Professional Group Panels (PGPs)

New Professional Group Panel Chair appointments

We are pleased to announce recent Chair appointments across our PGPs, recognising individuals who have demonstrated strong leadership and commitment in supporting their respective sectors.

Building Surveying and Building Control PGP

Helen McKeown MRICS
Director and Co-founder, Axis Surveying

Having previously served as Vice Chair and Interim Chair, Helen stepped into the new role during a particularly challenging period for the panel. Her resilience and commitment ensured continuity, enabling the PGP to maintain momentum without disruption. As Chair, Helen is committed to expanding opportunities for engagement across the building surveying and building control community.

Construction PGP

Tom Bell FRICS
Partner, Quantem Consulting

Tom has taken on the role of Chair after a period supporting the panel in both Vice Chair and Interim Chair capacities. His steady approach has helped maintain focus while positioning the panel for its next phase of work. In his new role, Tom aims to ensure the PGP continues to respond to the practical challenges facing construction professionals.

Land & Natural Resources PGP

Grace Prowse MRICS
Acquisitions Lead (Land and Property), High Speed Two (HS2) Ltd

Grace brings continuity and clear direction to the role, having previously served as the panel’s Vice Chair and Interim Chair. Taking the reins with a calm and focused approach, she will guide the PGP in addressing emerging needs and advancing best practice across the land and natural resources sector.

Building Surveying and Building Control

This PGP covers a range of areas of expertise in building surveying and building control, including but not limited to fire safety, asbestos, planned preventative maintenance, dilapidations and design & specifications.

Commercial Property

This PGP covers a range of areas of expertise in commercial property, including but not limited to facilities management, asset management, service charges, ESG & sustainability issues, health and safety, property measurement, technical due diligence, agency sales, lettings & brokerage, auction

Construction

This PGP covers a range of areas of expertise in construction, including but not limited to property life cycle costs, property measurement, project management, BIM, data, digital systems/technology, infrastructure and cost prediction.

Land and Natural Resources

This PGP covers a range of areas of expertise in land and natural resources, including but not limited to geomatics, planning & development, rural, telecoms, party walls/boundaries, rights of light, land for affordable housing, mapping & positioning, waste and environment & resources.

Residential Property

This PGP covers a range of areas of expertise in residential property, including but not limited to agency sales & lettings, leasehold, affordable housing, home surveys, residential valuation, residential construction, finance, investment, compliance, ESG & sustainability issues and AI/data/tech

Valuation

This PGP covers a range of areas of expertise in valuation, including but not limited to academia, arts & antiques/personal property, business valuation, finance, plant & machinery, residential valuations, commercial valuations, public sector valuations, rating & taxation, trade related property

The purpose of the Professional Group Panels is to maintain and develop the knowledge and practice of surveying for the public advantage through:

RICS influence in the sector through research and thought leadership.
Contribution to the RICS strategy on sustainability by providing market feedback, input, and ideas to plans.
Development of relevant technical standards, guidance and best practice for Members and Firms.
Defining future skills and delivery of knowledge and CPD outputs for the sector.
Contribution to the competences required for relevant APC pathways and inspiring the next generation.

Contact: PGP@rics.org.

The Professional Group Panels report to the Knowledge and Practice Committee in advancing the profession.

As one of our RICS Board Committees, The Knowledge and Practice Committee are responsible for overseeing the advancement of knowledge and professional practice. This includes developing the provision of advice and information, training and professional development materials and the sharing of best practice and training and development opportunities for members. Reporting to the RICS Board, the Committee will support the implementation and development of technical standards (providing input to the Standards and Regulation Board) and assist in amplifying the voice of the profession.

Celebrating RICS’ Professional Group Panels - 2025 in review (PDF 4.54MB)

Published date: 15 December 2025

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FAQs

The Professional Group Panels have been formed following the recommendations in the Bichard RICS Review to ensure a greater role and voice for the professional disciplines within RICS’ formal governance structure. Their formation was based on extensive global consultation and roundtable discussion with members.

Chairs and members of the PGPs were appointed through a transparent process defined by the Nominations and Renumeration Committee. A paper-based selection process was proposed for the members of the PGPs to ensure that this process is completed in an efficient, transparent, and clear manner. The chairs of the PGPs, who also sit on the Knowledge and Practice Committee, were appointed in accordance with the Global Appointments Model (GAM). Panel Members were selected by Chairs of the PGPs and approved by Simon Rawlinson, Chair of the Knowledge and Practice Committee.

PGPs will meet at least quarterly. The work of each PGP will be supported by RICS staff, including a responsible lead with appropriate sector expertise to act as the leading point of engagement with the chair and panel members.

The current appointment process has finished, but there will be opportunities in the future, as PGPs develop. Please register your interest at PGP@rics.org.