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Consulting Engineers
Company brings consulting engineering into digital age 
By: Robyn Wilkinson 30th June 2017 With advanced technologies replacing pen-and-paper approaches across all industries, engineering and project management consultancy Royal HaskoningDHV South Africa MD Salani Sithole stresses that consulting engineering companies must find ways to embrace the era of digitalisation in their... →
Company celebrates 70 years of success
By: Robyn Wilkinson 30th June 2017 Professional engineering services provider SMEC South Africa’s merger with Singapore-based consultancy Surbana Jurong has further strengthened the South African company’s offering to the African market this year as it celebrates its seventieth year of operation. →
Company leads by example in new green premises
By: Robyn Wilkinson 30th June 2017 Engineering consultant WSP Africa will be moving into its new head office in Knightsbridge office park in Bryanston, in September, providing its clients with a stellar example of a sustainable building project. →
Consulting engineering industry must become resilient
By: Robyn Wilkinson 30th June 2017 A key focus that arose out of discussions at this year’s International Federation of Consulting Engineers’ Group of African Member Associations (FIDIC GAMA) Conference, and which will be further explored at the FIDIC International Infrastructure Conference in October, is the need for resilience... →
GOOD BUSINESS SENSE The only way to develop sustainable infrastructure in Africa is through partnerships between international and local companies
Engineers must become indispensable during challenging times
By: Robyn Wilkinson 30th June 2017 Until the barriers to investment and development in South Africa’s mining sector are resolved so that key opportunities can be realised, engineering companies need to ensure that their expertise and services are made indispensable to the market, says specialist engineering company Paterson &... →
New construction contracts aim to reduce uncertainty
By: Robyn Wilkinson 30th June 2017 The new contract documents under development by the International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) that aim to reduce uncertainty for construction contractors and employers should not become overly complex and difficult to implement, says specialist commercial consulting firm MDA... →
Park upgrades provide community upliftment
By: Robyn Wilkinson 30th June 2017 The construction of two 35 m pedestrian bridges is under way in Paterson Park, completing the final phase of an upgrade project that will provide the community of Norwood, in Johannesburg, with a visually pleasing and functional recreational environment. →
Partnerships key to sustaining consulting engineering sector
By: Robyn Wilkinson 30th June 2017 Cultivating partnerships between larger, established firms and smaller organisations in the various sectors, is the best way to drive sustainability in South Africa’s consulting engineering industry, says consulting engineering firm Malani Padayachee & Associates (MPA) CEO Malani Padayachee-Saman. →
Cesa backs Treasury in much-anticipated procurement standards overhaul
By: Simone Liedtke 7th April 2017 In its quest to mitigate the challenges that consulting engineers face, Consulting Engineers South Africa (Cesa) CEO Chris Campbell says Cesa has developed a healthy working relationship with the National Treasury. →
Consulting engineer develops process for projects
By: Simone Liedtke 7th April 2017 Project work for global engineering company Hatch’s Environmental and Social Services Group (Hatch ESSG) is picking up significantly, owing to its continual evolution of the Hatch project life-cycle process (PLP) that includes a strong focus on integrating the social, community and environmental... →
Development projects a core part of business
By: Simone Liedtke 7th April 2017 Owing to the role of groundwater resource development projects in communities’ wider socioeconomic wellbeing, consulting engineering company JG Afrika’s geohydrology technical director Mark Schapers says these projects are fast becoming a core part of the team’s business. →
Engineers set benchmark in sustainable building
7th April 2017 Multidisciplinary engineering consultancy WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff has achieved the first Green Star rating in Namibia for FNB Namibia Holdings’ Parkside building. →
GREEN STAR BUILDING The building was awarded its 4-Star Green Star Office South Africa-Namibia ‘Design’ rating from the Green Building Council of South Africa
Increasing demand in industry for operational excellence
By: Simone Liedtke 7th April 2017 Growing demand for operational excellence in the country, in increasingly outward-facing industrial enterprises in a global economy, is accompanied by the requirement that more women be employed, owing to government legislation and societal demands, and the two imperatives are by no means... →
