Innovative, Reliable & Sustainable Solutions

for water and environment sector.

Innovative Solutions to Real Problems

IWAC is a Saudi based Engineering and EPC Management Company specialized in water projects

Team with 18+ years International track record, with experience in 100+ plants, with >3.2 million m3/day desalination combined capacity

The team have been working in the field of water and environment for decades including multiple projects in the GCC, Asia, the Americas and Europe, leading references in the desalination sector worldwide.

IWAC delivers the engineering, maintenance and turnaround expertise our customers need throughout the entire lifecycle of industrial plants. We apply integrated services to solve our customers’ diverse challenges from a single source.

Areas Of Expertise With Skilled & Committed Senior Team

with solid fundamentals and focus on the client needs.

With a consolidated group of water technology experts led by senior engineers with more than 20 years’ experience
in the water market that will control the technical aspects, along the whole life cycle of the project.

Desalination

Water & Wastewater Treatment

Hydraulic Process

Civil & marine works

Mechanical and Piping

3D Design/CAD

Industrial Water

Operation & Maintenance

IWAC Executive Management

The role of leadership is central to IWAC’s mission of successfully delivering projects in a safe, efficient and economical manner.

IWAC’s team of leaders brings solid experience and a firm commitment to clients, employees and stakeholders.

Chief Executive Officer

Jorge Salas Orta

Senior executive with 24 years of experience in the international water sector with extensive track record in different positions. He is a leading expert in generating added value through the entire chain: Engineering, EPC Management and O&M based on unique skilled experience in past projects having worked in different positions in technical and managerial roles.
He is a well-known and reputed professional by all stakeholders of water sector and particularly considered an international expert in Desalination. He has been member of the main national and international water associations as IWA, IDA and Aedyr (Board member from 2006 to 2010) with multitude of research projects, courses, congress, conferences, and publications in the water sector.
His career has been focused to large international engineering and construction projects, either under BOT or EPC schemes. A very sound business background acquired thanks to the different positions he has held in the business, from Project Director in at-the-time largest desalination plant in Europe (Carboneras), to Desalination and Technical Director of one of the worldwide leading companies in the sector, or in positions related to business development in the last 10 years.
Former VP Business Development and Deputy Managing Director Abengoa Agua, responsible for the company's Global Expansion and some of the world's largest Desalination plants, including multiple projects in the GCC, Asia, the Americas and Europe, leading references in the desalination sector worldwide.
Mr. Jorge Salas holds a degree in Industrial Engineering from Seville University, Spain, Postgraduate Studies on Environmental Engineering in University of Michigan (USA) and Civil and Mechanical Engineering Courses in Newcastle upon Tyne University (United Kingdom).

Chief Operational Officer

Luis Hereza Díaz

Senior EPC Project Management Executive with more than 20 years of international experience within water and environment sector, including multiple projects in MENA region, leading and challenge references in the water sector worldwide. He has held different high-level positions, as EPC Director for Water Division, leading EPC (Engineering-Procurement- Construction) water treatment and desalination projects.

He has been working in the water sector for more than 20 years starting to work in construction sites and acquiring an incomparable knowledge about project management and all its ramifications: cost control, quality, schedule, engineering, construction, and commissioning. He has been involved in multitude of projects in Middle East (KSA, UAE and Oman) but also in Africa and Europe.
Former Director of Operations / Executive EPC Manager in Abengoa Agua being responsible of the construction unit of the company, with total value exceeding 1 billion USD backlog, leading the team through some of the world's largest Desalination plants, including multiple projects in MENA region, leading references in the desalination sector worldwide.
With solid fundamentals and know-how based on experience in past projects, gives him a privileged perspective granting highest performance through the entire project life cycle spectrum.
Mr. Luis Hereza holds a Master in Civil Engineer (Ingeniero de Caminos, Canales y Puertos) in Polytechnic University of Madrid (Spain) and Master on Project Manager Direction (PDA) Loyola University (Spain)

Chief Technical Officer

Javier López Sánchez

Senior Engineering Executive Manager with more than 25 years of experience in the water sector. He has been the Engineering Director of some the largest SWRO desalination plants of the world, with extended track-record and international background. He has participated in projects in several countries, such as Saudi Arabia, Oman, UAE, Argelia, Ghana, China, Morocco, Sri Lanka, India or Spain.

Senior Engineering Executive Manager with more than 25 years of experience in the water sector. He has been the Engineering Director of some the largest RO desalination plants of the world, with extended track-record and international background. He has participated in projects in several countries, such as Saudi Arabia, Oman, UAE, Argelia, Ghana, China, Morocco, Sri Lanka, India or Spain.
Former Engineering Director in Abengoa Agua, leading a team with more than 120 engineers of different technical areas. He has participated in construction, commissioning and operation, leading engineering team to focus in practical and reliable designs within economical and time restrictions.
He started his career in water business in Veolia 25 years ago. In 2008 he joined Abengoa where he was appointed as Technical Director for the Water Division until he joined IWAC as Chief Technical Director in 2021.
Javier holds an Industrial Engineering Degree by ICAI, a Master Degree in Water Treatment, a Master Degree in Renewables Energy and an Executive MBA by EOI.

