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NWE Consulting Engineers consist of some 30 professionals and supporting staff from a range of engineering disciplines and other professionals. We are a driven team, always aiming for quality solutions and growth. Our combined experience, expertise and size enables us to successfully complete projects of all sizes and complexity.
Wouter Engelbrecht
Managing Director
Email: Wouter@nweng.co.za Cellphone: 084 787 1098
Qualifications
Academic Qualifications:
Pr Eng
B Eng (Civil), University of Stellenbosch
Membership of professional societies:
ECSA: Registered as Professional Engineer at the Engineering Council of South Africa
SAICE: Member of The South African Institution of Civil Engineers
IMESA: Member of the Institute of Municipal Engineering of South Africa
Areas of Professional Capability
Wouter has more than thirty years’ experience in the fields of civil, municipal services, railway engineering and roads. He has been the Managing Director of an engineering consultancy since 1989.
Wouter has extensive experience in the planning, implementation and management of development projects, both as consultant and as a private developer in his own right. He has been involved with projects ranging from residential developments to commercial developments and office parks.
Wouter specialises in urban development project risk analysis and project financial viability modelling.
Read an interview with Wouter Engelbrecht about his career journey and unique leadership traits.
Michael Smuts
Director: Head of Civil Department
Email: Michael@nweng.co.za Cellphone: 082 458 3878
Qualifications
Academic Qualifications:
Pr Eng
B Eng (Civil), University of Stellenbosch
Membership of professional societies:
ECSA: Registered as Professional Engineer at the Engineering Council of South Africa
SAICE: Member of The South African Institution of Civil Engineers
IMESA: Member of the Institute of Municipal Engineering of South Africa
Areas of Professional Capability
Michael has more than thirty years’ experience in the fields of project procurement, planning, design, contract and construction documentation, overall project supervision and project management. He has extensive experience in the area of urban engineering infrastructure and bulk civil engineering infrastructure projects. His expertise also stretches to sport and recreation facilities (natural and artificial turf) design and construction.
Michael also specialises in urban development project risk analysis and project financial viability modelling.
Michael is also the proud developer of NWE’s own intelligent project feasibility program.
Jan Engelbrecht
Director: Chief Financial Officer
Email: Jan@nweng.co.za Cellphone: 084 844 7034
Qualifications
Academic Qualifications:
Professional Accountant (SA)
Post Graduate Diploma in Accounting, University of Stellenbosch
B Acc, University of Stellenbosch
Membership of professional societies:
SAIPA: Full Member of The South African Institute of Professional Accountants
Areas of Professional Capability
Jan is a professionally registered accountant and tax practitioner. After starting out in an auditing environment he went on to gain experience in financial management in various sectors.
He has gained most of his over ten years’ experience in the property development and consulting engineering environment. This includes the financial management of business in other African countries such as Zambia, Malawi and Ivory Coast.
Christoff van Wyk
Technical Director: Head of Mechanical Department
Email: Christoff@nweng.co.za Cellphone: 072 282 8013
Qualifications
Academic Qualifications:
Pr Eng
B Eng (Mechanical), University of Stellenbosch
Membership of professional societies:
ECSA: Registered as Professional Engineer at the Engineering Council of South Africa
SAIMechE: Member of The South African Institution of Mechanical Engineering
Areas of Professional Capability
His areas of expertise include mechanical designs for residential, commercial, healthcare, industrial and public entertainment buildings of which some include high-rise buildings.
Charl de Jager
Associate: Head of Structural Department
Email: Charldej@nweng.co.za Cellphone: 083 651 4464
Qualifications
Academic Qualifications:
Pr Eng
MBA, University of Oxford
MScEng (Civil – Structural), University of Stellenbosch
Membership of professional societies:
ECSA: Registered as Professional Engineer at the Engineering Council of South Africa
Areas of Professional Capability
Charl has more than seven years’ experience in structural engineering services for building projects in the residential, commercial, and industrial sectors.
His experience includes the delivery of structures such as multi-storey office and residential buildings, high-end homes, and warehouses. He has wide-ranging experience in utilizing reinforced concrete, structural steel, load bearing masonry and timber in the design of these structures.
Mark Domingo
Head of Electrical Department
Email: Mark@nweng.co.za Cellphone: 082 765 9232
Qualifications
Pr Tech Eng, SAIEE Member
Membership of professional societies:
ECSA: Registered as Professional Engineering Technologist at the Engineering Council of South Africa
Areas of Professional Capability
Mark has substantial electrical building services experience. He is registered with The South African Qualification and the South African Institute of Electrical Engineers.
His building service experience (electrical and electronic) includes, emergency power calculations, fire detection designing and power reticulation in residential, commercial, industrial, data centres, telecommunications buildings and warehouses. He also has been involved in sports field and street lighting designs and projects management.
Dawid Marais
Associate: Head of Dam Department
Email: Dawid@nweng.co.za Cellphone: 072 338 355
Qualifications
Academic Qualifications:
B Eng (Civil), University of Pretoria
Membership of professional societies:
ECSA: Registered as Professional Engineer at the Engineering Council of South Africa
Areas of Professional Capabilities
During Dawid’s almost fourty years’ career he gained twelve years’ extensive experience in dam engineering and did the planning and design of the first roller concrete gravity arch dam in South Africa reaching the full dam height in the shortest construction period at that time. Since Dawid joined the firm he teamed up with a specialist consultant with more than thirty seven years extensive experience in dam engineering worldwide to mentor him and bring him up to date with the latest technologies of dam engineering.
In the consulting civil engineering industry he gained extensive experience in reports, tendering and contract documentation, project and quality management and construction administration and management. Dawid also prepared numerous successful feasibility studies and launched the First Presidential Resettlement Program in the Northern Cape and managed the project with five consulting engineers to install the municipal services. Dawid also gained extensive experience in pump lines – and pump stations designs, documentation, etc.
