Leads design and quality across civil, structural and agricultural work; has delivered infrastructure projects exceeding R1 billion, from rural and bulk water to municipal and industrial schemes.
Experience
32 years (27 in the Eastern Cape)
Administrative Executive
Financial management and administration, with support on health and safety; keeps operations organised and audit-ready.
Experience
10+ years at Newground
Leads engineering delivery and contract management; bulk water supply and wastewater projects, project execution and resourcing.
Experience
6+ years (5 in consulting)
Design Draughtsperson, Architectural Technologist & Administrator
Design, tender, construction and as-built drawings for civil, structural, housing, industrial and wastewater treatment projects; drawing registers and document control.
Experience
20+ years
Civil and structural design for building and infrastructure projects; hydrology and floodline modelling (HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS), QGIS, Civil 3D; construction monitoring.
Experience
5 years
Health & Safety Manager
Health & safety on public-sector infrastructure projects; incident investigation, compliance audits and safe site operations.
Experience
10+ years
Receptionist & Administrative Assistant
Front desk, general administration and day-to-day office coordination.
Experience
5 years at Newground
Draughtsman
Civil and structural draughtsperson with 18 years’ experience turning engineers’ designs into accurate construction drawings, managing drawing registers and revisions, and preparing local authority submissions.
Experience
18 years, working in draughting since 2008.
Business Development Executive
Business Development Executive who leads Newground’s tender and proposal function end to end, from sourcing and managing bids to preparing every proposal, and drives both public and private-sector growth. Supports the company’s consulting and strategic direction, operations management, Leads, coordinates and organises company initiatives, with a focus on strategy, structure and continual improvement.
Experience
2+ years
Since 2006, Newground Projects has spent 20 years navigating the local market and business challenges in the South African context, with a particular understanding of the Eastern Cape.
To be a trusted, innovation-driven leader in civil and structural engineering — growing our agricultural engineering, planning and development, and risk management capability — delivering advanced, resilient and future-ready infrastructure that creates lasting value for people and communities.
We deliver expert civil, structural and agricultural engineering, planning and development, and risk management through innovative thinking, advanced tools and a driven, accountable team. We invest in our people, develop the next generation of engineers and leaders, and design with the communities who live with our work.
For Lilyfontein School in East London, Newground Projects delivered an adventure climbing wall pro bono: a 12 m free-standing structural steel structure with concrete footings and timber climbing surfaces. We provided the structural engineering design, tender documentation and bill of quantities, contract administration and construction monitoring, and acted as Principal Agent through to practical completion in August 2023.
View project for School InfrastructureWe grow the next generation through internships, and hands-on mentorship. Candidate engineers and young professionals work beside our registered engineers on live projects — from design and drawings to site supervision, QA/QC and client engagement — building the skills to lead.
Newground Projects is a member of the Border-Kei Chamber of Business. Through the Chamber's Infrastructure Committee we contribute technical input on regional infrastructure, procurement and service delivery, working with business and government to strengthen the Border-Kei economy.
Member of the Border-Kei Chamber of Business
Koinonia Recovery Centre is a registered non-profit drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre near Mdantsane. It needed a multi-purpose dining hall and kitchen to serve up to 84 residents. Newground did the civil and structural engineering at a reduced charitable fee. The work covered the design of the columns and bases, precast beams, stairs and suspended slabs. We also did site inspections of the excavations, reinforcement and shuttering, and signed the structure off. The 400 m² hall has a 110 m² deck. It was built from KwikLin precast beams and pilasters with Nutec cladding on a timber frame, using local labour. It opened in September 2024. The project used TFSD precast beams, columns and floor elements made less than 500 m from site.
View project for Koinonia Recovery Centre – Dining Hall (Nahoon Dam, East London)Whether you have a specific engineering challenge or are exploring what a long-term advisory relationship could look like, we would love to hear from you.
