# Mandla Dlamini

Mandla Dlamini is a remote worker on Himalayas, Structural Design Engineer at Helios Towers, based in South Africa.

Source: https://himalayas.app/@mandladlamini

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Structural Design Engineer at Helios Towers who designed foundations for two tower rollout programmes of approximately 250 sites.
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| Detail | Value |
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| Availability | Open to opportunities |
| Location | South Africa |
| Authorized to work in | South Africa |
| Salary expectations | 30k+ ZAR |
| Job categories | Structural Design Engineer |
| Skills | Structural Engineering, Structural Design, Structural Diagnosis, Structural Integrity Assessment, Structural Integrity, Concrete Testing, Condition Assessment, Repair and Rehabilitation Design, Reinforced concrete design, Steel Design, Foundation Design, Dynamic Verification, Vibration Isolation, Design Verification, TIA 222 |

## About

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At Helios Towers, I design tower foundations across two regional rollout programmes covering approximately 250 sites. I verify designs to TIA-222, review geotechnical inputs, and provide dedicated structural engineering support for the Madagascar operation.

At Wamil Consulting Engineers, I developed the structure categorisation and condition-rating framework for Exxaro Grootegeluk’s structural integrity management system. I also implemented drone photogrammetry and LiDAR survey for plant modelling and condition assessment.

At Wamil, I led the rehabilitation design for the fire-damaged Ithala Shopping Centre, from assessing the damaged frame to designing its replacement reinforced concrete structure and supporting construction. My work also included condition assessments and concrete repair and rehabilitation design for industrial and commercial clients.

At CSIR Smart Places, I managed infrastructure work packages for the Green Cements Pilot Plant, including procurement and design review of major equipment foundations. I completed an MSc in Engineering with distinction on geopolymer concrete durability in corrosive environments.
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## Experience

### Structural Design Engineer (current)

Helios Towers. Jul 2025 - Present

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Design engineer for tower foundations across two regional rollout programmes, covering foundation design, design verification to TIA-222, and review of geotechnical inputs. Provided dedicated in-country structural engineering support for the Madagascar operation.
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Skills: Foundation-Design, TIA-222, Structural-Analysis, Geotechnical-Reporting, Construction-Support, Quality-Control, Cross-Functional-Collaboration

### Senior Civil/Structural Engineer

Wamil Consulting Engineers. Aug 2022 - May 2025

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Delivered structural design, condition assessment, concrete diagnostics, and rehabilitation consulting services to mining, industrial, and commercial clients. Led the Exxaro Grootegeluk concrete diagnostics and rehabilitation programme and the structural rehabilitation design of the fire-damaged Ithala Shopping Centre.
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Skills: Structural-Design, Condition-Assessment, Concrete-Testing, Remedial-Design, UAV-Drone-Mapping-and-Photogrammetry, LiDAR, Foundation-Design, Dynamic-Verification, Vibration-Isolation, Project-Management

### Senior Civil/Structural Engineer

CSIR Smart Places. Feb 2021 - Jul 2022

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Led and delivered detailed structural design, assessment, and consulting services for industrial and commercial projects. Conducted structural condition assessments for major industrial and mining clients and assessed the feasibility of utilising mine tailings in construction materials.
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Skills: Structural-Design, Condition-Assessment, Concrete-and-Steel-Structures, remediation, feasibility-studies, Materials-Characterization

### Civil/Structural Research Engineer

CSIR Smart Places. Feb 2019 - Dec 2020

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Led and contributed to engineering projects involving infrastructure development and technology application. Managed infrastructure work packages for the Green Cements Pilot Plant and performed techno-economic feasibility studies for cement technology applications.
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Skills: Project-Management, Procurement, Design-Reviews, Techno-Economic-Analysis, feasibility-studies, Research, Geopolymer-Concrete

### Civil/Structural Engineer

Wamil Consulting Engineers. Oct 2018 - Jan 2019

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Delivered structural engineering consulting services, specialising in diagnostics and condition assessments. Managed a comprehensive structural condition assessment of the Johannesburg Metro Centre complex and led a multi-stage investigation diagnosing complex concrete deterioration mechanisms.
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Skills: Structural-Diagnosis, Condition-Assessment, Structural-Deterioration, Testing-Programs, Stakeholder-Management, Risk-Assessment

### Research Engineer

CSIR Built Environment. Oct 2012 - Sep 2018

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Managed alternative cement technology R&D from laboratory scale through to supervising industrial pilot plant trials. Managed a client-funded project for mining houses developing sustainable reuse solutions for mining waste.
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Skills: R&D, Pilot-Trials, Materials-Characterization, Performance-Testing, Techno-Economic-Analysis, Stakeholder-Engagement, Laboratory-management

### Junior Research Engineer

CSIR Built Environment. Feb 2010 - Sep 2012

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Contributed to R&D projects on sustainable materials and structural element testing. Conducted state-of-the-art review and analysis for ROCLA, a precast concrete manufacturer, and presented research findings at industry conferences.
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Skills: Research, Sustainable-Materials, Structural-Testing, Technical-analysis, Presentation-Skills

## Education

### University of Cape Town

Master of Science in Engineering, Structural Materials and Structural Engineering. Grade: Distinction

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Completed an MSc in Engineering with distinction, focusing on structural materials and structural engineering, with research on geopolymer concrete durability in corrosive environments.
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### University of Pretoria

Bachelor of Engineering (Honours), Structural Engineering

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Earned a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in Structural Engineering from the University of Pretoria.
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### University of Pretoria

Bachelor of Civil Engineering, Civil Engineering. Grade: First Class

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Earned a Bachelor of Civil Engineering with first class honours from the University of Pretoria.
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## Tech stack

- Autodesk Revit
- Microsoft Project
- Microsoft Office

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