KICEM promotes professional leadership in construction engineering and management, in representing the construction engineering profession, and in enhancing the capabilities of those who are involved in the application, education, training, research or development of construction engineering and management.

Under the above mission statement, KICEM pursues the following four specific goals:

• To construct a systematic knowledge base on construction engineering and management
• To improve the efficiency of construction engineering and management practices based on collaborative research efforts among industry, academia, and research institutes
• To exchange and share technical knowledge, experience, and information through education programs and cooperative activities between members
• To strengthen cooperative international relationships with regard to construction engineering and management matters.