February 20, 2019

International profil til Rambølls vanddivision

Hollandske Cor Merks er netop ansat som rådgiver i Rambølls globale vanddivision. Han har 27 års international erfaring og stærke specialistkompetencer inden for blandt andet blødgøring og reduktion af mikroforurenende stoffer.

Cor Merks comes from a recent position as Senior Consultant in the Dutch consultancy Witteveen+Bos and has previously worked for companies such as Arcadis, the water utility PWN and Royal Haskoning. He has an impressive track record of international projects that include significant projects in Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Romania and Sweden, and he has assisted public and industrial clients in various parts of the world.

“Having Cor as part of our team is a scoop for us. His wide span of expertise will be valuable for all kinds of clients, and his specialist competence in areas like water softening will benefit clients in countries like Denmark, where water softening is currently attracting a lot of attention”, says Michael Nielsen, Head of Department for the Water & Wastewater Treatment group in Odense, Denmark.

Cor Merks is currently part of the project team that helps Frederiksberg Forsyning, located in the center of Copenhagen, implement a new water works that will include softening and various other water treatment processes. Cor was part of the project team that helps HOFOR, the Greater Copenhagen Utility, implement softening together with aeration and rapid sand filtration at their larger capacity water works Søndersø, Thorsbro and Lejre/Gevninge in the programme ‘V3VV’.

Helping both clients and talents

Cor Merks looks forward to becoming a fully integrated part of the team:

“Ramboll’s Water division is on a very interesting journey of growth and expansion on a global scale and joining the Water & Wastewater Treatment team will allow me to continue working on important projects for attractive clients. Moreover, I hope that I, through my experience, can help educate and develop our young talents and provide value internally as a mentor”, says Cor Merks.

His expertise includes water resource management, water treatment, water supply and conservation, wastewater polishing, and industrial water reuse. Topic specialties include softening and corrosion control treatment of drinking water, and water audits and loss control programs.