A 100-Year Legacy in the Making
Our long journey began as a sole proprietorship and gradually become incorporated expanding from a small scale design shop to becoming one of the largest architectural and design firms in the country, providing a wide range of professional services. Our menu of services includes Office Building, Commercial and Residential High rise design, roads, bridges, railway, water supply & sanitation; urban planning, contract administration and supervision, and geotechnical investigation. Our commitment to environmentally friendly design, planning & construction practices, ensures that we are conscious of our impact on our community and consistent in our effort to encompass social good in every project that we touch. Indeed, we strive for excellence, not less and we push to achieve it at every level.
Established in 1996, ETG Designers and Consultants was founded by Dr Eshetu T. Gelan, a visionary architect whose sole focus was to build the first Ethiopian owned architectural and design firm that would scale to become an independent, publicly owned entity, leading the charge in design, construction administration, master plan and urban planning projects.
With over 160 employees and +10 Billion ETB in total value of projects administered, ETG continues to achieve its goal of sustainable growth, engaged in an extensive portfolio of large scale projects ranging from stadium designs to hospitals and landmark high rises, and continues to define the skyline of the capital city, Addis Abeba as well as manage multi industry projects in every region of Ethiopia. Expanded services include roads, bridges and railway design as well as water supply, sanitation and geotechnical analysis.
ETG Vision 2027
ETG’s 10 year regional and global expansion plan rests on the following core values:
- EXCELLENCE in everything we touch, nothing less
- SOCIAL IMPACT and community building is and will continue to be integral in our growth plan
- SUSTAINABILITY ranging from cutting edge approach to environmentally friendly design solutions to corporate efficiency and good governance.
Africa is one of the fastest growing continents, with tremendous amount of untapped opportunities in the horizon and in line with that, ETG will continue to cement key global strategic partnerships that elevate the level of design and innovation as well as ensure technology and knowledge transfer that will build local and regional capacity for self sustained continental growth plan.
Join us on this exciting journey!
Cheers,
Feben Yohannes
Chief Executive Officer
ETG Designers and Consultants S.C.

Center for Excellence in Environment, Design, City Planning and Construction (CeDC) is a research and training center with focus on building the capacity of the Ethiopian design, planning & construction industry. CeDC’s mission is to enable an environment for research and create a platform for sharing best practices. Through a combination of knowledge sharing, research and training CeDC is committed to unlock solutions and strategies for an ethical and excellent industry.
CeDC was established by ETG Designers & Consultants in 2011, as ETG saw a need for a research platform and knowledge sharing mechanism within the industry. CeDC is the backbone of ETG’s CSR work and activities.
CeDC’s main activities are:
- Training & Teaching
- Research, Publications & Consultancy
- Networking & Outreach
- Corporate Capacity Building
- Knowledge Sharing Platform
Read more about Center for Excellence in Environment, Design, City Planning and Construction (CeDC) here.


