Enterprise Sustainability

Andre van der Walt

CESA North Gauteng Branch Chairman &

Functional Head: Power and Energy, SMEC SA

Engineering Industry Challenges?

1. Outside competition from Foreign, Non –

Engineering or Government Sources

2. Price Competition

3. Lack of Adequate Infrastructure Funding

4. Lack of Engineering Talent

5. Corruption and Lack of Integrity

6. Excessive Liability and Risk Assumption

7. Lack of Political Strength

Greatest Challenges facing your organization?

1. Corruption

2. Succession planning

3. Staff poaching

4. Non-payment / slow payment by clients

5. Administration burdens

6. Work flow sustainability

7. Cut throat tender process

8. Cashflow

9. Experienced staff and recruitment

Greatest Challenges facing you?

1. Lack of funding

2. Lack of skill – gap between qualified and

skilled engineers

3. Tender processes

4. Not enough manpower

5. Skill / staff shortages

6. Low tender prices = firms less capable of

doing the job

7. Shortage of engineers

3 KEY THEMES:

1. Outside competition from Foreign, Non –

Engineering or Government Sources

2. Price Competition

3. Lack of Adequate Infrastructure Funding

4. Lack of Engineering Talent

5. Corruption and Lack of Integrity

6. Excessive Liability and Risk Assumption

7. Lack of Political Strength

Source: American Council of Engineering Companies: FIDIC Conference 2013 Barcelona

1. Corruption

2. Succession planning

3. Staff poaching

4. Non-payment / slow payment by clients

5. Administration burdens

6. Work flow sustainability

7. Cut throat tender process

8. Cash flow

9. Experienced staff and recruitment

Source: Prosimus Survey: CESA Small Firm Conference 2011 JHB

1. Lack of funding

2. Lack of skill – gap between qualified and

skilled engineers

3. Tender processes

4. Not enough manpower

5. Skill / staff shortages

6. Low tender prices = firms less capable of

doing the job

7. Shortage of engineers

Source: Prosimus Survey: IMESA Conference Attendees; Sponsored CESA 2011