The Ethics Committee is responsible for overseeing the definition and application of ethics applicable to members of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) of all grades, including aspiring future members.
The Ethics Committee key responsibilities are to:
- Consider current or upcoming ethical issues to discuss, consult and inform,
- Support others to develop their ethical strategies and knowledge products,
- Encourage and support members by raising awareness and understanding of ethical issues,
- Promote the sharing of ethical best practice with other professional bodies (such as the Royal Academy of Engineering) as ICE representatives.
- Set the standard with periodic review and update of the ICE Code of Professional Conduct and Advice on Ethical Conduct.
Our Advice on Ethical Conduct document gives further advice and information about particular areas of professional practice that the Institution would like its members to follow in order to behave ethically.
What we are doing?
We are working to promote the ICE Code of Professional Conduct.
Paula McMahon BEng CEng FICE CMgr FCMI FWES
Paula started life as a civil engineering apprentice with her local council straight from school. At Sir Robert McAlpine she oversees the professional development of future ICE members and manages the Social Value for the A19 DBFO Project as well as effecting positive changes through several Affinity and leadership groups.
Her career has been wide ranging and varied and has included significant roles on high profile projects including the Thames Barrier, Hinkley Point C and DUBAL Aluminium. She is a Chartered Fellow of the ICE and the Chartered Management Institute as well as being a Fellow of the Women’s Engineering Society.
Paula strongly believes in inspiring our next generation of civil engineers and educating everyone to work towards an equitable and sustainable future. She is the driving force behind Engineering Together which brings together a wide selection of UK and International Engineering Institutions and bodies to work collaboratively to raise awareness and understanding of engineers and engineering. She set up Primary Voices to impress the need for urgency climate action whilst providing everyday solutions to help tackle the climate crisis and TheLine to tackle everyday language.
She is regularly invited to speak at national and international events on a range of topics including engineering, diversity and sustainability. Paula’s work in the industry and education has earned her many Awards and accolades.
Paula has had many ICE roles including honorary editor and panel chair for the flagship ICE Proceedings: Civil Engineering 2021- 2023 and ICE Trustee Head of UK Regions 2021-2024. She also has many other roles including being honorary professor at Teesside University.
Dr Mike Bather CEng MICE MIStructE
Mike previously worked as a consulting structural engineer in small to medium-sized practices over a couple of decades. He now teaches structural analysis and design at the University of Liverpool.
Efrosini Drimoussis, MSc, PEng, FICE
Efrosini has over 30 years’ experience in infrastructure delivery, from master planning through detailed design and construction phases, and including strategic advisory and project, program, procurement and contract management roles across a range of major transportation infrastructure projects.
Having started as a bridge engineer working on a range of medium and long span bridges, Efrosini over time transitioned to work at the nexus of technical and commercial aspects on complex multi-disciplinary major projects typically featuring challenging environmental, changing climate and seismic conditions and complex urban and logistical interfaces.
In addition to project delivery, Efrosini’s roles in consulting engineering and at a port authority have presented opportunities to advance professional practices in engineers training and development, quality management systems and procurement and contracting approaches.
Through these initiatives, she has had the opportunity to develop and incorporate policies and frameworks that promote fairness and integrity, including initiatives to support diversity and inclusion in procurement and the integration of Indigenous perspectives in project delivery.
He is a CEDR accredited mediator, and a member of the Institution of Civil Engineers’ panels of arbitrators and adjudicators. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and is a member and past chairman of the ICE Dispute Resolution Panel.
While the majority of Efrosini’s career has been based in Canada, she moved to the UK in mid-2023 and feels privileged to work within the profession here and collaborate with colleagues and clients at the forefront of innovation delivering impactful projects in diverse and often challenging locations. She is a Professional Engineer registered in the Province of British Columbia in Canada and a Fellow of the Institute of Civil Engineers.
Alex Garman
Alex is a chartered civil engineer with over ten years’ experience in the technical design and delivery of infrastructure and building projects in the UK and abroad.
Alex has worked on a wide range and scale of projects in the rail, masterplanning, nuclear and aviation industries, including a role as construction manager for HS2 and time spent working overseas in India. More recently, he has been involved in the design of complex flood defence schemes in Lewes, utilities masterplanning for Engie and strategic site feasibility studies for Berkeley Homes.
Alex’s breadth and depth of experience have also enabled him to advise on construction innovation consultancy projects. For example, Alex helped to lead the i3p Earthworks Tiger Team research project, which looked at opportunities to improve productivity and sustainability when undertaking major earthworks projects.
