The Transition From Engineer To Claims Consultant

The Transition From Engineer To Claims Consultant

As the need for claims consultants continues to rise in Hong Kong, the demand for quality candidates is far outweighing the supply. With this in mind, Maxim has recently helped a number of major Inter

Moving into Management: Quantity Surveying

Moving into Management: Quantity Surveying

Working in Hong Kong as a Quantity Surveyor can provide an excellent opportunity to develop your career and progress up the ladder. Let’s look at what it takes to move into a management role and

Hong Kong Construction Projects: Tuen Mun – Chek Lap Kok Link (TM-CLKL) and Tuen Mun Western Bypass (TMWB)

Hong Kong Construction Projects: Tuen Mun – Chek Lap Kok Link (TM-CLKL) and Tuen Mun Western Bypass (TMWB)

This month, I will look at the progress, cost and job opportunities that the Tuen Mun – Chek Lap Kok Link (TM-CLKL), together with the Tuen Mun Western Bypass (TMWB) will create. The project is

Maxim Recruitment Upgrades its UK Office

Maxim Recruitment Upgrades its UK Office

As a UK based member of the Maxim Recruitment team I'm delighted to announce the company's recent relocation to their new offices situated at Pera Business Park in Melton Mowbray Leicestershire.The co

Msheireb: The World's First Sustainable Downtown Regeneration Project.

Msheireb: The World's First Sustainable Downtown Regeneration Project.

Msheireb: The World's First Sustainable Downtown Regeneration Project. This development is Msheireb Properties flagship project and is set to become a major landmark in Doha when completed. The develo

Hong Kong Rugby 7's: 28th-30th March 2014

Hong Kong Rugby 7's: 28th-30th March 2014

Firmly established as one of the most spectacular, exotic, well organized rugby events of its kind in the World, the Cathay Pacific Airways & HSBC 2014 Hong Kong Sevens steam rolls into Hong Kong

The Negative Impacts of 'Job Hopping' in the Construction Industry

The Negative Impacts of 'Job Hopping' in the Construction Industry

With the volume of construction work scheduled in the Middle East over the next 5 years the laws of supply and demand would suggest that salaries will be on the rise as we saw several years ago in the

New Construction Projects in Dubai, Abu Dhabi & Qatar 2014

New Construction Projects in Dubai, Abu Dhabi & Qatar 2014

I have been keeping a close eye on key players and projects in Dubai, Abu Dhabi & Qatar and have prepared a snapshot of activity from this month in the Middle East Market. If February is anything

Hong Kong – The Ideal Place for Australian Construction Professionals

Hong Kong – The Ideal Place for Australian Construction Professionals

After initial signs of growth in Q4 last year the Australian construction industry contracted again in January (Source: Wall Street Journal). With the recent economic downturn in Australia many of its

The Rise of BIM in Hong Kong

The Rise of BIM in Hong Kong

Hong Kong has long been a centre of construction, and with its size come many sub-sectors of the industry including tunnels, roads, viaducts, highways, bridges and rail. Within this, there are even mo

Hong Kong Vision 2020 - A Way Forward

Hong Kong Vision 2020 - A Way Forward

2014 looks to be busy year in the construction industry for Hong Kong. But as another year passes how much closer to achieving the Hong Kong’s Construction Industry Group (CIG) Vision 2020 are w

Building a cleaner future: The Hong Kong construction industries attempts at combatting pollution levels.

Building a cleaner future: The Hong Kong construction industries attempts at combatting pollution levels.

The Hong Kong Government is reviewing changes to the levels of air quality required in the Special Administrative Region’s proposed project areas. These are arguably much needed modifications to a region rife with pollution