Setting the standard for
project controls excellence.
Setting the standard for project controls excellence.
The Institute for Project Controls is the chartered home for cost, schedule, risk and performance professionals — convening practitioners, scholars and industry across the UK and the world.
Six pillars supporting a profession.
Project controls underpins every successful programme. The Institute exists to professionalise, educate and connect those who deliver it.
Chartered Standards
Recognised competency frameworks
across cost, schedule, risk and analytics.
Knowledge & Research
Peer-reviewed journal, monthly magazine
and a growing body of practice.
Member Community
12,000+ practitioners connected
through a directory and networking platform.
Events Programme
Conferences, workshops and webinars
with leading industry speakers.
Corporate Partnership
Bespoke programmes for organisations
investing in their controls capability.
Regional Clubs
Local chapters from London to
Manchester, Edinburgh to Belfast.
Founding Membership
IPC offers three founding membership tiers designed to recognise professionals at different stages of their project controls career. Each tier provides access to our professional community, knowledge resources, and development opportunities.
Learner
£45 / year
Free for 1 Year
For early-career professionals, students, graduates and developing practitioners who want to build their professional identity in project controls and project intelligence.
- Entry into the founding professional community
- Access to early-career support and learning opportunities
- Participation in clubs and professional events
- Pathway towards future professional recognition
Most Distinguished
AIPC
Associate
£185 / year
For experienced professionals working in project controls, planning, cost, risk, performance, data analytics, forecasting, project intelligence or related disciplines.
- Founding professional membership status
- Access to IPC clubs, events and knowledge resources
- CPD and professional development opportunities
- Opportunity to contribute to the Institute’s professional community
Fellow
£295 / year
Free for 1 Year
For senior leaders, recognised experts and influential contributors in project controls, project intelligence, forecasting, data, risk, cost, schedule or professional practice.
- Early recognition as a senior founding contributor
- Eligibility for advisory and leadership opportunities
- Professional profile within the IPC community
- Access to founding events, clubs and knowledge resources
Founding Membership is currently complimentary during IPC’s first development year.
Events, workshops & convenings.
From the flagship Congress to local club evenings, the Institute hosts more than 120 events each year.
London Masterclass Event
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- 05/06/2026
- 9:00 am
- 5:00 pm
- London Marble Arch Venue
A library at the centre of the discipline.
The IPC Journal, monthly magazine and bi-weekly newsletter form an authoritative archive of project controls scholarship and practice — accessible to members worldwide.
Probabilistic Forecasting in Megaproject Cost Models
A peer-reviewed examination of Bayesian methods applied to portfolio-level forecasting.
The Quiet Revolution in Schedule Quality
How leading delivery organisations are embedding metrics into the planning lifecycle.
Controls Briefing
Issue 184
Industry intelligence, member appointments and policy updates from across the sector.
Wherever the work is,
the Institute is too.
Thirty-eight regional chapters convene members
for evening lectures, site visits, dinners and CPD events.
- UK Chapter
London
Chair: Dr. H. Patel MIPC
Next: Energy Sector Roundtable · 12 Nov
- UK Chapter
Manchester
Chair: S. O’Brien MIPC
- UK Chapter
Birmingham
Chair: J. Whitfield AIPC
Next: Rail Programmes Panel · 18 Nov
- UK Chapter
Edinburgh
Chair: F. MacLeod FIPC
Next: Risk in Renewables · 26 Nov
- UK Chapter
Cardiff
Chair: R. Davies MIPC
- UK Chapter
Belfast
Chair: C. Murphy AIPC
Next: Inaugural Networking · 10 Dec
Join the chartered home of project controls.
Whether you are stepping into the discipline or shaping it from the boardroom, the Institute provides recognition, knowledge and community for every stage of your career.