Adrian Coetzee
Director
BTech (Civil), Cape Peninsula
University of Technology, 1999
National Diploma (Civil), Cape Peninsula
University of Technology, 1995
Adrian Coetzee is a Professional Engineering Technologist with more than 23 years’ experience in design and Project Management of water and wastewater engineering services. Adrian’s main focus is to align iX with the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) and for iX to be an innovative leader in the engineering environment.
Adrian started his career at V3 Consulting Engineers in 1997, and his career experience includes acting as the Engineer in terms of the General Conditions of Contract (GCC) and the Consultant and Project Manager in terms of the New Engineering Contract (NEC3/4) on many projects. Engineering experience includes planning, analysis and design, tender and contract documentation as well as construction supervision of bulk water supply, bulk sewerage and reticulation schemes comprising reservoirs, water mains, sewer gravity mains, water and wastewater treatment works and pump stations.
Some of the highlights in Adrian’s career was leading a large water team responding to the Cape Town drought. The project delivery included Sea Water Reverse Osmosis (Desalination), Aquifer Abstractions, Recharge of Aquifers and Wellfield development and optimization. The Desalination and Groundwater initiatives focused on short, medium and long term challenges that fell within the City of Cape Town’s strategic water plan. Challenges included emergency procurement of production plants and large injection infrastructure in time to respond to the drought.
In 2017 Adrian was appointed as Cape Town Office Manager and in 2019 his appointment was extended to include the position of Regional Business Manager South responsible for the Cape Town office as well as the George, PE and Upington offices. Adrian currently serves on the iX board as Executive Director.