anziart INTERVIEW: The Importance of Civil Engineer Registration in Construction - Recrui (http://recruitlink.co.za) jook.com/sharer.php? .c0.za/interviews/interview- civil- INTERVIEW: THE “IMI PORTANCE OF CIVIL “I ruction) EGCONSTRUCTION ::::sneionssncron Me ThamiMthethwa #9 13/01/2016 = @ 5 (http://recruitlink.co.za/interviews/interview-the-importance-of- BBhi-engincer-registration-in-construction/%20#comments) @ Interviews (hdbpbe ieetultliRkcaccsrasnareAn tenders) trk=INTERVIEW%3A+The+|mportance+of+Civil+Engineer+Registrationtin+Construction&url=http://recruit! the- importance- of- civil- engineer- registration- construction) hiiprecruitirk.cozalinterviewsintrview-the-importance-o-cvil-engineer-reistration in constructionanziart INTERVIEW: The Importance of Civil Engineer Registration in Construction - Recrui (http://recruitlink.co.za) (http:/Awwwéaceba ushttp://recruitlink.b the: \ importance- ~ of For the construction industry in South Africa to realise better outcomes and benefits forthe delivery of projects CNgnd the development of communities, critical changes need to take place. Part and parcel of this is ensuring that en giifders have an understanding of their obligations and responsibilities - something that can be addressed regis ¥atiPawil engineer registration for professionals in construction. in: conte apa Hpt Professional recently caught up with Werner Jerling, MD of Stefanutti Stocks Civilsand Vice President of SAFCEC, and Mike Lewis, mentor for WBHO engineers, to discuss the pertinent issue of ‘Woressional engineering registration and the challenges faced by construction professionals today. Below is an (hesoHRHREDECOHTEMAt/eweet? tel HOW DOMOUTHINGTHE REGISTRATIORIOF CONS TRUGHON-AND CVEENGINEBRSWLonst! BENEFIT THE INDUSTRY AS A WHOLE? ke: It will enhance the professionalism of the industry, giving major clients better engineered projects of higher quality and in faster construction times. This will inevitably result in substantial reduction in project cost. (https://Ammulinkedin.com/shareArticle? trURGPERUIE DESAI He IARSSeLcaies as UU PE ENGI RISEP ONSET DAR RoRPN ASI UHRA etruitl thacileve atthe end ofthe day? Better project ‘outcomes inthe sense that civil engineers in construction will take esponsibility for making sure that projects run successfully. We in construction sometimes get a bad rap for imy ‘BeOWaiKg substandard outputs and think a higher level of professionalism, and certainly rise in registered of professionals, in the industry would put larger moral and ethical obligations on those engineers to comply. civil enbinageond benefit is compliance with health and occupational legislation and the legal framework. Where safety realign requires people to prove their competence in what they do, particularly in terms of construction in f2tilations attached tothe Occupational Health & Safety Act, there are alot of requirements that designers of temporary works and supervisors of temporary works need to consider and those activities are part and parcel of construc ion), ‘SR ENgINEC? s job on a construction site. Being professionally registered whilst also being registered under Continued Professional Development (CPD) would better equip such people to fulfil the duties and obligations that the law actually puts on them, There's also the fact that we have a lot of obligation as engineers in South Africa to look after the general public at large. I'm of the opinion that if you and I studied as engineers and we operate in practice, we must rise and be counted, and professional registration is part of that. hip recruitirk.cozafinerviewsinterview-the-importance-o-cvilengineer-reistrationin-consruction| 28anziart INTERVIEW: The Importance of Civil Engineer Registration in Construction - Recrui 2, HOW WOULD THIS KIND OF REGISTRATION DIFFER FROM OTHER PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION PLATFORMS SUCH AS THE SOUTH AFRICAN COUNCIL FOR PROJECT AND. Fan SPUCTIAIVE DF CTT ENT PROFESSIONS [SACPMP}? = Mike: in the built environment, there are two possible types of registration, with SACPCMP as a Construction Manager or ECSA as a Professional Engineer. The latter requires a high degree of engineering experience and the ability to solve complex engineering problems, making it a significantly more onerous registration. Jerner: To me, it really depends on the work you are doing and what you're purporting to be contributing to shBaéiety. If you're working as a construction manager only and not making engineering decisions, then I suppose it esn't matter and your professional