About the Firm
African‑rooted.
Internationally
proven.
Montébati Global Engineering Partners is a specialist EPC consultancy, technical safety, HSE risk management, asset integrity and project HSSE advisory firm.
We bring international-grade risk engineering and project delivery discipline to clients across Africa and globally, delivered by practitioners who have worked on some of the world’s largest capital projects.
Established
Years of Experience
Founder Profile
Dr. Benard Monte Ongwae
Founder & Principal Consultant
Dr. Benard Monte Ongwae brings over 20 years of experience across oil, gas, petrochemicals, industrial engineering and mega-project delivery.
His background includes refinery start-up leadership, petrochemical process-safety authority roles, integrated QRA coordination, CCPS 20-element RBPS implementation, PSM competency development and EPC HSSE assurance across multi-contractor environments.
Education
- PhD Industrial Engineering — University of Pretoria
- MSc Chemical Engineering — University of Pretoria
- MBA Energy & Sustainability — University of Cumbria, UK
Credentials
- Senior Member of AIChE / CCPS
- CCPS RBPS Practitioner; HAZOP, SIL and PHA facilitator
- Regular panelist on process safety management and asset integrity topics
Career Timeline
Two decades on the world's largest capital projects.
2024 – Present
Technical Lead, Process Safety
Process, technical safety, systems engineering and asset integrity at corporate level.
2015 – 2024
Integrated refinery, Oman
Head of Process Safety
Led PSM and HSSE for a $9B refinery project; PSSR Chairman; managed four simultaneous EPC contractors.
2010 – 2015
Integrated petrochemical company, UAE
Technical Lead, Process Safety
Technical compliance and process safety lead across $7B petrochemical expansions.
2007 – 2010
African petrochemical company
Senior Process Safety Engineer
SME for polyethylene manufacturing and OSHA 1910.119 PSM implementation.
2003 – 2007
Global pharmaceutical manufacturer
Process Engineer
Chemical and process engineering in pharmaceutical manufacturing, South Africa.
Strategic Partnership
Africa-led delivery. International technical depth.
Montébati operates in strategic partnership with MES International, an independent technical risk-management consultancy with international offices and specialist capability in technical safety, software-supported risk studies and computational modelling.
Together, Montébati and MES provide seamless coverage across technical safety, major hazard risk assessment, CFD, RAM, functional safety and specialist risk-management services — with Montébati leading African client relationships and on-the-ground delivery.
01
CFD & Consequence Modelling
Fire, explosion, dispersion and consequence analysis for major hazards and facility layouts.
02
Risk Software & Studies
Software-supported risk analysis including MERIT, AMNIS and LOPAS-style quantitative tools.
03
RAM & Reliability
Reliability, availability and maintainability studies for design decisions and operational assurance.
04
Functional Safety
SIL determination, verification and safety instrumented function lifecycle support.
05
Specialist technical safety, asset integrity and process safety audits.
Fire, explosion, dispersion and consequence analysis for major hazards and facility layouts.
Africa Positioning
Designed for how projects actually get delivered in Africa.
01
Mobilisation
Challenge
External consultants may require longer mobilisation windows, visas and higher travel overhead.
Response
Africa-based delivery model with regional responsiveness and international partner depth.
02
Local Content
Challenge
Projects increasingly require local capability, training and national participation.
Response
Africa-led consultancy with PSM training, competency development and local delivery orientation.
03
Lender / ESG Requirements
Challenge
DFIs and international buyers require credible EIA, ESIA, QRA, HSSE and risk documentation.
Response
Structured documentation aligned to IFC Performance Standards, Equator Principles and client standards.
04
Execution Complexity
Challenge
Multi-EPC projects suffer from interface gaps, inconsistent risk methodologies and weak project controls.
Response
PHSER gates, interface registers, unified risk registers and multi-contractor coordination.
05
Industrial Growth
Challenge
Critical minerals, energy, water and infrastructure projects need stronger safety and operability frameworks.
Response
Integrated EPC advisory, technical safety and asset integrity support across the lifecycle.