Curriculum Vitae:Brendon Van Niekerk

Curriculum Vitae

Brendon van Niekerk

Address

Phone: +27 21 671 1402 / PO Box 46830, Glosderry, Cape Town, 7702, RSA
Fax: +27 21 671 1409 / Email:
Cell: +27 826806762

Personal

Languages: / English (excellent), Afrikaans (good), Zulu (basic)
Date of birth: / 28 February 1989

Education

PostgraduateDiplomainManagement,Cum Laude,University of the Witwatersrand BusinessSchool2013
Bsc(Eng) Civil, CumLaude, University of Cape Town2009-2012

Field of specialisation

Brendon’s focus has been on Urban Systems and Public Finance while gaining experience across all PDG’s practice areas. Brendon performs quantitative and qualitative research and analysis as well as financial and non-financial modelling. Significant projects that Brendon has worked on include research and case study visits to sub-Saharan African countries to investigate their use of land to finance urban infrastructure, analysing and modelling the fiscal impact of development strategies and performing a socio-economic impact study of the modal shift of freight from road to rail.

Work Experience

January 2014 - present: PDG: Consultant

July - August 2013: Sustainable Energy Africa:Intern

2009-2012: WBHO Construction: Apprentice Site Engineer (vacation employment)

Outline of recent assignments

Urban systems

2014/15 Urban infrastructure in sub-Saharan Africa: Harnessing land values, housing and transport, Department for International Development (DfID UK)

Performed qualitative and quantitative analysis on urban infrastructure in South Africa.Visited Ethiopia to investigate the use of land value to finance urban infrastructure.

2014 Public transport investment assessment framework, South African Cities Network

Performed literature reviews and assisted in the conceptualisation and writing of a report which investigated the most appropriate way to measure the impact of public transport infrastructure investment.

2014 Socio-economic impact of the modal shift of freight from road to rail, Department of Environmental Affairs

Performed the analytical, research and modelling components of a project to investigate the socio-economic impact of a modal shift of freight from road to rail nationwide.

2014/15 Fiscal impact model testing, National Treasury

Assisted in the development and testing of an Excel based model which assesses the financial and environmental impacts of different spatial development strategies and proposed land uses.

Public finance

2014/15 Review of Municipal Infrastructure Grant policy, Department of Cooperative Governance

Performed financial analysis as input to the review of the Municipal Infrastructure Grant policy.

2014/15Breede Valley Long Term Financial Plan

Performed data collection, financial analysis and assisted in the conceptualisation of a long term financial strategy for Breede Valley Local Municipality.

2015 Provincial roads Performance and Expenditure Review

Performed financial and technical analysis for an expenditure and performance review of provincial roads departments in South Africa.

2015/16 Financial Sustainability of Utility Services, City of Cape Town

Performing financial and technical analysis into the sustainability, affordability and efficiency of utility services in the City of Cape Town local municipality.

Intergovernmental relations, monitoring and evaluation

2014 Review of District Municipalities,Department of Cooperative Governance

Performed financial analysis and a literature review as a component of the review of the role of District Municipalities in South Africa.

2015/16 Built environment reporting reform, National Treasury

Performed data collection and analysis aiding in the streamlining and integration of intergovernmental built environment reporting, as well as the specification of the Built Environment Performance Plan indicators.

Environment

2015, Climate Change Mitigation Strategy, Western Cape Environmental Affairs and Development Planning

Performed analysis of the impact of freight transport on greenhouse gases in the Western Cape, and how the impact of technology and modal shifts may affect the emissions.

Publications

van Niekerk B., 2015, Built environment reporting for cities: The case of South Africa’s metropolitan municipalities, Proceedings of the Conference for Planning Students and Young Graduates, 29-31 October 2015, Johannesburg, South Africa (ISBN: 978-0-86970-732-6)

Palmer I., van Niekerk B. & Graham N., 2015, Land-based Financing for urban infrastructure in Sub-Saharan Africa, Proceedings of the DII-2015 Conference on Infrastructure Development and Investment Strategies for Africa, 16-18 September, Livingstone, Zambia (ISBN: 978-0-86970-787-6)

Graham N. & van Niekerk B., 2014, Developing a Public Transport Investment Assessment Framework, South African Cities Network, Johannesburg, South Africa (ISBN: 978-0-620-62448-0)