Chief O&M and Commissioning Officer

Juan Ramón Ruiz Salmón

Senior Commissioning and O&M Manager with more than 21 years of experience in water sector. He has been involved in most prestigious Complex & Large SWRO projects in Middle East in the past years, with a deep knowledge in design and operational criteria in terms of performance, reliability, optimization design and energy efficiency.
With a Best in Class approach to on-site inspections, review of systems and processes based on an extended track record in process engineering design and in commissioning, start up and operation and maintenance of desalination plants. He has worked world-wide, Spain, Middle East, Morocco and in most countries in Latin America.
Juan Ramon has held senior positions as O&M and Commissioning Manager in most prestigious water projects in Acciona and Abengoa Agua in the past years.
Mr. Juan Ramon Ruiz holds a Bachelor in maintenance and production management, Postgraduate courses in Industrial Automation and in Industrial Maintenance.

Integrated engineering solutions

OUR PURPOSE

Our leadership, employees and partners engage in work that is positive and creative in an innovative and safe way that provides significant benefits to clients, communities and shareholders.

OUR VISION

As a valued partner, we deliver innovative and sustainable solutions on water and environment projects that enable all our stakeholders to flourish.

OUR CORE VALUES

Creating value from the start…

Our highly-skilled, global team includes mechanical, chemical, civil, electrical and instrumentation and control engineers and designers.
Our staff have decades of diverse experience and are committed.

Safety

We care for each other.
Living Safer Together promotes the well-being of all people, our communities and the environment.

Innovation

We innovate creating value from the start.
Extensive track-record, experience, and know-how, unvaluable asset to
projects successful path considering innovation into the entire project life cycle

Integrity

We do what is right.
Trust, accountability and fairness define our character.

Teamwork

We work better together.
Collectively we thrive when we include, respect, and empower one another.

Excellence

We deliver solutions.
Our high-performance teams embrace opportunities, solve challenges and continuously improve.

Commitment

Wherever is possible, it is our motivation.
Dedication on we believe, self-discipline, resilience, and persistence in our DNA.

Committed to Excellence

Innovate Water Applications Ltd (IWAC) is committed to operating our Company under the disciplines and control of an Integrated Management System (IMS), conforming to the requirements of ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001, planned and developed jointly with our other management functions.

Unlocking Sustainable Solutions

At Innovate Water Applications Ltd (IWAC), we take immense pride in our role as a leading Engineering and Project Management firm, specializing in Desalination, Water, Wastewater, Hydraulic, and Environmental Infrastructures.

As a testament to our unwavering commitment to excellence, we have implemented an Integrated Management System (IMS) that aligns rigorously with internationally recognized standards, including ISO 9001 for quality management, ISO 14001 for environmental management, and ISO 45001 for occupational health and safety.

This integrated approach is meticulously planned and developed in collaboration with all our management functions, ensuring that our operations consistently meet the highest industry standards and that we deliver the best possible solutions to our valued clients.

IWAC’s Core Commitments and Principles

At IWAC, our unwavering commitment is founded on several core principles. First and foremost, we pledge to safeguard the wellbeing of our team members and anyone connected to our operations.

We believe in delivering our services and fulfilling our business commitments through eco-friendly processes that prioritize sustainability. Moreover, we place paramount importance on meeting the needs and expectations of our customers, partners, and all stakeholders

Safety First

Mitigating Risks in Every Task.
Ensuring that no task, activity or action of whatsoever nature or importance be performed, conducted or carried out at the risk of injury or harm.

Customer & Stakeholder Dedication

Meeting Obligations.
Effectively fulfil the requirements of our customers, partners and other interested parties as well as externally and internally binding obligations in our processes.

Employee Engagement

Everyone’s Role in Policy Compliance.
And ensuring all employees understand their role in meeting this policy.”

Environmental Responsibility

Eco-Friendly Operations.
Deliver our mandates and business commitments through eco-friendly business processes with the minimum environmental impacts.

Performance Excellence

Setting and Achieving Objectives.
Setting of performance objectives and targets, conducting, monitoring and implement actions to ensure attainment of the targets.

Innovating the Most Challenging Projects

IWAC empowers its employees to develop new technology, work processes and ways to design, execute and build complex projects. With an active innovation internal community and multiple collaborative partnerships in place, we invests in ideas that can significantly improve project execution and benefit projects in multiple business sectors.

One way we invest is through our Innovation experience that brings together IWAC’s creative minds from around the world to develop solutions for our customers and industry challenges.

Beginning with idea generation and exposure to the latest technologies and trends, teams are assigned challenges identified by our clients and tasked with developing an implementable solution and supporting business case.

From Concept to Implementation we develop new technology, work processes and ways to design & process projects

IWAC has created innovative solutions to real problems facing our clients and our industry.

Today’s water scarcity transition and Fourth Industrial Revolution require the engineering, procurement and construction industry to evolve at an unprecedented pace.

With projects larger and more complex than ever before, innovation is not optional; it’s a mindset our employees embrace to deliver results to customers safely, on schedule and within budget.

IWAC Innovation teams have researched and implemented solutions such as:

Making sites safer using a comprehensive safety planning application designed to reduce incidents on job sites and improve safety planning
Optimizing construction through innovative processes addressing real problems with lesson learnt and risk mitigation strategies
Digitalizing our clients’ facilities projects by eliminating paper-based drawings and deliverables, as well as performing remote inspections and using mobile solutions in the field to improve the quality and shorten the schedule of projects following latest BIM standards
BIM methodology is implemented in project execution process activities within the company’s digitization strategy with the main objective to optimise value for clients with the digitization of all project information in an accessible and collaborative way, and to identify, analyse and manage risks more efficiently in a virtual environment.
BIM allows to collaborate throughout the lifecycle, get information earlier, and upload asset information even before the project is completed.