<A Fire Protection Engineer is an individual who, by formal training and professional experience, carries the necessary competency, and has the skills to provide guidance and direction to protect life, property and environment from threats posed by fire and its related mechanism. (SFPE)

Fire Engineering is a relatively new formally recognised speciality field of engineering in South Africa. Although having found a learned institution home within SAICE, it’s acknowledged and appreciated that our engineering base qualifications in South Africa span Civil, Mechanical, Electrical and others with many roads leading here. Regardless of starting point or stage of your journey, please join us in our effort to elevate the local technical competency in Fire Engineering and build an ethos of accountability and professionalism within our critical industry for both public safety and economic sustainability.

The promotion of the art and science of water engineering. This is achieved by the dissemination of information, by the publication of hydraulic engineering papers, reports and articles by the holding of meetings and symposia and by the organisation of visits to works of hydraulic engineering interest.

The division also seeks to promote hydraulic engineering research and to encourage students to study in the field. The division furthermore interacts closely with the South African National Committee of the Engineering Committee for Oceanic Resources in promoting coastal engineering.

Planning, design and safe operation of highways, roads, airport runways, streets and their relationships with adjacent land and other modes of transportation.

Keeps you moving!

The purpose is to advance the study, knowledge and application of engineering dealing with planning, design and operation of highways, roads and streets, their networks, terminals, abutting land and relationships with other modes of transportation.

The planning, design, construction and maintenance of facilities for transport by railways, harbours and pipelines.

Keeping you on track and afloat!

The purpose is to advance and expand the science and practice of civil engineering in the provision and maintenance of facilities for transport by railways, road and motor services, harbours, airways, and pipelines, and to promote the civil engineering profession in the above field. This is pursued by the holding of meetings, site visits and social gatherings.

The purpose is to promote civil engineering through the contribution of sound project management principles, thereby bridging the gap between “creators of value and society”. This division informs SAICE members about issues relating to SACPCMP and facilitates an understanding of construction and project management philosophies related to engineering principles and practices.

The Marine Division is about working in the coastal environment as a civil engineering discipline.

The Marine Division supports the science and practice of port, harbour, coastal and ocean engineering and the professional endeavors of civil engineers working in these fields. The division seeks to advance and promote an understanding of the coast and address coastal issues that are of critical importance to the country. In general it promotes communication between members by regular meetings, seminars and symposia and by bringing international conferences to South Africa.

Working to look after the interests and development of structural engineers both in South Africa and internationally.

The purpose is to advance the theoretical knowledge and practice of structural engineering, to encourage the improvement of standards and techniques, and to enhance the standing of this branch of the profession.

This division represents the interests of the SAICE as well as the Institution of Civil Engineers UK.
SAICE and the Institution of Civil Engineers (UK) have a joint committee to co-ordinate the services to members between the two institutions.

ICE-SA promotes the civil engineering profession by ensuring that everybody understands the positive impact that civil engineers have on society.

They can be contacted via the emails below:

Chairman – Alain Jacquet
email: chairman@ice-sa.org.za

Vice Chairman – Mahomed Sabeer
email: vicechair@ice-sa.org.za

Secretary – Andrew Clothier
email: secretary@ice-sa.org.za

The purpose is to promote the science and art of the use of electronic computers in the field of civil engineering by the dissemination of information relating to electronic computational procedures and apparatus, and by holding formal and informal meetings relating to these subjects.

Rooted in African soil!

The purpose is to promote co-operation amongst scientists and engineers, to encourage the interchange of knowledge and ideas, to disseminate the results of research work or innovative construction techniques in the field of soil mechanics and foundation engineering, and to foster the application of safe, economic, practical and modern geotechnical methods in South Africa. These aims are achieved by active participation in affairs of the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, by assisting in the organisation of the regional conferences and symposia, by arranging meetings throughout the year at various centres in the country, as well as educational courses for practising engineers, and the publication of a newsletter. Close ties are maintained with engineering geologists as well as those specialists in the allied field of rock mechanics.

Environmental engineering is about the impact studies of the social and natural environment. It focuses on the impact of civil engineering on the environment and creates an effective balance between the two.