Sharief Harris

Head of Development

Sharief Harris is our Head of Development who manages the team in the identification and development of new business opportunities for our organisation, ensuring they are executed to a buildable standard, on time and on budget.

Sharief has gained a great deal of experience and knowledge during his journey with us, joining our company as an intern in 2015.

Having several projects under his belt going into commercial operation, Sharief attributes the success to having a strong team focus where camaraderie is encouraged – which has been the culmination of his own impressive trajectory with Red Rocket.

His work philosophy is built on a high level of quality and putting together a culture of “not just winning projects, but also ensuring that they eventually reach financial close and commercial operation”.

Sharief holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Mechanical Engineering from Stellenbosch University.

Smart people learn from everything and everyone, average people from their experiences, stupid people already have all the answers. - Socrates