Pieter Baekeland

Senior Expert at TRACTEBEL ENGIE (retired as from the first of February 2024)

Heverlee, Flemish Region, Belgium

About

I have more than 20 years of experience in civil engineering and port engineering in Belgium and abroad. Amongst others I was in charge of the design of a 10.3 m³/sec sand catcher for the Caledon-Modder river scheme in South Africa (total estimated budget R 2.900.000, 1987). I was chief engineer of the Science Department in Bophuthatswana (South Africa) and was in charge of 23 water and wastewater treatment plants and 8 drilling machines (ground water). I designed several bridges and retaining walls for the High Velocity Train in Belgium and The Netherlands I have worked extensively on projects concerning waste water treatment plants in Belgian. As a Senior Engineer / Chief of the departement of Port and Water Ways of Technum Tractebel Engineering Antwerp, my experience includes feasibility studies and detailed designs for quay walls in reinforced and plain concrete for the harbour of Antwerp. From 2003 till 2009 I was Department Coördinator of Civil Structures, dealing with the design of over 60 road bridges for the new City Ring of Antwerp (Belgium) I was also involved in the writing of tender documents for the construction of the new City Ring of Antwerp. I am a guest professor (reinforced concrete) at the University of Hasselt, Belgium (2011- present) Specialties: Design Build Finance and Maintenance Projects (infrastructure) - Bridge Design - Concrete design- Nucleair Buildings - Durability of concrete structures

Experience

  • senior expert at TRACTEBEL
    Mar 1992 - Feb 2024 · 32 yrs

    bridge design, concrete design, infrastructure, Port and Water Works (quay walls)

  • groupmanager civil constructions at TV SAM
    2003 - 2011 · 8 yrs

    Department Coordinator of Civil Structures, dealing with the design of over 60 road bridges for the new City Ring of Antwerp (Belgium) Participated in the writing of tender documents (Design-Build-Finance-Maintain) for the construction of the new City Ring of Antwerp.

  • engineer deputy manager at SA centre 58
    1989 - 1990 · 1 yr

    •Technical management of the projects during study phase.: design and cost analysis •Specifically: Extension of the existing car park of Zaventem airport by adding 2 floors to it. Control and management of the project. Budget: 220 MioBF

  • Project manager/chief engineer scientific services at Departement of Water Affairs RSA
    Aug 1984 - Nov 1989 · 5 yrs 4 mos

    Bophuthatswana : Chief Engineer of the Science department •Control of 23 water and wastewater treatment plants and 8 drilling machines (ground water) •Start-up of a pollution management department. Start-up of a data bank for ground water Republic of South Africa : •Design of a 10.3 m³/sec sand catcher for the Caledon-Modder river scheme (total estimated budget R 2.900.000, 1987 prices) •Provisional design of a river pumping-station and a dam basin pumping-station