Lourens vanWyk

Experienced Engineering Manager

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Dublin, Dublin City0Member since 3 May 2022

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About

A driven qualified engineer with experience in railway asset- and project management and with extensive experience on senior management level within a large and diverse environment. I have a proven track record of successfully managing a large, multi-disciplinary department on one of the most prominent heavy haul freight transport railway lines in South Africa. My strengths lie in strategy, leadership and my advanced technical knowledge of engineering.

Previous experience within a consulting engineering environment contributed to my in-depth understanding of engineering design and projects management.

Experience

Depot Engineering Manager

Transnet Freight Rail, Iron Ore Line, Saldanha Depot

Responsible for managing all infrastructure on the Sishen-Saldanha heavy haul line including Perway, Electrical, Signalling, Telecommunications and Technical

Support as well as all supporting functions.

Effectively reduced annual operational expenditure with 11% by developing and implementing improved business processes aimed at increasing annual EBITDA whilst ensuring annual capital expenditure targets are maintained in order to guarantee resilient and sustainable infrastructure.
Developed integrated business strategies aimed at improving the performance of the infrastructure department as well as the profitability of the Sishen-Saldanha heavy haul line.
Improved infrastructure reliability by ensuring comprehensive maintenance strategies, rapid emergency fault repair and implementing a range of asset management principles which lead to improved performance.

Aug 2018 – to date

Acting Depot Engineering Manager

Transnet Freight Rail, Iron Ore Line, Saldanha Depot

Responsibilities and achievements continued to Depot Engineer (see above)

Mar 2018 – Jul 2018

Maintenance Manager (Perway)

Transnet Freight Rail, Iron Ore Line, Saldanha Depot

Responsible for managing all infrastructure of the Perway Department on the

Sishen-Saldanha heavy haul line including rails, fastenings, sleepers, ballast, sub-

structure, bridges and tunnels.

Achieved significant improvements in departmental safety ratings in the 2017-18

financial year by ensuring compliance to safety standards.

Improved the performance of track infrastructure by ensuring compliance to maintenance standards and improvements of current maintenance efforts.

Dec 2017 – Feb 2018

Acting Maintenance Manager (Perway)

Transnet Freight Rail, Iron Ore Line, Saldanha Depot

Responsibilities and achievements continued to Maintenance Manager Perway

(see above)

Aug 2016 – Nov 2017

Civil Engineer

Transnet Freight Rail, Iron Ore Line, Saldanha Depot

Responsible for technical analysis of asset performance, asset condition assessments, development of improved maintenance strategies and analysis of all chronic faults.
Successfully managed various infrastructure expansion projects.

Mar 2015 – Jul 2016

Civil Engineer

Delta Built Environment Consultants

Design engineer focussing mainly on storm water systems, pipelines and wastewater treatment facilities.
Managing projects to ensure projects are completed within the desired timelines and budget.

Jan 2014 – Feb 2015