Alex feels passionately about actively contributing to the civil engineering industry. He is a chartership reviewer for the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) and is a member of the New Civil Engineer Advisory Board. Alex also sits on the editorial panel for the Smart Infrastructure and Construction Journal, and mentors students through schemes run by the University of Bristol and the ICE to help inspire the next generation of engineers.
Ioli Kynigou MEng MBA CEng MICE
Ioli became a chartered member of the ICE in Autumn 2018 and was one of the three globally to have been nominated for the Renee Redfurn Hunt Memorial Award.
She became a member of the ICE Ethics Committee in March 2021 following her commitment for continuing education in this remit.
Throughout her career she worked for engineering and contracting firms on high-profile projects in the UK, Saudi Arabia and Cyprus with access to capabilities and resources from various parts of the world; India, France, Dubai and others.
Her experience varies from bridge engineering to sewerage, drainage and water supply schemes, buildings and other civil engineering provisions.
Her most recent experience is on the enabling works contract and main works design contract for HS2.
Francis Kwateng
Francis Kwateng is a Fellow of the ICE and has over 25 years’ UK construction industry experience, mainly in temporary works.
He has worked as part of several engineering teams for leading building and civil engineering contractors, including Costain, Morgan Sindall and Barhale Plc.
His CV includes major tunnelling projects such as Tideway Tunnel, Optimise JV partnership, AX4 and AMP water schemes.
He has significant experience in building and civils structures in both the public and private sectors.
Francis is currently the head of temporary works for EQUANS UK and also a designated individual and is responsible for the technical delivery and management of temporary works across the business.
Francis is also a former chair of the Cheshire branch of the ICE and works with the North West region in supporting and promoting engineering.
He also chairs the Independent Advisory Group for Cheshire Constabulary and is chair of governors of a local primary school.
He is a member of the Temporary Works Forum and contributes to the work of various sub- committees.
As a STEM and construction ambassador, he is keen to promote the development and support of young people in the field of STEM and wants to work with others in the industry to drive towards a much more sustainable industry and one that truly values its talent.
He is keen to ensure that the principles of ethics are observed across the world of engineering.
Lauren Luck CEng MICE
Lauren is a Chartered Engineer with 10+years’ experience in the construction industry.
Lauren has multi discipline design and construction experience having worked on highways, light and heavy rail, infrastructure and nuclear projects across the UK.
She has developed successful working relationships with a range of clients including National Highways, Network Rail, local authorities and private sector clients.
Lauren achieved professional chartered status with the ICE in 2020 and is a past chair of ICE Manchester Branch.
She has a keen interest in the promotion of civil engineering with a specific interest in increasing accessibility and visibility to young women.
This is supported by her commitment as a STEM Ambassador and her representation on the WISE Young Professional Board between 2017-2020.
Colin Newsome
Colin is a Chartered Civil Engineer and Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers. He became chartered following a Training Agreement with the former British Railways Board which emphasised whole-life asset management of all infrastructure particularly bridges, earthworks and track.
During this training he was successful in the ICE Law and Contracts procedure course established at King’s College by Professor John Uff KC.
Recognising the whole-systems nature of railway, his career has encompassed maintenance of Victorian assets, detailed design and construction of new works, and strategic business planning in connection with rolling stock upgrades. He was awarded an MBA from Aston University
He was the national rail infrastructure owner's representative at Railway Safety Standards Board (RSSB) and represented track infrastructure at the pan-industry working group examining freight train derailments. He was selected to be the UK representative at the European Track Experts Group co-ordinated by the Union Internationale de Chemin de Fer (UIC). This enabled further knowledge and exposure to international best practice. He is registered Eur Ing designation with Engineers Europe through the Engineering Council.
Having experienced the effect of significant failures on colleagues, the industry and the public psyche Colin’s career developed to study system integrity using audit results, performance trends and post-event investigations. His experience spans the identification of root cause of failures in materials, systems and the human / organisation interface in addition to the tensions generated at contractual interfaces.
He has used this extended knowledge to develop staff potential in technical and leadership roles for safety critical national assets including threat identification and risk minimisation. Colin has established a consultancy which focuses on these activities. Increasingly his roles involve the evolution of standards, processes and skills in engineering staff to maximise the benefits to be gained from technology advances and changing demographic profile.
He has served as Chair of the ICE Professional Review Panel, and as a member of both ICE Standards Panel and Appeals Panel at various times. He continues as a Reviewer for professional recognition and End Point Assessor for Apprenticeships.
