Byron Mawer is a Professional Engineer registered with ECSA, and Professional Construction Project Manager registered with SACPCMP. He specialises in the Geotechnical and Solid Waste Management sub-disciplines of Civil Engineering. Byron graduated with his BSc(Eng) cum laude from UCT in 2013. He continued his studies with a Masters in Geotechnical Engineering focussing on the geotechnical design of wind turbine gravity foundations for South African soil conditions.  

Byron was a significant contributor to the Civil Engineering department during his time at UCT both at Undergrad and Postgraduate level, having been a head tutor for numerous courses and the SAICE UCT Student Chapter Head amongst other roles. Byron was awarded the GIBB Student Contribution Prize in 2013 for his contributions to the faculty.

Since leaving UCT in 2015, Byron has been permanently employed by JG Afrika (Pty) Ltd where he has risen through the ranks from Junior Engineer to Executive Associate in the space of 10 years. During this time, Byron continued to give back to the UCT Civil Engineering programme by making himself available to undertake external moderation of final year theses and projects, co-supervise undergraduate and MSc(Eng) theses, co-write research papers in the geosynthetics field and be a guest lecturer for 1st Year and Geotechnical Engineering courses both at undergraduate and postgraduate level.

During his time as part of the SAICE Western Cape Branch Committee, as well as his tenure as Chairman of the Branch between 2020 and 2022, Byron was invited to be a member of the UCT Civil Engineering Advisory Board as an industry link and advisor.

After stepping down from SAICE Western Cape in 2023, UCT Civil Engineering invited Byron to become a independent member representing the consulting industry as well as a representative of youth interest being under 36.

Byron continues to be passionate about driving the success of his alma mater and hopes to continue to contribute to the success and growth of UCT Civil Engineering for the foreseeable future.