Riaan van Schalkwyk

Riaan van Schalkwyk is a highly experienced technical director specializing in design management at AECOM since August 2023, with a history of leadership roles including acting chief executive officer and head of engineering at SDM Consulting Engineers and Project Managers from August 2022 to July 2023. Riaan has extensive expertise in structural engineering, having held positions such as head of structural engineering and associate engineering manager at AECOM from 2013 to 2022, in addition to earlier roles focusing on structural design and construction monitoring. Riaan's academic qualifications include a postgraduate degree in project management from MANCOSA and a Bachelor of Technology in structural engineering from Cape Peninsula University of Technology, complemented by certifications in project management.