Our Team

We have highly qualified and experienced Professional Engineers that are supported by technical and administrative staff, enabling us to execute contracts varying in size and complexity.

Over the years we have built up and maintained a strong compliment of core technical staff. As and when required, this team is supplemented with contracted technicians as well as specialist professional engineers.

Our directors and associates are sufficiently hands-on and versatile to understand all aspects of design, documentation, project management and even drafting, when necessary.

All BSM Baker executed work is computer generated. We regard ongoing training as well as hardware and software upgrades as essential tools in the maintenance of efficiency and economy of production offered by the latest technology. To enable this, every employee has a desktop at their workstation equipped with the latest version of design, detailing, or modelling software.

A local area network ensures continuous and instantaneous flow of information between workstations plotters and the server. All workstations are connected to an open internet fibreoptic line, which guarantees continuous quality communication between our offices, clients, other consultants, and contractors.

Meet the Team

Geoffrey Baker

Director

Pr Eng 870562, CEng 472481

A Civil & structural Engineer with over 40 years consulting experience, Geoff Baker’s experience has included Geotechnical, Hydraulic, Civil and Structural Design. Design of reinforced concrete, pre-stessed concrete, steelwork and timber structures in the commercial, light industrial and heavy industrial sectors. He has worked with large companies finally attaining group directorship at BSM Baker in 2000.

Peter Knowles

Director

MSAICE PrEng (RSA) MIEAust CPEng APEC IntPE (Aus) RPEQ

A Structural Engineer with 13 years construction/consulting experience, Peter Knowles’ experience has included shopping centres, warehouses and various industrial installations including that in the oil and mining industry and projects of an international nature. He has worked with large companies attaining associateship, at BSM Baker, in March 2018 and directorship in March 2021

Cameron Mc Quire

Associate

MSAICE Pr Techni Eng

A Structural Technologist with over 17 years’ consulting experience which includes Reinforced concrete & Structural steel design of Shopping Centres, Warehouses, Commercial structures and various Industrial & Residential Projects. Cameron Mc Quire attained associateship, at BSM Baker, in March 2021.

Jacques Greyvenstein

Associate

A Civil Technologist with 16 years consulting experience which includes civil infrastructure engineering for retail centres, factories, and warehousing, as well as project management. Jacques Greyvenstein attained associateship, at BSM Baker, in August 2021.

Management Policy

Our management policy seeks to:

Have our company remain a medium sized consultancy firm whereby we can assure our clients the highest quality service and the personal attention of at least one of our partners, at all times.
Continue to have a dynamic management structure, thereby opening up opportunities for all employees for advancement.
Encourage communication amongst all by continuing to have an “OpenDoor” policy.
Employ staff from previously marginalised communities in order to achieve a balance of personnel reflective of the demographics of the country.

Encourage and advance all employees to their full potential by continuing to sponsor further education and training.
Continue to expose our technical staff to all divisions within the firm in order to avoid stagnation within a particular discipline thereby ensuring the broadest possible exposure to all spheres of engineering.
Give just reward for performance expected.
Foster team spirit and unity amongst our staff by means of regular social and sporting events

BSM Baker BEE Policy

At BSM Baker, We are dedicated to transformation and have adopted the following practices in order to achieve this:

Employing staff from previously marginalised communities in order to achieve a balance of personnel reflective of the demographics of the country.
The implementation of mentorship programmes as a way of transferring knowledge and skills that are required in the industry.
Giving students the opportunity to apply for internships which allows them to gain specific knowledge, skills, and exposure to the field.
A focus on Enterprise Development in order to assist the growth and long-term sustainability of majority black enterprises.

Contributing to Socio-Economic development on an ongoing basis.
Awarding University bursaries to previously disadvantaged student to study Civil Engineering.

BEEE Certificate