Construction professionals gain recognition as the new chartered status strengthens civil engineering surveying standards worldwide.
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has partnered with the Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors to introduce the Chartered Civil Engineering Surveyor designation, creating a new professional benchmark for specialists supporting infrastructure and digital construction delivery worldwide.
Members and Fellows meeting eligibility requirements can now use the designation, formally recognising professional competence in civil engineering surveying across infrastructure, construction, and asset management projects. The move supports growing demand for accurate surveying, compliance, and data-led decision-making within the digital construction sector.
Industry leadership highlights professional value
RICS CEO Justin Young emphasised the profession’s contribution: “Civil engineering surveyors play a crucial role in the built environment, and it is right that their expertise is recognised with a specific chartered title. This partnership demonstrates the growing collaboration between RICS and other professional bodies for the good of the profession, of which CICES is among our most important partners.
“Chartered Membership is the Gold Standard for the industry. It recognises that the professional is committed to adhering to the highest standard. Chartership supports and expands professionalisation and means better outcomes for consumers… ensuring property and construction projects are safe, compliant, and accurately valued.”
CICES CEO Simon Hamlyn added: “This exciting new designation is a significant milestone… civil engineering surveyors do incredibly vital work here in the UK and globally, and this new designation recognises their valuable contributions… and inspire the next generation.”
Raising professional standards
The designation strengthens professional pathways within civil engineering surveying, aligning expertise with digital construction methods, infrastructure delivery requirements, and global project governance expectations.
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