registration with SACPCMP would be sufficient. However, many engineers active in the construction industry actually do have to make complex engineering decisions very quickly and they (hitrsdtemnetreebpekcqeedsbacaraanieers with ECSA. u=http://recruitlink.co.za/interviews/interview- thin own case, Ive registered with both and | anticipate that most engineers operatingin the construction et __ environment will probably register with both councils. importance- of: WHATIS THE SOUTH AFRICAN FEDERATION OF CIVILENGINEERING CONTRACTORS °f(SAFCEC) DOING TO PROMOTE THE REGISTRATION OF CONSTRUCTION AND CIVIL ciEINGINEERS? EMRAREENot a lot until recently. Following the ECSA Road Shows around the country in February this year, there is reRIsh@4i2B% awareness that we as an industry need to be involved in the assessment and review panels of ECSA, 'Nwho decide whether a candidate engineer has achieved the level required of a Professional Engineer. The constentitigazetted requirement that large construction projects must be managed by a professionally registered nager (PrEng or PrCM) will require a united front from industry to be able to support our young managers in ‘their path to registration. (https://twitter.com/intent/tweet? teXLSHAFERVAAR VSAM IE PRALIO ATS PN ESLIBBPR SGC PADGE IHRE PSPS RGUIBEE SBE MESEIn%20Consti Magfeanisations want to achieve. One example of thisis ECSA, who have just published new guidelines for the New Registration System and SAFCEC have been involved in reviewing the requirements and supporting ECSA from EB view point of the construction industry. (his SnMeEe BCI ASIANA’ EIAACt force anyone to register and cannot register anyone themselves. What trleR AY TE ROG Erode Zhredlmaoshancra med mili Rania rer dRaRins aki aind eHGarsitackinnauelshipRe/recruit! thadvise employees on how to register, and they can even play a matchmaking role with entities like the South imAtnitandestitute of Civil Engineering. Of We have toremember that there are many civil engineers working for very small construction companies who CiYilérk without a support backbone, and these engineers need to have access to this so that they can get NGIRABREIves registered to represent their organisations properly. | think an employer organisation like SAFCEC registeti@nthat to them. "4, WHAT DO YOU THINK THE REASON IS FOR THE CURRENT LEVELS OF REGISTRATION cofst4@NIGCONSTRUCTION CIVIL ENGINEERS BEING SO LOW? Mike: Achieving the required design experience without having to work for a consulting engineer is seen as a huge hurdle in the industry. Werner: | think it's a matter of perception in the construction industry where civil engineers operating in our industry have been reticent to register because they see it as fairly complex and not really necessary, and for that reason we have low levels of registration relative to the number of civil engineers employed in our construction industry. hiprecruitirk.cozalinterviewsintrview-the-imporlance-o-cvil-engineer-reistraion in construction 28anziart INTERVIEW: The Importance of Civil Engineer Registration in Construction - Recrui 5. WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE SOLUTION TO THE CHALLENGE OF THE REQUIREMENT THAT CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERS REQUIRE DESIGN EXPERIENCE FROM A CONSULTING aONSTRINC DNA TInt (http://recruitlink.co.za) = ‘Mike: Tne New Registration System (NRS) introduced recently by ECSA wil shift the emphasis to complex engineering problems as opposed to straight design work, making it significantly easier for construction engineers to register. /erner: The argument has always been that in a traditional construction environment, only consulting engineers .design and contractors never do design and they need to go to a consulting engineer to get design experience. F you go and read discipline-specific guidelines for the registration of civil engineers, however, it does not say that (mB PWIA RR REERBRIK ESE ASRENEIMiRRLeneineer. What it does say is that you have to display adequate engineering ving. The problem is th: have enough engineers in South Africa thi recogni Pilg solving. Pheprohlemis that wedo not have enough engineers in South Africa that actualy recognise what constitutes an engineering problem. For example: designing a dig excavation for the construction of a water eu treatment plant is the responsibility of the construction engineer. And if a construction engineer can actually do "BREESE properly, document it properly and have it signed off by one of hs peers or supervisors that counts Of as design