David De Visscher
Operations Director Abu Dhabi - BESIX
The move
MovePROMAN, Luxembourg → BESIX
TitleProject Coordinator → Operations Director Abu Dhabi
LocationLuxembourg → United Arab Emirates
Career arcRecent arrival
Cross-border moveYes · Luxembourg → United Arab Emirates
Native languageEnglish, French
Years in UAE5.4
Total experience22.2 years
BESIX headcount10,001+ employees
BESIX industryConstruction
BESIX HQSint-Lambrechts-Woluwe, Brussel
BESIX founded1909
BESIX typePrivately Held
Career arc
- Operations Director Abu DhabiJul 2022 — Present
BESIX· United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Resident Manager UAEDec 2021 — Jun 2022BESIX· United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Deputy Director OperationsDec 2020 — Dec 2021BESIX· United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Branch ManagerAug 2017 — Dec 2020BESIX· Cairo Governorate, Egypt
- Project DirectorJul 2016 — Jul 2017BESIX· Cairo Governorate, Egypt
- Resident ManagerSep 2014 — Jun 2016BESIX· Cameroon & Equatorial Guinea
- Operations ManagerJul 2013 — Sep 2014BESIX· Cameroon - Equatorial Guinea
- Project ManagerJun 2008 — Jun 2013Besix
- Senior EnginnerJul 2005 — May 2008Besix
- EngineerNov 2003 — Jun 2005BESIX
- Project CoordinatorAug 2003 — Oct 2003
PROMAN, Luxembourg· Luxembourg
Education
- Politecnico di TorinoErasmus · Architecture2001 — 2002
- Université catholique de LouvainMaster · Ingénieur Civil Architecte1998 — 2003
Languages
- Spanish · Limited working
- English · Native or bilingual
- French · Native or bilingual
- Italian · Professional working
Top skills
ConstructionSubcontractingProject ControlCivil EngineeringPrimavera P6Value Engineering
About
A seasoned professional in construction, David has over 20 years of experience specialised in the management and delivery of various types of buildings ranging across hospitals, hotels, towers and museums including numerous high profile "mega-projects". This construction experience has been acquired in various countries in Africa, Europe and the Middle East where he has held executive positions for BESIX and successfully managed both operations and business development. David has a Master's Degree in Civil Engineering specialized in Architecture. He is married with two children.