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Knight Piésold began as a small practice in South Africa and has grown organically into an international engineering and environmental consultancy with 29 offices in 16 countries. Knight Piésold’s South African head office is in Sandton, with regional offices in Cape Town, Durban, Phalaborwa and Pretoria.
- Registered name
- Knight Piésold (Pty) Ltd
- Type
- Private company (engineering and environmental consulting)
- Fields funded
- Civil and geotechnical engineering
- Website
- knightpiesold.com
- Phone
- +27 11 806 7111
Specialists in mines, dams and water
Knight Piésold specialises in geotechnical, water resources and mining-related engineering, including tailings and dam design. The technical papers Knight Piésold publishes show how specialised that work is: studies on tailings transport pumping systems, rheology tests for long-distance slurry pipelines, structural domains at a Canadian gold mine and the prioritisation of legacy geomechanical mine hazards.
Knight Piésold’s work also reaches beyond mining. The firm has published on safely decommissioning the largest dam removal and restoration project in United States history, and on designing a new flour milling plant in Zambia’s Mpongwe District.
The Knight Piésold bursary
Knight Piésold funds civil engineering students across Southern Africa, according to BursariesAfrica’s earlier guide, and supports civil and geotechnical engineering qualifications, according to a provider record checked in August 2026. The 2027 round has closed: Knight Piésold’s civil engineering bursary closed on 15 August 2026.
Students who missed the round should watch the careers page on Knight Piésold’s website from mid-2027.
Why a specialist consultancy suits some students
Students who enjoy soil mechanics, hydraulics or rock engineering at university often find those subjects at the centre of Knight Piésold’s work. A graduate at a specialist firm can build deep expertise quickly, although the work tends to focus on mining and water rather than on buildings or roads.
How to research Knight Piésold
Read one of Knight Piésold’s technical papers before an interview, even if you do not understand every detail. Asking thoughtful questions about slurry transport or tailings design shows genuine curiosity. Email Knight Piésold’s Sandton office to ask which offices take vacation students and whether bursars can work at regional offices near mines, such as Phalaborwa.
Knight Piésold’s international footprint also matters for ambitious graduates. A consultancy with offices in 16 countries can offer engineers exposure to projects in Canada, the Americas and elsewhere in Africa later in their careers, so ask Knight Piésold how graduates in South Africa move between offices.
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