experience. civil- enthink we as construction professionals undersell ourselves. We don't understand the amount of input that we as engingers actually have in the construction process. f we start doing that properly and better, our sites are going egistration= io be safer and | hope that we are going to be more productive and more cost-effective. in- coffe FhOSING STATEMENTS ike: The registration of Construction Engineers will encourage them to re-engineer designs and look for faster, ‘more economical ways of constructing. It will also help to develop undergraduate knowledge, putting into (hig pedRNIASE ROE UURAREYSE iiversity, through a structured learning process. It entrenches professional ‘tengerIAN TR VUFHUPGRASRP Ter 2Ollone areca FINISH AGAR EON ainR SH MAPRAR AEF ARIRER ASIN ZOCOnsti MAlifiment - where every day becomes an opportunity to practice engineering. Berner: Registration is not just about getting a title behind your name. In the construction industry, there's no (hfipanvia\incantieeckeraantesreredreninter: To us, it's more a moral and legal obligation. I's about changing the tril TERRE HALOAA ED ABTGP HEY SHE AER ARSOMRAEEUE BEG + in+Construction&url=http:/recruitl thén the future, | see construction engineers and construction companies leading a number of projects. We need to. it down. | think that’s where we can make impadsthedevel of professionalism in general for all of us and not dun! ofthe biggest contribution and registering is only part of that. I's up to every one of us to go onto the public civatforms to publish, to write about and to debate these issues, because itis ultimately in the best interest of new, engagjcareer starters and the future generation - that's our job. 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M4) 22nd February 2016 at 2:12 PM (http://recruitlink.co.za/interviews/interview-the-importance-of- EBIs Reply (http://recruitlink.co.za/interviews/interview-the-importance-of-civil-engineer-registration-in- (htt pS OASLAIKEARLESRIYERERRR A EesPOND tr AR TERORESWSESAPH RES TigORESNCES a CHENIN PRegistrationtin+Construction&urlshttpy/recruitl the- It is going to take alot more to get guys on site interested in working towards these registrations, especially since the article makes reference to the Pr Eng registration and not the only registrations importance- offered by ECSA. of- civil- Benedict Isaacs engineer 22nd February 2016 at 2:14 PM (http://recruitlink.co.za/interviews/interview-the- registration” 4 Reply (http://recruitlink.co.za/interviews/interview-the-importance-of-civl-engineer- ~ registration-in-construction/%20?replytocom=12#respond) construction mportance-of-civil-engineer-registration-in-construction/%Z0#comment-12) Not the other registrations. ‘Thami Mthethwa (httpy//recruitlink.co.za) author i ‘© Reply (http://recruitlink.co.za/interviews/interview-the-importance-of-civil-engineer- registration-in-construction/%20?replytocom=13#respond) hpsrecruitirk cozairterviewsinirview-the-imporlarce-o-cvi-engineer-reistraionin construction 68anziart INTERVIEW: The Importance of Civil Engineer Registration in Construction - Recrui 22nd February 2016 at 3:34 PM (http://recruitlink.co.za/interviews/interview-the-importance-of- civilengin.e-~ ¢ zistr: tion-in-construction/%20#comment-13) (http://recruitlink.co.za) Hi¥enedict you are making a good point but the idea is that Construction Civil Engine? should also be registered as PrEng without having to work in the Consulting firm which is currently the case sam 0 23rd February 2016 at 11:26 PM (http://recruitlink.co.za/interviews/interview-the-importance-of- shares 9 Reply (hito:/recruitlink.co.za/interviews/interview-the-importance-of-civilengineer-registration-in- construction/%20?replytocom=22#respond) (ht anna rEaReEsePORANREREENURCion/3¢20#comment-22) =htty itl ite Je Ushttpu/recreT SP caffe ee tip 6) brother looking the: for P2in the jhb area, can you assist? ? importance- of Thami Mthethwa (httpulirecruitlink.co.za) author vik 2éth February 2016 at 6:25 AM (httpi/recruitlink.co.za/interviews/interview-the- 4 engineer- 4 Reply (http:/recruitlink.coza/interviews/interview-the-importance-of-civilengineer- registration- _registration-in-construction/%20?replytocom=23#respond) in- importance-of-civil-engineer-registration-in-construction/%20#comment-23) construction) HiTroy for in service training you are better off approaching employers directly.. good vy luck to you and your brother (https://twitter.com/intent/tweet? ‘eV MIAN ARE YOUR VIEWS ORMTHE AR TICEE! 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