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The Engineering Council is seeking a Registration Executive to join our Registration team, supporting the operation of the Register of engineers and technicians working to our trusted professional standards.

In this new role your primary focus will be to process EUR ING registrations, maintain accurate records, and provide a reliable, professional service to registrants, partner organisations, and internal stakeholders. You’ll handle applications, renewals, payments, and data updates, ensuring high standards of accuracy and customer service at all times.

We’re looking for someone with:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experience in a customer service or administrative environment
• Confidence working with data, systems, and basic numerical information
• Excellent attention to detail and a methodical approach
• The ability to manage multiple tasks and work collaboratively within a team

Relevant experience or training in administration, customer service, data handling, or registration and membership systems would be an advantage.

This is an excellent opportunity to develop your skills with the regulatory body trusted to unite and lead the engineering profession in the UK.

About us 

The Engineering Council is the UK regulatory body for the engineering profession.  We ensure that employers, government, and wider society - both in the UK and overseas - have confidence in the knowledge, experience and commitment of professionally registered engineers and technicians. We work with international partners to enhance the mobility of engineering graduates as well as professionally registered engineers and technicians.

Our mission is to maintain internationally recognised standards of competence and commitment for the engineering profession and to license competent institutions to champion the standards for the deliverance of public benefit.

Our vision is that society continues to have confidence and trust in the engineering profession. 

Our values apply to all our activity. At the Engineering Council, we always strive to act with:

• Fairness: we are inclusive and equitable, working collaboratively with each other and external stakeholders. 
• Integrity: we act professionally, accountably and ethically, so that engineers, the wider engineering community and society can have confidence in us.
• Transparency: we are open and honest in everything we do, across all aspects of the organisation. 

About the role

The main purpose of the role is to support the Engineering Council in the day-to-day operation of our Register and related systems, with responsibility for the operation of EUR ING registrations and data processes.

The role is London based at our office at 10 Lower Thames Street, London EC3R 6EN.  We believe that hybrid working has many benefits and are pleased to offer flexible working with a baseline of six days a month in our central London office overlooking the Thames. We also offer core hours of 10am to 4pm. Further details on our flexible working practices can be discussed at interview or you can reach out to a member of our HR team. 

Further details of the role can be found in the job description and person specification.

Person specification

Essential Skills / Competencies

Customer service and communication

• Demonstrable experience of working in a customer-facing or stakeholder-focused role, ideally in a registration, membership, regulatory or professional body environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to respond to queries clearly, confidently, and professionally.
• Ability to explain processes and requirements accurately to a range of audiences, including registrants, partner organisations, and internal colleagues.

Data handling and accuracy

• Experience of working with registration or CRM databases or administrative systems requiring high levels of accuracy.
• Proven attention to detail, with the ability to check, validate, and correct data.
• Understanding of the importance of data quality, confidentiality, and compliance with data protection requirements.

Numeracy and financial accuracy

Basic numeracy skills sufficient to:

• Check numerical information carefully
• Process payments, invoices, and reconciliations accurately
• Ensure data passed to the finance team is complete and correct
• Confidence working with figures as part of routine administrative processes.

Education / level of experience

• No specific formal qualifications are required.
• Relevant training or qualifications in areas such as customer service, administration, data handling, information management, or business support would be advantageous.
• Equivalent skills and experience gained through work are equally valued.

The Engineering Council is a small organisation with an important regulatory role, and we pride ourselves on our communication, support, and loyalty to our employees.

In return for your commitment, we guarantee your training and development within the role and offer an attractive salary, pension, and life insurance.

We are committed to cultivating and preserving a culture of inclusion and equality. We are able to grow and learn better together with a diverse team of employees.  In recruiting, we welcome the unique contributions that an individual can bring.

As part of our recruitment process, we collect and process personal data relating to job applicants. We are committed to being transparent about how we collect and use that data and to meeting our data protection obligations. All applications will be deleted or destroyed six months after the recruitment process has ended. Should you wish further clarification, please obtain a copy of our Job Applicant Privacy Notice.

Applying for this role

Please send a CV and covering statement in support of your application that is no longer than two sides of A4 explaining how you fulfil the key criteria for the role by email to hr@engc.org.uk, quoting the job title in the subject of your email.  

If you would like to request to submit your application in an alternative format to support accessibility, please let us know.   

The deadline for applications is before Friday 16 January 2026.

Interviews 

Applications will be assessed against the requirements for the post as set out in the Role Profile and Person Specification.

If there are any reasonable adjustments we can make for you during this recruitment process please email hr@engc.org.uk with details. 

We aim to notify candidates who have been shortlisted by Friday 23 January 2026. If you have not heard from us after this date, please assume that you have not been successful.

First interviews are planned to be held week commencing 26 January 2026.

What can we offer you? 

• Competitive salary
• 28 days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), pro-rated for part time roles
• Competitive pension (10% employer contribution)
• Annual bonus opportunity 
• Flexible working is embraced 
• A high-spec office with terrace overlooking the Thames Embankment and Tower Bridge 
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Life Insurance (4 x salary)
• Long term illness/incapacity insurance cover (permanent health insurance or PHI) 
• Simplyhealth cash back plan

Job Title: Independent Chair

• Leadership skills gained in the community, business or workplace.
• Strong communication skills – working closely with a wide variety of organisations including Government.
• An understanding of how to set clear objectives and monitor performance.
• The ability to contribute to the formulation of the Institute’s strategic direction.