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chartered engineer

British

noun

CEng. (in Britain) an engineer who is registered with the Engineering Council as having the scientific and technical knowledge and practical experience to satisfy its professional requirements

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"No-one had ever seen anything like it before in their lives," said Gary Toms, a chartered engineer in the Innovation Centre at the university, who has been tasked with re-making the famous receiver.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026

The 57-year-old, who works as a chartered engineer, lives in the Derbyshire village of Castleton, a short drive from Mam Tor.

From BBC • Jul. 5, 2025

Mr Douglas, a chartered engineer and an expert in fluid dynamics, said his workshop full of electrical machinery had been flooded four times in 20 years and water was now 10 inches deep.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2024

Alan Tough, an Elgin-based whisky industry chartered engineer, is another keen Northern Lights photographer.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2022

It's not that Halton Lune Hydro expects to be given an easy time: they may be volunteers, but they have impressive credentials, including a chartered engineer, John Blowes, as project manager.

From The Guardian • Feb. 14, 2013

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