Niall O’Hea MBA CEng MICE
Niall is a project & product manager within the Financial Services industry and is also a Chartered Civil Engineer (since 2001) having worked as a contractor for Tarmc/Carillion for nearly 10 years.
He also spent 4 years within the ICE Membership Department as the professional development manager, before undertaking a fulltime MBA at Manchester Business school, where he was elected class president and graduated with distinction.
Niall is also the chairman of the Graduate Business Forum (GBF) – a US charity, supporting MBA student presidents in their time in office. Its simple mission is to inspire responsible leadership and global citizenship. This connection has allowed him to experience the full global educational experience within some of the top MBA global programmes.
As part of the work undertaken by the GBF, Niall co-led an initiative to explore ethical training on MBA campuses and to produce a paper on how ethical training could be improved. The research led to the premise that ethics could actually be taught more effectively and leveraged a model used by the US military to train soldiers.
Niall is an ICE Reviewer and has also spent over 20 years supporting graduates as they prepare for their Professional Review. He is also a Member of the ICE Professionalism Panel (2024), The Ethics Committee (2024), The Learned Society Committee (2024), and has been a Pension Trustee for the ICE DB scheme since 2016.
Claire Rose MEng CEng MICE ChPP MAPM
Claire is Bechtel Infrastructure’s heavy civil and water sector lead, bringing more than 10 years of delivery experience gained at Bechtel, HS2 and EDF, where she served in several leadership roles in client organisations.
An experienced practitioner in helping organisations deliver major complex programmes, Claire's experiences lies across a wide range of heavy civil industries including highways, nuclear, rail, oil and gas.
In her role, she is responsible for developing and driving the global strategy for heavy civils and water infrastructure planning, design, construction, and project management.
Prior to this, Claire was deputy programme director for the £6bn civils programme on Hinkley Point in Somerset.
Claire is a chartered civil engineer and member of the ICE, Chartered Project Professional and member of the Association for Project Managers.
Most recently, Claire was a finalist in the 2019 Everywoman Transport and Logistics Awards for the Infrastructure Leader Category, which recognises a female leader who is innovating or excelling in their role within transportation and infrastructure and shortlisted as a 2020 UK Construction Week Role Model.
Claire serves on the ICE London executive board as vice chair for informing opinion and the ICE Ethics Committee.
Jack Rose
Jack is a management consultant and Chartered Civil Engineer (Member since 2015) with experience in engineering and strategic management consultancy.
His portfolio of projects includes Manchester Metrolink, Queensferry Crossing, Thames Tideway, Riyadh Metro and Hogarth Flyover.
Jack also has experience in the offshore engineering sector, working on various projects in Europe and Asia.
Since completing his MBA at Trinity College Dublin, Jack has been involved in advisory and consultancy projects primarily in Saudi Arabia, focusing on strategic planning in cities and the Commons.
More recently, Jack has been engaged in hospitality and real estate developments in Saudi Arabia.
Current areas of interest for Jack include strategic planning-led developments and blockchain disruption technologies, particularly when applied to the construction industry’s supply chain.
Jack is also interested in the broader power of infrastructure-led development with an embedded sustainability agenda.
Jack was previously a member of the ICE diversity task force for the London region. Jack is member of the ICE Ethics Committee.
His aspirations for his tenure on the committee will be to enhance guidance and support provided to members in the global community of engineering.
In addition, Jack intends to be an advocate for ethical frameworks, particularly at the higher education level with philosophical instruction.
Join the Ethics Committee
Applications to join the committee are now closed, the committee are accepting expressions of interest please send these to: [email protected].
History
The reconstitution of the ICE ethics committee in 2019 was a result of the ICE Presidential Commission, chaired by Past President David Orr. David undertook an ICE Governance Review. The review recommended that ethics be given greater prominence in ICE activities.
This resulted in an ICE Trustee being given responsibility for ethics and professional conduct. John Beck became the first chair and he led the committee between 2019 and 2021. Richard Bayfield chaired the committee for the period between 2021 and 2024. Honorary Prof Paula McMahon is the current chair.
Guidance notes to deliver your own Rethinking engineering ethics: Climate Roundtable
The ICE Ethics committee and the IStructE Ethics Panel are inviting professionals from across the built environment to reflect on the ethical challenges facing our industry.
As part of this initiative, we want to explore what actions or decisions—particularly around climate—might be seen as ethically or legally unacceptable by the year 2035.
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