who verified my professional membership ICorr status and then forwarded it on to SEE.

My application was then submitted to the next SEE Education and Membership Committee meeting, who reviewed the documents and advised me that I should proceed to CEng registration via the Individual Application Route (this is because I do not have a recognised degree qualification), and a Professional Review Interview. They also provided guidance on the additional information required for the Training and Experience Report.

On submission of these additional documents, the SEE Committee assessed my application and, having been satisfied with it, they invited me to attend the Professional Review Interview.

The interview was conducted at SEE offices in Buntingford with a review panel of two SEE interviewers and an ICorr nominated corrosion specialist.  Mike Allen, a Chartered Engineer was nominated by ICorr as the specialist corrosion interviewer.  

The interview lasted approximately 1 hour and thankfully Mike did not ask me too many awkward questions that I could not answer!  Following the interview, the panel deliberated and, thankfully, recommended my registration as CEng.  I was informed of the outcome and issued with an invoice (the painful bit) for the SEE Joint Membership Fee and the ECUK initial & annual registration fee. On receipt of my payment, SEE added my name to the Register and informed ECuk who then issued my Certificate and I am now the proud owner of the ECuk Certificate for Chartered Engineer.

I would strongly encourage all corrosion engineers and technicians to apply for registration and receive the professional recognition it confers, particularly now that I have successfully tested the process and, as outlined above, it is not too onerous.  For those with a scientific background, rather than engineering, there is of course the Chartered Scientist Registration which is carried out directly by ICorr.

David Harvey, CEng, FICorr.


Engineering Manager, 
Pipeline Maintenance Ltd 
Professional Assessment Committee Chairman.