Cesa Awards

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CESA AON ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE AWARDS

Award winners building a sustainable future for all

Tcontributions to dam engineering and safety, spanning more than 50 years.

Istiaan Lubbe from Zutari. SCIP Engineering Group was the winner in the category of Projects with a Value Less Than R50m for the Monaghan Farm Road Bridge Remedial for the Clewer Development Trust. A commendation was awarded to Naidu Consulting for the SANRAL N.002-270-2022/1: For Repairs to B999A Mhlali River Bridge on National Route 2, Section 27, km 15.42.

The Lifetime Industry Achievement award recognised Alan Chemaly s lifelong dedication and substantial

Chemaly, a specialist dam engineer with Zutari, is a highly accomplished civil engineer with a master of engineering degree in structural engineering with a focus on gravity dams and fracture mechanics. He has worked in the planning, investigation, design, construction, safety evaluation and decommissioning of dams of most types. He has also worked as a specialist engineer for various mining and hydropower projects.

Bigen Group was the winner of the Mentoring Company of the Year Award. Isak Frederik Malherbe from AECOM was the winner in the Mentor of the Year Award. This year s winner in the Business Excellence Award is the BVi Group, while Bigen Group received a commendation in this category.

The winner of the Small/Medium Company of the Year was Avenir Holdings. SMEC South Africa was the

winner in the category for Projects ranging from R50 to less than R250m for the N4 Montrose Interchange Upgrade project for Trans African Concessions. WSP Group Africa received a commendation in this category for Rejem-Linton JV s MediMix Ancillary Building. In the Engineering Technology and Innovation category, Knight Piésold won the Renewable Energy Systems Design Excellence Award for the Kikagati Hydropower Plant for Kikagati Power. Zutari received a commendation for the Water Sanitation and Hygiene Design Excellence Award for the Coegakop Water Treatment Works project for the Mandela Bay Municipality. In the Smart Building Systems Design Excellence Award, a commendation was awarded to Spoormaker & Partners for the NuMeRI Main Centre. MPAMOT & WSP JV were the winners in the category for Projects with a value ranging from R250m to less than R1bn

for the Southern Corridor Phase 1 Farm 694 Kosovo Housing Development for the Western Cape Department of Infrastructure.

The Publisher of the Year Trade was awarded to Creamer Media, while Independent Online received the Publisher of the Year Daily News award. The winner of the Job Shadow Initiative & Poster Competition was Mariswe, with Zutari as the first runner-up and BVi Consulting Engineers and Ensync Engineers both as second runners-up.

In the Best International Projects category, Zutari was the winner for the PAIX DKR1 Senegal 21 project in Senegal for PAIX. The company also won in the category for Mega Projects greater than R1bn for the Upgrading of the Zandvliet Wastewater Treatment Works project for the City of Cape Town.

Reflecting on the evening s significance, Cesa CEO, Chris Campbell, said: The Cesa Aon Engineering Excellence Awards celebrates not just the achievements of our industry, but the spirit of collaboration, innovation and partnership that defines our profession.

Aon South Africa CEO Dr Nolwandle Mgoqi said the awards honoured and celebrated the exceptional achievements, hard work and unwavering determination in the various infrastructure projects that arefundamental to shaping the world and livelihoods for the better. Aon South Africa is a longstanding sponsor of the awards.

‘Passionate’ mentor finds guiding candidates ‘incredibly fulfilling’

Mentorship plays a critically important role in the professional development of engineers, for technical learning and helping young engineers navigate the sometimescomplex culture and dynamics of an engineering team. Not only do mentors provide valuable career advice, but they also assist with the development and enhancement of skills such as emotional intelligence, communication skills and time management.

Isak Malherbe, associate director at AECOM, is this year s winner of the Mentor of the Year Award. Malherbe has devoted the past 15 years to the technical development of aspiring engineers within a structured ECSA-accredited mentoring programme. His commitment to mentoring shines through his longstanding involvement in AECOM’s own mentoring programme. Since 2009, he has guided 14 candidates, supporting them on their path towards professional registration. Beyond this, he provides mentoring