Awards in the bag for consulting engineering firm
24th June 2016 Engineering, management, design, planning, project management and consulting company Aurecon MD Ferdi Nell, reported last month that it has excelled in the national survey of consulting engineers undertaken by the management journal Professional Management Review Africa (PMR.africa). →
Bridging sustainability reporting gap
24th June 2016 Taking stock of business requirements and reporting on active participation, have become a vital part of scaling up the value for any successfully-driven business, says African infrastructure solutions provider GIBB sustainability consultant Lowrens van der Merwe. →
Company picks up awards for major projects
24th June 2016 The Florida Institute of Consulting Engineers (Fice) selected Stantec’s Caloosahatchee River Bridge Widening and Wekiva Parkway Sections 4A & 4B projects carried out in Florida, US for awards under its yearly “Outstanding Project Awards” program. →
Consulting engineer selected to serve on advisory board
24th June 2016 Engineering consulting services provider ECS announced early this year that the company’s Mid-Atlantic LLC president, Leo J. Titus, has been selected to serve on the advisory board for George Mason University’s Center for Real Estate Entrepreneurship in Virginia, in the US. →
Cost-effective car park monitoring system implemented
24th June 2016 Machine vision is bringing a new dimension to parking – a cost-effective way of monitoring car park occupancy and on-street parking bays, without expensive infrastructure, product development engineering and technology consulting service provider Cambridge Consultants commercial director Dipak... →
Engineering exhibition on display at London museum
24th June 2016 An exhibition showcasing the life, work and legacy of design, planning and engineering service provider Arup founder Ove Arup was unveiled early this month at the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) in London. →
EXHIBITING A LIFETIME OF ENGINEERING The displays will cover over 100 years of engineering design
Engineers faced with fast delivery challenge
By: Sebastian Whyle 24th June 2016 Consulting engineering and environmental consulting firm JG Afrika MD Paul Olivier reports that the consulting engineering industry is faced with an increased demand for fast project delivery from clients. →
Lack of government expenditure hits hard on firms
By: Sebastian Whyle 24th June 2016 Despite infrastructural investment promises made by government, engineering consulting service provider SMEC South Africa CEO Kostas Rontiris tells Engineering News that investment in civil infrastructure has not been up to scratch in recent times, which has seen big consulting firms increase... →
Powerhouse merger completed
24th June 2016 Global technology, engineering, procurement and construction company KBR announced late last month that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire specialised engineering, scientific and technical services provider Wyle. →
SA has potential as a global centre of excellence – consultancy
By: Sebastian Whyle 24th June 2016 South Africa has the potential to become a global centre of excellence for consulting engineering services, according to Hatch Africa, Europe and Middle East (AEM) region MD Dr Pierre Olivier. →
Slow economic growth challenges local engineering industry
By: Sebastian Whyle 24th June 2016 Infrastructure projects, consulting and project management services provider Aecom Africa CEO Carlos Poñe tells Engineering News that low economic growth in South Africa is a major challenge for the consulting engineering industry. →
Two new engineers join consulting firm
By: Sebastian Whyle 24th June 2016 Environmental consulting and contracting firm SCS Engineers has added two specialists to its environmental management group in the Midwest region in the US, says SCS Engineers principal engineer and VP Samuel Cook. →
ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE O’Brien and Flickinger have a track record of delivering impressive environmental compliance solutions
Advanced concrete course upskills consulting engineers
By: Pimani Baloyi 26th June 2015 Qualified and experienced consulting engineers are one of the primary target audiences for the Advanced Concrete Technology (ACT) course offered by the School of Concrete Technology, as the knowledge gained from the course could help an engineer at the design stage of a structure. This helps... →
Ample work opportunities in Africa, especially in power infrastructure
By: Pimani Baloyi 26th June 2015 There are abundant project opportunities for consulting engineers in Africa, as many countries on the continent are embarking on power generation infrastructure development projects, says multinational consulting engineering firm SMEC South Africa (SMEC SA), which expanded its services in 2013 to... →
