Ben Van Der Merwe Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, VIC, AU

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Providing clients with technical advice, project management and design solutions in fuel systems, pipelines, hydrogen application and specialist products including beverage grade ethanol, methanol, oils, chemicals and aviation fuels. Concept, frontend and detailed design of green field or upgraded facilities, development of process flow diagrams, P&IDs.

Melbourne, Australia

• Technical manager for team of Practices & Asset Integrity engineers responsible for maintaining all Asia Pacific engineering practices, performing technical reviews of projects, and coordinating major Integrity.
• Support of the Tank Integrity program (API 653) enabling optimization of inspection intervals, cost reductions and life cycle efficiencies
• Application of Risk based inspection (RBI) and Risk based work selection (RBWS) for tank and pipeline programs

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

• Technical support across Asia Pacific Midstream facilities in all Engineering Practices related to Project Management, Design, Construction, Reliability and Integrity of marine facilities, terminals, pipelines, truck.
• Specialist mechanical reviewer and technical interface of new major storage tank installation projects in Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Islands
• Technical guidance and advisor for the Pipeline Integrity programs at Asia Pacific Refineries & Midstream Fuels & Lubes facilities
• Developed an information management system for all AP business using SharePoint platform including document & record libraries and migration of data from Lotus Notes

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

• Technical support across Asia Pacific in all Engineering projects, maintenance and reliability standards for Distribution Terminals.
• Development of a regional Bulk Tank Maintenance Manual, NDT contracts and field training in tank inspection program
• Development of a regional Pipeline Integrity Manual and program for pipelines outside properties including cross country, subsea and dock lines
• Development of an Asset Reliability program with coordination of rollout across all Asia Pacific sites including managing a team of regional reliability engineers

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

• Technical manager of all Australian LPG projects with design and construction teams across Australia covering LPG installations at retail, commercial, industrial and refining facilities.
• Development of first fully underground LPG retail installations including patented truck filling system with improved safety and security design innovations
• Managed the expansion of 600 new LPG retail installations and safety upgrade of existing 600 retail LPG installations including permitting, procurement and contracting
• Technical manager for Mobil LPG racing car in Bathurst James Hardie 12-hour endurance developing removable quick release fuel tank and remote filling system

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

• Managed construction of Service Stations, Depots and Aviation sites across Victoria. Provided engineering support and solutions to Mobil businesses and customers.
• Developed first national maintenance specification and contracts for depots and airports
• Construction supervision of multiple QUIX food stores with service station across Melbourne managing all aspects from contract letting, quality assurance, safety supervision to commissioning and financial management

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

• Provided engineering support for all facilities in area including service stations, depots and airports across Queensland.
• Construction management of new service stations including fast build Glasshouse Mountains facility in 54 calendar days including major freeway ramps and all services
• Project management of Esso Conversion program across country Australia involving upgrading 80 Esso sites to full Mobil image and rebranding of 250

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

• Design of service stations and construction supervision of project work in Victoria, NSW and South Australia.
• Coordinated new signage and imaging program for all Australian service stations including design development, tendering and procurement of all materials and trial sites in Melbourne
• Developed new tilt-up concrete construction of new generation service station buidlings
• Introduced new technology multiproduct pumps into Australian market and also the first premium unleaded fuel systems launched for first Adelaide grand prix