Knauf stands for opportunity. We know that opportunity looks different to each person, and we are proud that we see opportunity in everyone. As a vital member of the Knauf Group, Knauf Aquapanel invites you to embark on an exciting career journey. We pride ourselves on having a values-led culture with a clear purpose of making tomorrow a home for all.

Founded in 2002, Knauf Aquapanel is a leading manufacturer of cement board systems. From humble beginnings, we have evolved into a global flagship brand, making our mark in over 60 countries.

We are all led by the same core values and believe in the powerful potential of large companies to have a positive impact on the world. At Aquapanel, we are committed to developing innovative building materials for various applications. Today, the premium AQUAPANEL® brand is the preferred choice of architects, specifiers, and fabricators, offering significant performance benefits for all building types.

CAN YOU SAY ‘YES’ TO THESE QUESTIONS?

• Do you treat your colleagues with respect?
• Do you always have the customer in mind?
• Do you act with future generations in mind?
• Do you have a proven track record of delivering results?
• Do you like to seek out opportunities to grow and develop?

If your answer is a resounding "yes," we appreciate your application!

We value everyone's contribution equally and we ask that you bring your whole self to work, to enrich the business further, as together we achieve more in a safe and inclusive environment.

This is not just a job; it's a commitment to shaping the future of construction with Knauf Aquapanel.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING:

Core competences & necessary skills

• You must be comfortable engaging with a wide variety of design and construction professionals and possess excellent presentation and IT skills.

• You must also be able to field queries from different parties from across the project spectrum utilising your superb problem solving and interpersonal ability.

• Your role will be providing system specific solutions which support the Commercial Teams

• You should regularly co-ordinate queries with regular customers and contractors

• You need to have market awareness, excellent commercial attitude and customer focus and you should regularly network with internal and external parties.

• Effective performance in this position requires strong teamwork, adaptability, and time management skills.

• Possessing cultural adaptability and a deep understanding of local business practices in the APAC region would be highly valuable.

Technical Support

• Understand basic design, execution planning and constructional design.

• Prior experience in consulting service on local building physical requirements.

• Experience in producing drafts, specifications and detailed plans for architects, planners, and general contractors.

• Develop solutions to draft and design issues of our regular customers that match accepted standards and industry-specific standards of conduct.

• Work towards supporting direct and indirect customers to obtain necessary building permits and write supporting technical documentation.

• Ensure presence in and consultancy for professional groups to expand the corporate profile and to impact industry-specific matters for the benefit of the company.

• Help, train and support the sales team in working with certain customers and on certain projects.

• Experience in monitoring of local technical certification procedures.

• Experience in understanding regional building regulations and supporting commercial team with segment and regional development.

Drywall, Facades, Roofing

Experience in façade / exterior wall / drywall applications

• Experiences in steel building, light-gauge steel construction, special designs
• Experience in modular integrated and offsite construction methods would be an added advantage.
• Capability of doing static calculations (according to local standards) as a preliminary support to direct and indirect customers.
• Bill of quantity
• Basic (constructional) design, detail planning.
• Building design in general.
• Seismic design.
• Execution planning.
• Analyzing and verifying of the constructional design.

Experience in flat roof applications

• Previous experience of technical specifications and designs for flat roofing.
• Good working knowledge of the roofing industry, specifically flat roofing.
• Good working knowledge of the standards and regulations associated with flat roofing
• Awareness in FM procedures, and RoofNav

On Site Support

• Willing to travel within the China, Hong Kong and Macau region, APAC when needed.
• Experience in practical on-site demonstrations.
  

WHAT WE’D LOVE FOR YOU TO HAVE:
We are interested in you as a person; your attitude, behavior and values. As long as you have the willingness to learn anything you need for the role that you don't already have, we'd love to speak to you.

If you fulfil the following requirements – it would be an added advantage:

• Technical education with construction related degree:
  Civil Engineer / Construction Engineer / Structural Engineer or Architect

• 3-5 years working experiences and in-depth knowledge of the construction industry;
  ideally experience with façade engineering and/or in field of drywall construction material.

• Experience with construction sites or at construction planning office

• Presentation skills

• Experience in CAD. Prior usage of BIM.

• Awareness in specification selling.

• Fluent in English (verbal and writing) and Chinese (Mandarin), Cantonese would be an advantage.

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?

We appreciate that your time is precious and applying for a new job can be a lengthy process - so we are committed to replying to your application within five working days.