Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) has expanded the award’s categories for the CESA Aon Engineering Excellence Awards to include the Lifetime Industry Achievement Award.

The award is a discretionary honour aimed at recognising an individual who has contributed significantly to the development and promotion of the Consulting Engineering Industry in South Africa during their lifetime.

CESA CEO Chris Campbell says the Awards are about recognising and thanking all the participants for their role played in the country’s infrastructure development, a key requirement for economic growth of our country.

Navigating a risky landscape  

“An enormous responsibility rests on the shoulders of consulting engineers in delivering cost effective and appropriate engineering solutions that stand the test of time,” he notes.

Meggyn Marot, Aon South Africa, Business Unit Manager for Professional Risks, adds that the dynamic environment in which engineers operate means that they are faced with so much more than the challenges of design implementation or complex project management.

“Today’s professional engineering consultant is faced with many threats to business health and growth beyond what has ever been experienced before. Proactive risk planning and pre-empting of the range of interlinked threats faced by engineers cannot be over emphasised,” she explains.

Showcasing the best in engineering expertise

The CESA Aon Engineering Excellence Awards dubbed the ‘Oscars of the Engineering World’ will be held on the 15th August 2018 at Vodacom World, in Midrand.

This prominent industry event, sponsored by Aon South Africa, is one of the highlights in the engineering and construction industry calendar and they provide CESA with the opportunity to showcase the extent to which local built-environment professionals provide the best in engineering expertise.