BBBEE requirements compromise quality of consulting services 
26th June 2015 Consulting engineering firms are providing inferior, lower-quality services and completing projects over longer timeframes than necessary, owing to broad-based black economic-empowerment (BBBEE) compliance requirements, states midtier consulting engineering firm M-Tech Consulting Engineers. This... →
Consultancy prioritises integrated infrastructure planning across Africa
By: Pimani Baloyi 26th June 2015 The future of African cities lies in integrating infrastructure to provide citizens with a high level of access to residential, employment and recreational areas that are intrinsically linked through the provision of water and energy services, says consulting engineering firm Arup South Africa.... →
Consulting engineering sector sheds jobs as govt projects decline
By: Pimani Baloyi 26th June 2015 While most South African consulting engineering companies are redirecting their focus to opportunities outside of the country, others are retrenching employees, owing to a decline in government-funded infrastructure projects, which accounts for 60% of the sector’s work, according to engineering... →
Consulting firm focuses on grooming junior engineers
By: Pimani Baloyi 26th June 2015 Black-owned multidisciplinary consulting engineering firm Gibb is exposing its junior engineers to as many large-scale projects as possible to secure development of the company and South Africa’s consulting engineering sector. Gibb environmental services GM and director Dr Urishanie Govender... →
Consulting firms appointed for Lesotho water project
26th June 2015 Three consulting engineering firms have been awarded contracts that are collectively worth more than M40-million, about R39-million, as part of the advance infrastructure works for the multi-billion rand, binational Lesotho Highlands Water project (LHWP), being undertaken by the governments of... →
Efficiency training programme includes water and waste
By: Pimani Baloyi 26th June 2015 Resource efficiency and cleaner production specialist the National Cleaner Production Centre of South Africa (NCPC-SA) is expanding its industrial energy efficiency training programme to include water efficiency and waste minimisation courses, the centre’s green skills development manager, Wynand... →
Mining downturn, lack of govt spend impacting on consulting engineers
By: Pimani Baloyi 26th June 2015 The downward cycle currently facing the global mining industry has negatively affected consulting engineering firms servicing mining companies, says consulting engineering firm SRK’s newly appointed MD and principal scientist Vis Reddy, adding that this is compounded by the South African... →
NDP to bolster private–public sector relations
By: Pimani Baloyi 26th June 2015 Government must make strides to start implementing the National Development Plan (NDP) to strengthen the relationship between the private and public sectors, says consulting engineering firm WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff MD Mathieu du Plooy. “We believe that once implementation of the NDP starts,... →
Tanzania branch of local consulting firm doing well
26th June 2015 Local consulting engineering firm UWP Consulting South Africa (SA) says that its Tanzania-based practice UWP Consulting Tanzania, which was established about ten years ago, is doing well in the country, where it has successfully completed roads and water projects valued at more than $10-million,... →
Companies to sponsor Soweto community education campus
By: David Oliveira 1st August 2014 South Africa and US-based nonprofit organisation Growing Up Africa (GUA) formed a collaboration in the building industry for the construction of a multipurpose education campus, the Devland Community Education Campus, in Soweto. The building is primarily funded through pro bono professional... →
DEVLAND COMMUNITY EDUCATION CAMPUS The superstructure, which includes construction of the foundations and raising the support columns for the concrete roof, is currently under construction
Consultancy completes regeneration plan for Pietermaritzburg CBD
By: David Oliveira 1st August 2014 The integrated planning and development unit of engineering and project management consultancy Royal HaskoningDHV (RHDHV) completed the preparation of a local area plan (Lap) for the central area and central business district (CBD) extension node (CACEN) of Pietermaritzburg, which falls under the... →
PIETERMARITZBURG TOWN HALL Royal HaskoningDHV completed the preparation of a local area plan for the central area and central business district extension node of Pietermaritzburg
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