Civil & structural engineering consultancy · Harare, Zimbabwe

Sustainable, technically rigorous infrastructure for African communities — roads, structures, water and serviced land, designed by engineers who stay with the project until it is built.

Years in practice
10+

Years in practice

Projects delivered
120+

Projects delivered

Featured case studies
26

Featured case studies

Engineering services
7

Engineering services

Why partner with us

Designed for today. Built for African conditions.

Firmly founded on a project implementation background with top local and international contracting firms, we anticipate the challenges between design intent and a completed asset.

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  • Northgate Estate serviced stands, Harare

    7,000+

    Residential stands serviced at Northgate Estate — civil design and project management by UIP.

  • 01

    Sustainability in mind

    Every development is approached with respect for the environment and the long-term needs of the communities it serves.

  • 02

    Built from implementation experience

    A background with top local and international contractors helps the team anticipate challenges before they cost time on site.

  • 03

    Quality and deadlines

    UIP Africa respects deadlines and works to keep every project at the highest standard of quality from first design to completion.

  • 04

    Creative, practical design

    The practice crafts innovative engineering solutions that balance creativity, cost, technical rigour and constructability.

What we specialise in

Four engineering disciplines.

The technical fields our engineers are trained and registered in. Every project draws on one or more of them.

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  • Transportation engineering

    01

    Transportation

    Comprehensive planning, design and optimisation of transport networks for safe, efficient and sustainable mobility.

    3 projects · 2 services

  • Structural engineering

    02

    Structural

    Design and advisory solutions for structures that optimise safety, durability and material efficiency.

    10 projects · 2 services

  • Water & Sanitation engineering

    03

    Water & Sanitation

    Water supply, wastewater and stormwater systems designed for public health, compliance and resilience.

    6 projects · 2 services

  • Civil Infrastructure engineering

    04

    Civil Infrastructure

    Integrated bulk and internal services that turn raw land into serviced, buildable developments.

    11 projects · 3 services

Services

Engineering that stays connected

From the appointed engineer to the team on site, our services carry one line of technical responsibility through the project.

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Engineers planning a sustainable energy project over drawings

Our purpose

“Every development we embark on is done with sustainability and respect for the environment in mind.”
Our vision & mission

Markets

Client industries

Each backed by work we have actually delivered, not a list of markets we hope to break into.

  • Residential

    Residential

    Structural design and civil services for residential estates and cluster housing, from reinforced concrete frames to the roads, stormwater and reticulation that make a stand ready to build on.

  • Water & Sanitation

    Water & Sanitation

    Civil works, hydrology and hydraulic design for water security and irrigation infrastructure, with construction supervision support through to commissioning.

  • Transportation

    Transportation

    Pavement investigation, rehabilitation design and drainage for urban roads that carry real traffic and real rainfall.

  • Commercial

    Commercial

    Structural and civil design for forecourts, retail and event buildings, where heavy-duty engineering and everyday use have to work side by side.

  • Energy

    Energy

    Civil and structural works for power generation infrastructure, delivered against compressed programmes where the civils sit on the critical path.

  • Mining

    Mining

    Access roads and civil infrastructure for mining operations, engineered for heavy haulage and remote terrain so production is never stranded by the season.

  • Public & Institutional

    Public & Institutional

    Structural design and project management for government, municipal and institutional clients, from emergency rebuilds to facilities that have to perform under public scrutiny.

Civil engineers in hard hats reviewing blueprints on a construction site

Hillside, Harare · Zimbabwe

Who we are

Engineering infrastructure that shapes communities.

Urban Infrastructure Projects Africa is a Harare-based civil and structural engineering consultancy with a legacy of delivery across property, public infrastructure, mining and energy.

We engineer assets that perform through seasonal rainfall, demanding traffic loads, and the materials market that actually exists on the ground.

Trusted by

Clients who build at scale

Property developers, municipalities, mining houses and energy operators, we engineer the infrastructure they depend on.

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  • Vesta Properties logo
  • TotalEnergies logo
  • Sandawana Mine logo
  • City of Harare logo
  • ZINWA logo

Partner with us

Have a project in mind? Let’s engineer it properly.

Contact

Tell us what you’re building.

Office
39 Hillside Road, Hillside, Harare, Zimbabwe