About us
We champion infrastructure
ABOUT US
We’re the association for the UK’s professional consultancies and engineering companies operating in the social and economic infrastructure sectors.
The Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) champions infrastructure and the built environment to government and other stakeholders, representing the views of around 400 members.
Our members employ over 60,000 in UK and 250,000 worldwide, contributing more than £15 billion to the UK economy. However, the buildings they create actively contribute over £570 billion a year of GVA.
They have worked on some of our most high-profile infrastructure to date: the Olympic Park, Crossrail, Tideway, HS1 & 2, the Queensferry Crossing and Heathrow.
WHAT IS CONSULTING ENGINEERING?
Consulting Engineering is a professional service which works across a range of sectors key to the national economy: construction, energy, infrastructure, transport and utilities.
Some of the services offered by consultant engineers include surveying, feasibility studies, landscape design, urban planning, structural design, flood risk management, disaster relief, transport planning and business consultancy.
Consulting Engineering is a professional service which works across a range of sectors key to the national economy: construction, energy, infrastructure, transport a…
OUR MEMBERS
We represent the views of around 400 businesses working in consultancy and engineering, from the very large to the specialist.
Our members are global leaders, renowned for the quality of their work and in-demand to help deliver key projects and programmes in the UK and abroad. All our members are listed here.
We represent the views of around 400 businesses working in consultancy and engineering, from the very large to the specialist. Our members are global leaders, renown…
OUR VISION
For a safe, innovative, resilient and globally competitive UK built environment sector driving economic growth by delivering well-connected, socially valuable and environmentally sustainable places.
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to advocate, anticipate, and educate on behalf of our members. That means proactively engaging with government and stakeholders about challenges and opportunities, ensuring members of all sizes have a voice.
OUR DRIVERS
We are driven to respond to society’s priorities around delivering our Net Zero future and regional development, while ensuring our industry’s procurement and skills challenges are addressed.
HOW WE WORK
Our Board is responsible for the strategic direction and corporate development of the organisation and meets four times in a year. Members are representative of our membership body and a different chair is elected each year.
ACE’s groups and advisory councils provide our members with local networking opportunities, help establish our opinion and policy and explore interests of critical importance to our members’ business interests, no matter their size.
We also encourage the next generation of engineers through our Emerging Professionals group
The editorially independent magazine and website Infrastructure Intelligence, is produced by ACE for the industry.
Through our sister organisation, the Environmental Industries Commission (EIC), we are the voice of the green economy.
ACE is also a member of the Trade Association Forum (TAF), the UK’s leading association for trade associations.
OUR PEOPLE
Our enthusiastic team is dedicated to supporting our members and championing the built environment on their behalf.
Kate Jennings
CEO
Natasha Boyle
Communications and Marketing Director
Dave Campbell
Director of Membership Services
Andria Balboa
Executive Assistant
Jessica Harris
Events Manager
Karen McLauchlan
Reporter, Infrastructure Intelligence
Joshua Robins
Membership Engagement Advisor
Catherine Kay
Membership Engagement Coordinator
Robyn Martin
Membership Engagement Advisor
Rosemary Beales
Agreements Consultant
Mandy Kaur
Digital Content Executive
Connor Bartlett
Public Affairs Executive
Laura Doanova
Policy Executive
Ben Brittain
Director of Public Affairs
ACE GROUP BOARD
The Board oversees our work and the strategic direction of ACE Group and is made up of member representatives.
Piers Burroughs
Chair, SME forum
Managing Director
Burroughs
Kate Jennings
CEO
Sean Keyes
Treasurer
Managing Director
Sutcliffe
Dr Sarah Prichard
Chairperson, ACE
Global Director of Operational Excellence
Buro Happold
Philippa Spence
Chairperson, Environmental Industries Commission
Managing Director
Ramboll
Geoff Hunt
Chair of Large Consultancy group
COO
Arup UKIMEA
Dr Sarah Prichard
Global Director of Operational Excellence
Buro Happold
Ruth Jeffs
Regional Director Midlands
Waterman Group
Piers Burroughs
Managing Director
Burroughs
Kate Attwood
Group Director Highways
WSP
Andrew Campbell
Director
Troup, Bywaters + Anders
Sean Keyes
Managing Director
Sutcliffe
Wojciech Szewczak
Principal Consultant, Strategic Sustainability Consulting
Ramboll
Lara Potter
Director, Workforce for the Future
Arcadis
Neil Humphrey
COO, Infrastructure & Environment
Waterman Group
Peter Hogg
UK cities director
Arcadis
Sarah Peterson
Director, energy & sustainability
Harley Haddow
Geoff Hunt
COO
Arup UKIMEA
Kate Jennings
CEO
Graham Pointer
Director of Mobility and Place
Graham Pointer Cities
WORKING FOR US
ACE's team is made up of talented people united in their aim to support their members and champion consultancy and engineering to government and other stakeholders. Interested in joining us? Explore current opportunities here.
Current vacancies
CONTACT US
We are currently working as a remote organisation. Our postal address is below and is not open to visitors.
Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE),
3 Hanbury Drive,
Leytonstone House,
London E11 1GA.
020 7222 6557
membership@acenet.co.uk
