Top 5 Skills Every Engineer Needs in 2025

Discover the top 5 skills every engineer needs in 2025, from digital literacy to sustainability. Learn how SOE membership supports professional development and career growth.

The Pirbright Institute joins SOE as a Corporate Partner

The Pirbright Institute joins SOE as a Corporate Partner, supporting engineering excellence, professional development, and future-ready engineers.

Electric Buses and HGVs: The Engineering Challenges Behind the Transition

Electric buses and HGVs face big engineering challenges in batteries, charging, and maintenance. Discover how SOE supports engineers leading this transition.

Transport Engineer September 2025

This month in Transport Engineer: Skilled HGV technicians take centre stage, MAN unveils its complete range of high-tech electric trucks, and we explore the latest in charging infrastructure.

The Thames Barrier: Engineering Resilience on the River Thames

The Thames Barrier is one of the UK’s greatest engineering achievements, as climate change intensifies, its design shows the value of resilience.

The Future of Operations Engineering: Why Skills in Sustainability and Systems Thinking Are No Longer Optional

Operations engineers keep the world moving but that’s no longer enough. In 2025, the job demands smarter systems, greener solutions, and strategic thinking. Sustainability and systems thinking aren’t extras they’re essential skills.

IRTE Launches First-Ever HGV Skills Challenge - Why the Industry Needs It Now

Backed by DAF Trucks and powered by 13 years of experience running the highly successful IRTE Bus & Coach Skills Challenge, this new initiative is set to become a defining moment for the HGV sector.

SOE welcomes the Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) as newest Corporate Partner.

The Society of Operations Engineers (SOE) has officially welcomed the Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) as its latest corporate partner, strengthening ties with the UK’s leading voice for the construction plant-hire sector.

Transport Engineeer August 2025

August’s edition of Transport Engineer explores the industry’s skills crunch amid the green transition, unveils the latest technology and launches from RTX, and spotlights a new 7.5t BEV truck leading the charge in electrification.

Operations Engineer August 2025

This month’s Operations Engineer examines how manufacturers can prevent cyber-attacks, reveals alarming findings from new lift research, and highlights innovative hydraulic systems driving a more dynamic and sustainable future.