Leadership opportunities
We are seeking expressions of interest in chairing and vice chairing Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) and Environmental Industries Commission (EIC) groups.
Chairing allows you to bring your expertise to make a positive difference in setting the industry agenda and our lobbying activity. It also allows you to build your personal profile and that of your company, and represent ACE or EIC through the media and directly to government. See more details on the benefits of being a chair of group.
View more on ACE Group structure and the groups and networks across ACE and EIC.
Current and upcoming vacancies
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Group Type |
Group & upcoming vacancies and date post becomes available |
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Advisory Groups |
ACE Advisory Group Chair (May 2026) Vice Chairs (2) (Autumn 2025) Chair (elected from Vice Chairs) sits on ACE Board EIC Advisory Group Chair (May 2026) Vice Chairs (2) (August 2026) Chair (elected from Vice Chairs) sits on ACE Board) |
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ACE Advisory Councils |
Large Consultancy Advisory Council Chair (Autumn 2025) Vice Chair (1 of 2) (Autumn 2025) Chair (elected from Vice Chairs) sits on ACE Board SME Advisory Council Chair (December 2026) Vice Chair (1 of 2) (Autumn 2025) Chair (elected from Vice Chairs) sits on the ACE Board |
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ACE Networks |
Emerging Professionals London Regional Chair (Autumn 2025) North Regional Chair (Autumn 2025) NI Regional Chair (Autumn 2025) Public Affairs N/A No Chair
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ACE Nations |
Wales Vice Chair (1 of 2) (Autumn 2025) Scotland Vice Chair (1 of 2) (Autumn 2025) Northern Ireland Vice Chair (1 of 2) (Autumn 2025) |
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ACE Regions |
North No current vacancies Midlands Chair (Autumn 2025) Vice Chair (2) (Autumn 2025) |
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ACE Operational Groups |
Health and Safety No current vacancies Legal and Commercial Vice Chairs (2) (Autumn 2025) |
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ACE Advocacy Groups |
Procurement and Pipeline Vice Chair (2) (Autumn 2025) Infrastructure and Connectivity Vice Chair (1 of 2) (Autumn 2025) Building and Places No current vacancies People and Skills (joint with EIC) Vice Chair (1 of 2) (Autumn 2025) Climate Change (joint with EIC) Vice Chair (1 of 2) (Autumn 2025) |
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EIC Advocacy Groups |
People and Skills (joint with ACE; see above) Climate Change (joint with ACE; see above) Circular Economy (Waste) Chair (Autumn 2025) Vice Chair (1 of 2) (Autumn 2025) Nature No current vacancies Water Vice Chair (1 of 2) (Autumn 2025) Air Quality Chair (December 2025) Vice Chair (1 of 2) (Autumn 2025) Contaminated Land Vice Chair (1 of 2) (Autumn 2025) Environmental Laboratories Chair (Autumn 2025) Vice Chair (2) (Autumn 2025) |
What is the time commitment?
Most groups have a minimum of three meetings each year. The format includes roundtable discussions with key stakeholders (government officials, clients and other experts) plus time for member discussion and agreement of priorities. Meetings typically last 1-2 hours with a mix of in person, teams, and hybrid.
Chairs and vice chairs also attend pre and post meeting calls with the secretariat team to prepare for, develop forward plans, and share feedback after meetings. You may also support consultation responses on relevant issues and join ad-hoc consultation drop-in-calls.
Vice chairs offer advice and support to chairs – they may be interested in chairing in future, or be a former chair, continuing to support the group and ensure continuity. Some vice chairs prefer not to chair but still want to share their expertise and support as vice chairs. Vice chair roles bring important diversity of perspective and voice and add resilience if chairs are unable to attend some meetings.
Chairs also sit on either the ACE or EIC Advisory Group (depending on whether the group chaired is ACE or EIC led), which help develop the overall strategy of the organisation, and each group meets four times a year. Vice chairs may be asked to substitute for a chair when they are not available to attend an Advisory Group meeting.
Chairs of the two Advisory Groups are elected by the members of the group, for which you can also put yourself forward. The chair of the EIC Advisory Group acts as the overall EIC chair, and the ACE Advisory Group chair is the chair of ACE Group as a whole – both of these representatives sit on the ACE Group Board.
Find out more and express interest
If you or a colleague are interested in learning more about chair or vice chair roles within ACE or EIC, we encourage you to get in touch with Andria Balboa. If your company is interested in more than one opportunity, please complete and return this chairing a group data capture form.
If you or a colleague would like to be signed up to attend any of the groups and be on the circulations, please contact membership@acenet.co.uk and/or complete the attached form: ACE & EIC Groups.
