Australia

There are a significant number of live infrastructure projects in Australia that offer great career prospects for construction professionals. These projects include job opportunities to join leading engineering, project management and contracting organisations in roles such as planners, project managers, civil engineers and quantity surveyors.
Major airport, rail, and metro projects, each with billion-pound budgets, are located in major urban areas such as Sydney, Brisbane, and Perth. To learn more, check out our blog post on Australian Infrastructure 

In addition, a range of school, hospital and residential projects are underway that are requiring both local and expatriate / international skilled construction professionals to join project teams.

There are also some fantastic job opportunities to work within the specialist area of construction disputes with a range of claims and expert dispute work available within both Quantum & Delay specialisms.

You can browse our Featured Australian jobs below or start a search of all our Australian jobs. 

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Industry News

Hospital building programme pushed back 10 years or more

The government has confirmed that it will honour the hospital building programme that it inherited but it is going to take at least 10 years longer than the previous lot promised.

Source: The Construction Index Last updated: 21 January, 08:08

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Construction starts rose 20% in 2024

A bullish data report from Glenigan reveals that construction project starts in 2024 were 20% above 2023 levels.

Source: The Construction Index Last updated: 21 January, 07:43

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Work starts on Worcester’s new arts centre

Speller Metcalfe has moved on site to start work on Worcester’s new £10m arts centre.

Source: The Construction Index Last updated: 21 January, 07:29

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Etag recruits former Saint-Gobain chief

Building materials distributor Etag Fixings has brought in a former Saint-Gobain chief executive to chair its board of directors.

Source: The Construction Index Last updated: 21 January, 07:07

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Sheppey leisure centre to get £15m makeover

Alliance Leisure has been appointed to deliver a £14.8m regeneration project to improve health and leisure facilities on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent.

Source: The Construction Index Last updated: 21 January, 06:32

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