22/07/2026
🌟 Employee Spotlight | Pieter van der Merwe🌟
Experience That Builds Confidence
For Pieter van der Merwe, successful projects are built on strong leadership, clear communication, and an unwavering commitment to safety. Since joining AMTEC in 2023 as Site Manager at Grootegeluk Mine, he leads a team of 40 people, delivering complex water infrastructure, civil works, clarifier installations, and culvert projects.
Pieter's career has taken him across Southern Africa, from managing the Tweefontein Water Plant and the Wonderfontein Water Treatment Plant to delivering a sewer treatment plant in Mauritius and leading SMPP piping installations at the Kamoa Copper Mine in the DRC. One of his proudest achievements was overseeing the installation of more than 113 kilometres of steel and HDPE piping for the mine's copper reclamation plant.
His leadership philosophy is simple: "Play the ball, not the man." Pieter believes in placing the right people in the right roles, fostering open communication at every level, and creating an environment where every team member can succeed.
Above all, safety comes first. Under his leadership, the Grootegeluk Mine site has achieved an outstanding 1,004 Lost Time Injury (LTI)-free days, a milestone that reflects the dedication and teamwork of everyone on site.