Become an assessor or interviewer

Written applications to Membership of CIWEM, as well as the additional registrations offered by CIWEM for Chartered Engineer (CEng), Chartered Scientist (CSci) and Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv), are reviewed by trained CIWEM Assessors. CIWEM Assessors play a vital role in the application process, ensuring CIWEM’s high professional standards are maintained throughout the assessment process.

CIWEM Assessors ensure all candidates receive a consistent standard across all applications and constructive feedback on their submissions.

Find out about joining as an assessor here

Applications to Chartership of CIWEM (C.WEM), as well as the additional registrations offered, including Chartered Engineer (CEng) and Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv), undertake a Professional Review Interview (PRI), undertaken by a panel of trained CIWEM Interviewers. CIWEM Interviewers play a vital role in the application process, ensuring CIWEM’s high professional standards are maintained throughout the assessment process.

CIWEM Interviewers ensure all candidates receive a consistent standard across all applications and constructive feedback on their submissions.

Find out about joining as an interviewer here

The role of the Qualifications Panel members involves considering non-typical qualifications presented by engineering applicants (individual route applicants for engineering registrations) and recommending routes to professional review for them, in terms of meeting a required educational base.

Panel members must be comfortable assessing the content of degree programmes against the output standards for engineering programmes agreed between the Engineering Council and the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (please find further information here)

A fundamental principle of CIWEM’s culture is that we are accessible to all candidates. We are looking for a diverse range of driven candidates, who will bring a wide range of skills, thinking and perspectives to the Panel.

Panel members serve on a voluntary basis but are reimbursed out of pocket expenses for attending meetings and for undertaking certain activities on behalf of the Institution.

About you

• You must be a Chartered Engineer (CEng)
• An awareness of engineering degrees and higher education.
• Be willing to serve for a period of 3 years, up to a maximum of 6 years
• Be an ambassador for CIWEM to champion our work and membership
• Be willing to commit typically 1 day per month, all work of the Panel is undertaken remotely
  

How to apply

To apply please send the following to Blanca Vasy de la Cruz at blancav@ciwem.org.uk

1. Your Curriculum Vitae (maximum 4 pages)

2. A cover letter explaining why you want to become a member of the Qualifications Panel

If you have any questions please email Blanca Vasy de la Cruz at blancav@ciwem.org.uk