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About Us

Our vision is to be the Institute of Choice for Highway Engineers. Our mission is to provide professional development opportunities, support and leadership for individuals to achieve and maintain professional recognition.

  • Learn about the IHE. IHE membership formally recognises your qualifications and industry experience.

  • We believe we have an outstanding team dedicated to prioritising our members’ interests. If you’re seeking a rewarding and engaging career in a fantastic environment, consider starting your journey with us!

  • We’ve been registering engineers and technicians with the Engineering Council since 1972 and accrediting academic courses since 1989. We’re proud of our long history and provide our members with 50 plus years of highways experience.

IHE Membership

Join us and demonstrate your technical skills, qualifications and expertise to clients and employers. We offer membership types for highways professionals at every stage of their career.

Professional Registration

Becoming a professionally registered engineer demonstrates your high standard of competence and commitment. By choosing to register, you set yourself apart as an engineer with high standards and also demonstrate your commitment to maintain that competence in the future.

Academy Training

The IHE Highway Engineering Academy offers industry-led training in highway engineering. Through one of our specialist training courses leading to an industry-recognised Professional Certificate or Diploma, the HEA delivers the qualifications, skills and knowledge demanded by the highways industry which are in short supply today.

Work with us

Professional Development Partnerships are open to Highways Sector businesses, Local Government Authorities, Academic Institutions, Professional Engineering Institutes and other Highways interest based organisations.

IHE Resources

The Institute is committed to sharing knowledge and promoting best practice across the profession, helping members and the wider highways community develop their skills, broaden their understanding and stay informed on key industry developments.

Deadline Dates

The deadlines for your Professional Registration submissions and your Professional Certificate and Diploma submissions can be found below:

2026

  • 2nd October
  • 31st December

Please note: Submission deadlines are cut off dates for us accepting applications into each cohort, but do not guarantee a result by any given date. Meeting a cohort deadline requires the application to be fully complete by that date. Submission alone does not guarantee consideration for a given cohort if supporting requirements, such as proposer and seconder endorsements, employer statements or other requested documentation, remain outstanding. The longer these requirements remain incomplete after the deadline, the less likely it is that the application can be processed and included within that cohort.

Less-Paper Environment

As part of our updated office and Professional Registration procedures, please note that we are now operating in a “less‑paper” environment. Hard‑copy portfolios or applications are no longer required. If you need any guidance on submitting materials electronically, our team will be happy to support you by emailing professionalreviews@theihe.org

Join the Institute of Choice for Highway Engineers

IHE membership formally recognises your qualifications and industry experience. Join us and demonstrate your technical skills, qualifications and expertise to clients and employers.