Mentor of the Year
Edward Archer
WINNER
SMEC South Africa whom form part of the core team and two are secondments. Testament to Edward’s nurturing tutelage, each of his mentees
crowned as SMEC Gauteng North’s Young
started their careers at SMEC and have
Professional of the Year (2016, 2017 and
remained at the company since. Under his
2019). What’s more, under his leadership,
guidance, the core team – which has over
the Pretoria Roads & Highway function won
140 years of combined experience – has
Team of the Year in 2017, 2018 and 2020.
grown from strength to strength, not only
In the words of the US Founding Father
in the areas of technical competence and
Benjamin Franklin, “Tell me and I forget,
independent decision-making (through
teach me and I may remember, involve me
ongoing knowledge-sharing and skills
and I learn.” These words truly encapsulate
development) but also through tutoring
Edward’s mentoring ethos. Additionally, a
in business management, teamwork and
mantra he has instilled within his mentees is
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interpersonal relationships.
“smart work through teamwork”.
Under his stewardship, each mentee has
The quality of the decisions made and
had the opportunity to work on some of
associated work produced by the team can
dward Archer, SMEC South
SMEC South Africa’s most multifaceted road
be seen in the fact that under Edward’s
Africa’s Function Manager,
and highway projects.
leadership, the team has not had a single
Roads & Highways, has 16 years’ experience in the field of
Under Edward, two mentees have received their registration with ECSA (2016 and 2020)
non-conformance report across all of the projects they have worked on.
urban, rural, and national roads projects.
with one mentee on schedule to submit
In his own capacity, Edward has been
He is a professional engineer, a member of
registration documentation during 2021
honoured with a number of accolades,
SARF and a corporate member of SAICE.
and another awaiting feedback on
including being nominated to attend
He is a registered ECSA mentor; a qualified
pending registration.
Surbana Jurong’s Global Leadership
road safety auditor and team leader; and a
In the four years that SMEC South Africa’s
Programme in Singapore in 2018 and
Rising Star Summit has been taking place,
receiving SMEC South Africa’s CEO Award
three mentees from within Edward’s team
in 2020 for his tireless determination to win
role model, Edward is the epitome of a true
were selected on merit by top management
work, sustain profitable work and lead by
mentor. He oversees a young, diverse and
to attend the summit three years running.
example to ensure his team’s continuing
truly dynamic team of 10 members, eight of
In addition, three of his mentees have been
reputation for excellence.
certified ISO 9001 quality auditor. A wise and trusted advisor and a positive
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