Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) hosted the CESA Aon Engineering Excellence Awards 2025 last week at Vodacom World, in Midrand. This is part two of a two-part series.

CESA Aon Engineering Excellence Awards 2025. Supplied by CESA
Mega projects with a value greater than R1-billion
- Winner: WSP for the delivery of battery energy storage systems for phase 1 for ESKOM
- Commendation: Zutari for the Tshwane Automotive Special Economic Zone Phase 1 & 1a Platforms, Roads and Bulk Services for the COEGA Development Corporation
Projects with a value between R250-million and R1-billion
- Winner: Bosch Projects for the Vlakfontein Reservoir and associated infrastructure for Rand Water
- Commendation: Zutari for the N2 Slope Stabilisation Project for SANRAL
Projects with a value between R50–R250-million
- Winner: Zutari for the N1 Sinkhole Repair Project for SANRAL
- Commendation: Jones & Wagener for the Rehabilitation of the Sinkholes on National Road R21 Section 2 Northbound for SANRAL
- Commendation: Nyeleti Consulting for the Rehabilitation and Strengthening of National Road R504 Section 4 for SANRAL
Projects with a value less than R50-million
- Winner: Maninga Engineering for the Wits – Roy Mcalpine Adult Burns Unit
- Commendation: Knight Piésold for the Cooling Tower Structural Assessment and Repair Methodologies Project for Palabora Mining Company
- Commendation: Naidu Consulting for the Canelands Pipe and Pedestrian Bridge for the eThekwini Municipality
- Commendation: Pienaar & Erwee Engineers for the Radley Landgoed Microgrid and Hybrid PV Installation
Engineering Technology and Innovation: Water Sanitation and Hygiene Design Excellence
- Commendation: Ingerop for the Raising of Hazelmere Dam, for the Department of Water and Sanitation
Business Excellence of the Year
- Winner: BIGEN
- Commendation: BVi Consulting Engineers
Mentoring Company of the Year
- Winner: BIGEN
- Commendation: Makhaotse, Narasimulu and Associates – MNA
Mentor of the Year
- Winner: Tumisang Gabriel from SMEC South Africa
- Commendation: Dieter Storbeck from BIGEN
Young Engineer of the Year
- Winner: Tinashe Mukalela from AvenirHoldings
- Commendation: Gisella Mulder from Hatch
- Commendation: Pierre Vivier from MSW Consulting
- Commendation: Imraan Akhalwaya from WSP Africa
Job Shadow Initiative and Poster Competition
- Winner: Mariswe
- First runner-up: Knight Piésold
- Second runner-up: Zutari
- Third runner-up: Merchelles Collective
Publisher of the Year
- Winner – Publisher, Daily News Category: Independent Media – IOL
- Winner – Publisher, Trade Category – Creamer Media’s Engineering News
Source: CESA
