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Engineering Professionals

SOE is a professional membership organisation that represents more than 18,000 individuals and companies in the engineering industry.
It supports and encourages best practice and health and safety initiatives, and is committed to the ongoing growth and personal development of its members, through specialist knowledge-sharing and professional learning.

SOE represents the Professional Sectors IRTE, IPlantE and BES. Whilst SOE has a collective and central role for its members, each of the Professional Sectors remains dedicated to developing the skills of its members in their specialist areas of activity.

Who should join?

SOE welcomes applications for membership from anyone interested in career or business development in road transport, engineer surveying and plant or from those working within the sphere of operations engineering. Members gain valuable professional recognition and enjoy the support of a leading professional body as they develop their careers.

As an inclusive body SOE welcomes people from all fields of expertise and at all levels of attainment.

The benefits of membership

Membership of SOE brings with it many benefits:
  • The opportunity to gain professional recognition within your industry
  • A gateway to registration with EC(UK); SOE is one of the few bodies that can nominate its members for registration at all three levels – EngTech, IEng and CEng
  • Keep up-to-date with news, innovations and legislation in your specialist area of the industry
  • Complimentary subscription to Plant Engineer, Transport Engineer (according to Professional Sector membership) and Operations Engineer magazines
  • Great networking opportunities for personal and business development
  • Career development through our structured Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Scheme
  • Increased knowledge – SOE provides access to a wide network of technical experts and specialists, offering members great opportunities to learn
  • Preferential rates for seminars, special events and conferences
  • Access to City & Guilds Senior membership and awards
  • Special offers and discounts on selected travel, financial, legal and insurance services

It is the Society’s aim:

“To be recognised world-wide by all of our stakeholders as being the most relevant and professional organisation; continually to deliver best practice amongst engineering individuals and their related companies.”

For more information about membership, read:
» Classes of Membership
» Represented Sectors