The local consulting engineers sector boasts a high level of skills and capacity, however, lack of investment in infrastructure development has resulted in the industry struggling to retain and maintain its skills capacity level owing to consulting engineers pursuing international opportunities.
While there has been significant demand for consulting engineers in the mining sector, the construction and infrastructure sector has been subdued, resulting in low demand for consulting engineering services in that space.
However, despite the cyclical nature of mining, and the long period of underspending in public infrastructure, South Africa’s consulting engineering sector has a high level of skill and capability, says engineering consultancy firm SRK Consulting MD Andrew van Zyl.
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