Dr. Gundamtengo holds a BSc. Civil Engineering with distinction from the University of Malawi in 2008; an MSc (Eng) Environmental Engineering & Project Management with distinction from the University of Leeds, UK in 2010; an MBA (strategic planning) from Heriot-Watt University, UK in 2014; an LL.M in Construction Law and Practice with Merit from University of Salford, Manchester, UK in 2024; and Doctor of Business Administration, Construction Management & Disputes Resolution from European Institute of Applied Science and Management, Czech Republic in 2025. He is a certified Professional Engineer (Pr Eng.), of the Malawi Engineering Institution and a certified Project Management Profession (PMP) of Project Management Institute (PMI) of US. He is also the only Malawian Certified Construction Contract Trainer for Contract Forms under the International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC).
He began his career as a Civil Engineer responsible for design and construction for the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development from 2008 to 2010. He later joined the Lilongwe Water Board as the Operations Engineer responsible for Operations of Headworks, Water Production and Water Transmission in 2011. In optimising his capabilities Lilongwe Water Board shifted Dr. Gundamtengo to head Projects implementation Unit in 2014 to oversee the implementation of high value infrastructure projects. He has been instrumental in the successful implementation of landmark projects for Lilongwe water board such as the EIB financed Malawi Peri-urban Water and Sanitation Project (2014-2017), Euro 16million; the EIB financed Lilongwe Water Resource Efficiency Program (2017-2023), Euro 28.8million; the World Bank Financed Lilongwe Water and Sanitation Project (2018-2025), US$145million; the EIB financed Lilongwe Drought Resilience Programme (2021-2026). Euro 15million; and the EIB financed Water Energy Framework Loan Malawi Programme (2025-2030), Euro 20million. In July 2026 until now, Dr. Gundamtengo was appointed the Acting Director of Infrastructure Services to initiate the formulation of Board’s projects policies, implementation strategies, workplans and budgets for the department of infrastructure services. His roles include ensuring reliability of water supply, reducing non-revenue water from 32% to 28% and identify and engage development partners for infection financing for business growth.
He has attended various trainings in procurement, infrastructure planning, accounting, people management, marketing and strategic planning tailored to improve his skills and abilities for management of state-owned enterprise.
As a demonstration of Leadership, Dr Gundamtengo is not only the incumbent President and Board Chairperson of the Malawi Engineering Institution (MEI) but also an executive member of the Southern Africa Federation of Engineering Organisation. Further, he is also the incumbent Honorary Secretary of the Association of Consulting Engineers of Malawi (ACEM) demonstrating an indisputable respect he held in his professional circle.