Byron van Belkum

Byron van Belkum holds a B.Sc. (QS) Prop. Dev. (Hons) degree from the University of KwaZulu Natal and is newly appointed as an Associate Director for Planning and Cost Engineering Services (Pty) ltd. Byron’s professional career started in 2012 where he became involved in specialist industry project controls namely Oil and Gas, Sugar, Energy and Process plants. He has been based on a geographically diverse sites, requiring him to live in both Africa and the Middle East for extended periods of time showing his passion and commitment to his clients and their projects.

Byron has been a key role player in a vast array of projects within several of their disciplines, providing him with a multidisciplinary range of project controls experience at all management levels from corporate through program, down to project levels. His Specific skill set includes Schedule Management, Project Planning through all project lifecycles including shutdown planning during commissioning, Project Cost Control, Cost Schedule Integration, Quantity Surveying, Site Project Management, Project Controls Management with Stakeholder integration, Project Contract Management, Corporate Governance Controls Management and Multi-level analytical Project Reporting. He provides project wide visibility and assurance by maintaining and servicing micro level quality, whilst integrating macro level governance and required business requisite.

Byron promotes strong work ethic and commitment, whilst harmoniously balancing personal facets in order to achieve maximum quality output. He is a highly dynamic individual providing unique, value focused solutions to our clients and their project teams. He is highly motivated to achieve success both personally and professionally, the sentiment of which percolates through his colleagues and those around him.