Creating value and opportunity for engineering contractors, consultants and their suppliers in an uncertain world

Engineers, scientists and technicians have been fundamental to economic transformation for almost three centuries. 

UK engineering contracting and consulting companies, along with their supply chain partners, are transforming process and energy systems globally. BCECA connects, represents, and supports its members in a community of practice to grow a thriving, skilled, and diverse UK
engineering contracting community.

We provide a collective voice for engineering contractors in an uncertain world by shaping skills development, sharing knowledge, promoting best practices in engineering project execution, and showcasing the diversity of opportunities in a sector that is vital for sustainable economic growth.

Underpinned by our Membership Charter, we foster the high standards of corporate governance required in a sector that plays a central role in designing, creating and maintaining the infrastructure upon which societal progress depends.

• We enable, support and grow a community of engineering professionals in the UK.

• We shape skills development, share knowledge and promote best practice in engineering project execution.

• We showcase the diversity of opportunities in engineering contracting to inspire a pipeline of future talent.

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• We enable, support, and grow the engineering contracting community in the UK through networks that cover all aspects of engineering project design and delivery.

  BCECA's annual conference series provides a platform for accessible, wide-ranging discussion on the sector's prospects. Currently, the agenda is heavily focused on the challenges of delivering engineering transformation amid economic and geopolitical uncertainty.
  
  BCECA members meet regularly to evaluate and formulate views on the technical, economic, legal and political developments impacting the UK's engineering contracting community.

• We shape skills development, share knowledge, and promote best practice in project execution by regularly assessing labour supply, remuneration trends, and project order books.

  BCECA maintains regular dialogue with statutory bodies, training providers and professional institutions.

• We showcase the diversity of opportunities in engineering contracting to inspire a pipeline of future talent through regular engagement with undergraduates at UK universities.

  Our Early Career Professionals group is a valuable space for a diverse community of younger employees in the sector to exchange ideas and build productive relationships.

Our Membership Charter sets out the operating principles and standards required by BCECA membership. Members must embrace the principles embodied in the Charter, which calls for fairness, transparency, and a culture of integrity and trust in the sector and across the wider contracting community.

The world is in flux, and while change has always been woven into the fabric of human existence.

The complex challenges posed by the need for secure, affordable and sustainable energy require urgent action from all quarters - the UK's engineering contracting and consulting communities will play a lead role by delivering the next generation of process and energy infrastructure. BCECA's vision is straightforward.

We want a safe and sustainable planet where people, businesses and communities can prosper and grow. This vision includes our member companies, their employees, partners and clients.

BCECA exists to help them make it happen.

Our members, along with their supply chain partners, are actively working toward this vision. At the heart of our strategy lies the fundamental commitment to supporting the project delivery needed to achieve sustainable development. This commitment drives our plans and shapes our work programmes.