Mengesha Hailemelekot

Eshetu T. Gelan
Founder & President of Board

Tilahun Mikdesa
BoD Member
Solomon Brehanu
BoD Member

Alemayehu Tekle
Secretary of Board

Tewoldebirhan Woldegerima
BoD Member

Nolawit Getachew
BoD Member

Awed Jibril
BoD Member

Feben Yohannes
Chief Executive Officer

Awed Jibril
Chief Operating Officer

Zekarias Bekele
Managing Director

Alemayehu Tekle
Technical Director

Robel Atklt
Building Design Director

Tewoldebirhan Woldegerima
Environment, WS & Sanitation Director

Girma Abebe
Road, Bridge & Railway Director

Meron Admasu
Contract Administration & Supervision Director

Rebecka Kjellstrom
Marketing & Communication Director

Getu Gudisa
Finance & HRM Director

Fitsum Aklilu
Project Management & Quality Control Director
Join Us
ETG Designers & Consultants S.C. are in search for dynamic and ambitious professionals that shares our values of excellence, integrity and social impact. We are looking for proactive and independent people that can grow with us. If you are interested in hearing more about ETG and becoming a part of our team don’t hesitate to contact us. We invite you to explore how you can be a part of our team and success. You can find our latest openings listed. If there are none, you are always welcome to share your CV and a cover letter with us anyway.
To explore more about ETG read about us and meet our company leaders!
Openings
A 100-Year Legacy in the Making
Our long journey began as a sole proprietorship and gradually become incorporated expanding from a small scale design shop to becoming one of the largest architectural and design firms in the country, providing a wide range of professional services. Our menu of services includes Office Building, Commercial and Residential High rise design, roads, bridges, railway, water supply & sanitation; urban planning, contract administration and supervision, and geotechnical investigation. Our commitment to environmentally friendly design, planning & construction practices, ensures that we are conscious of our impact on our community and consistent in our effort to encompass social good in every project that we touch. Indeed, we strive for excellence, not less and we push to achieve it at every level.
Established in 1996, ETG Designers and Consultants was founded by Dr Eshetu T. Gelan, a visionary architect whose sole focus was to build the first Ethiopian owned architectural and design firm that would scale to become an independent, publicly owned entity, leading the charge in design, construction administration, master plan and urban planning projects.
With over 160 employees and +10 Billion ETB in total value of projects administered, ETG continues to achieve its goal of sustainable growth, engaged in an extensive portfolio of large scale projects ranging from stadium designs to hospitals and landmark high rises, and continues to define the skyline of the capital city, Addis Abeba as well as manage multi industry projects in every region of Ethiopia. Expanded services include roads, bridges and railway design as well as water supply, sanitation and geotechnical analysis.
ETG Vision 2027
ETG’s 10 year regional and global expansion plan rests on the following core values:
- EXCELLENCE in everything we touch, nothing less
- SOCIAL IMPACT and community building is and will continue to be integral in our growth plan
- SUSTAINABILITY ranging from cutting edge approach to environmentally friendly design solutions to corporate efficiency and good governance.
Africa is one of the fastest growing continents, with tremendous amount of untapped opportunities in the horizon and in line with that, ETG will continue to cement key global strategic partnerships that elevate the level of design and innovation as well as ensure technology and knowledge transfer that will build local and regional capacity for self sustained continental growth plan.
Join us on this exciting journey!
Cheers,
Feben Yohannes
Chief Executive Officer
ETG Designers and Consultants S.C.
Center for Excellence in Environment, Design, City Planning and Construction (CeDC) is a research and training center with focus on building the capacity of the Ethiopian design, planning & construction industry. CeDC’s mission is to enable an environment for research and create a platform for sharing best practices. Through a combination of knowledge sharing, research and training CeDC is committed to unlock solutions and strategies for an ethical and excellent industry.
CeDC was established by ETG Designers & Consultants in 2011, as ETG saw a need for a research platform and knowledge sharing mechanism within the industry. CeDC is the backbone of ETG’s CSR work and activities.
CeDC’s main activities are:
- Training & Teaching
- Research, Publications & Consultancy
- Networking & Outreach
- Corporate Capacity Building
- Knowledge Sharing Platform
Read more about Center for Excellence in Environment, Design, City Planning and Construction (CeDC) here.

Join Us
ETG Designers & Consultants S.C. are in search for dynamic and ambitious professionals that shares our values of excellence, integrity and social impact. We are looking for proactive and independent people that can grow with us. If you are interested in hearing more about ETG and becoming a part of our team don’t hesitate to contact us. We invite you to explore how you can be a part of our team and success. You can find our latest openings listed. If there are none, you are always welcome to share your CV and a cover letter with us anyway.
To explore more about ETG read about us and meet our company leaders!
Openings

Eshetu T. Gelan PhD.

Tilahun Mikdesa

Alemayehu Tekle

Tewoldebirhan Woldegerima

Nolawit Getachew

Awed Jibril

Feben Yohannes

Awed Jibril

Zekarias Bekele

Tewoldebirhan Woldegerima

Rebecka Kjellstrom

Bacha Gela

Solomon Ayele

Tilahun Mikdesa
