Quantity Surveying & Construction Jobs
UK - Hong Kong - Canada - Worldwide
Quantity Surveying & Construction Jobs
UK - Hong Kong - Canada - Worldwide
16 July 2015
This month saw a long awaited announcement regarding the ambitious Burj 2020 project, which had gone relatively quiet since late 2014. The iconic Dubai based tower, when constructed, will be the World's largest commercial tower
14 July 2015
Hong Kong ranks first in the world in terms of both skyscraper and high-rise building count. We are always in the process of building something - be it a highway, tunnel, new subway line or adding to the iconic skyline.
10 June 2015
We might be a recruitment agency but at Maxim Recruitment we pride ourselves on being up-to-the-minute. So we never ask that worn out interview question ‘where do you see yourselves in five years time?’ However it would be a question we would ask of the construction industry to see where it might be heading.
8 June 2015
Over this Ramadan holiday I will be shifting my Middle East focus to exciting UK job market which seems to be experiencing a national shortage of Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management talent. Find out why!
7 May 2015
Hong Kong Stadium is the main sports venue in Hong Kong. The stadium was redeveloped from the old Government Stadium and reopened in 1994. The stadium has a maximum seating capacity of 40,000 and regularly hosts international football matches and other large sporting events such as the ever popular Hong Kong Sevens rugby tournament. But now there are plans to develop an even larger state of the art Sports stadium and complex in Hong Kong, Kai Tak Sports Stadium.
7 May 2015
The ‘Museum of the Future’, a title that would befit Dubai itself, was announced in fittingly contemporary fashion by his highness, via his official Twitter account. Following a string of tweets he concluded that the ‘Museum of the Future is a first step of many to come, marking the beginning of great achievements.’ The Museum’s function is to showcase the world’s latest inventions, with workshops and courses also running, acting as a stage for the most promising inventors and entrepreneurs.
7 May 2015
Hong Kong, as an international financial city, never stops developing its economy system to increase its competitiveness in the world. However, when we focus too munch on the financial world sometimes our culture and traditional history can be overlooked. In order to boost cultural and entertainment establishments in Hong Kong, a project called West Kowloon Cultural District (WKCD) is proposed and currently under development.
31 March 2015
UK construction can brag some exciting projects in the current market, such as Crossrail, HS2, the Northern Line Extension, the plans for new residential towers in London, and the renewal of a variety of frameworks such as the beginning of AMP 6 that consists of various new build treatment plants and is of course the massive Thames Tideway Tunnel project. Here is a brief round up of some of the most exciting construction projects and frameworks within civil engineering/infrastructure and within building construction.
31 March 2015
The price of crude oil has dropped by more than half in the last 6 months. For those of us filling up our cars in the UK, this is music to our ears. However to the construction industry in the Middle East, this has potentially damaging effects. You may not read it in the Middle Eastern press too much but there has been growing concern about the decline in oil prices and the knock on effect this would have on planned construction work in the Middle East region.
31 March 2015
Hong Kong, as an international city with strong public finance and highly capable professionals, is full of construction engineering marvels. Over the past few years, Hong Kong has built extended railway and public transport networks, cross-harbor bridges and tunnels and sky-high towers. These projects not only create wealth, but they also contribute to quality of life, create job opportunities and improve Hong Kong’s image and reputation as a must-go city for tourists. But are all these projects being build as efficiently as possible and are they being completed on time and on budget?
28 February 2015
The roles of a planning engineer start right from the earliest stage of a project. Before other parties start working on the project, planners have to create plans and schedules, investigating what equipment and materials are needed, and also estimating the labour cost and manpower needed.
28 February 2015
2014 was a good year for the Engineering and Construction industry. In 2003, Hong Kong’s construction sector experienced some down time. But over the past year, it has been booming. Data from the Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department indicates that the city's construction sector achieved positive growth in 2014. Real growth for construction industry value grew by 3.1% in real terms in Q1 2014.