Doka Group, a subsidiary of the Umdasch Group is one of the world’s largest manufacturers and suppliers of formwork products and systems with more than 160 sales and logistics facilities in over 70 countries. From its headquarters in Austria, Doka’s heritage of innovation has positioned itself as a front runner in creating disruptive technologies for the construction market, with an emphasis firmly placed on supporting the needs of its clients.

Covering some of the fastest developing economies in the global construction market, Doka’s Middle East & Africa office oversees operations from Cape Town to Istanbul. Based from its regional headquarters in Dubai, which includes both offices and a distribution centre, Doka’s MEA operation has been structured to provide maximum agility for its subsidiaries, allowing it to react quickly to market changes and to extend the highest levels of support for its clients.

Doka’s MEA office covers the following subsidiaries: United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait, Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey, Egypt, Algeria, Morocco, Nigeria, South Africa and Mozambique.
Doka’s MEA Office also supports projects across the African continent and Central Asia.

• Develop & support the teams of engineering & sales in designing, offering, acquiring & executing IPs.
• Source & follow up on project leads, tenders & awards for large scale IPs in the region.
• Strengthen our market position at infrastructure projects.
• First point of contact for large infrastructure contractors & key players in this field.
• Prepare formwork design concept & sales strategy optimized to individual IPs in the region.
• Develop new & actively maintain existing IP accounts.
• Expand our business in the field of IPs within the countries or our region.
• Interface to HQ Competence Centre for new developments, our specific requirements & area needs.
• Regular face to face meetings & job site visits with customers, stakeholders & potential new customers.
• Focus on profitability and long-term market penetration with Doka IPs formwork systems.

Remark: IPs - Infrastructure Projects (Bridges, Tunnels)

Qualifications / Knowledge / Experience

• Technical / civil engineering degree preferred
• 8-10 years professional experience in formwork design / formwork engineering
• Professional experience within the MEA region
• Sales experience in construction
• Experience with IPs formwork system solutions & design
• Experience in PM (ideally for IPs)
• Job site experience in IPs

Skills / Characteristics

• Commercial business thinking with a strong sales focus
• Approachable personality
• Willing & able to travel regularly to remote countries in the MEA region
• Perfect in English both written and spoken
• Other language(s) of the region are an advantage
• Team player
• Leadership skills