Life as a Construction Professional Overseas

Life as a Construction Professional Overseas

So you want to work abroad? We highlight some of the reasons many construction professionals are flocking to Hong Kong, Malaysia and the Middle East.

Middle East Slowdown Brings UK Focus

Middle East Slowdown Brings UK Focus

Expat construction employment in the Middle East slows down while nowhere appears to be any busier than the UK over the last 12-24 months

Transportation Innovation: Hyperloop Coming to Dubai in 2020?

Transportation Innovation: Hyperloop Coming to Dubai in 2020?

Futuristic Hyperloop travel is heading to the Middle East as agreements and feasibility studies are in motion for public and logistics construction

Opportunities for Engineers in Dubai

Opportunities for Engineers in Dubai

The Dubai Strategic Sewer Project will offer many opportunities to engineers, tunnelling experts and other construction professionals over the next five years

Expatriate Quantity Surveyors - Britain Needs You!

Expatriate Quantity Surveyors - Britain Needs You!

With ambitious plans for the UK Construction industry over the next 20 years, it's a very fair concern to wonder where the labour force is going to come from

Green Construction Opportunities at Dubai Solar Park

Green Construction Opportunities at Dubai Solar Park

With Phase III of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park about to commence in Dubai, there will many be opportunities for construction specialists

Dubai’s Aladdin City Construction Project Ramps Up

Dubai’s Aladdin City Construction Project Ramps Up

A raft of opportunities for construction professionals are expected in the coming months for the mega development project, Aladdin City at Dubai Creek

Museum of the Future: Construction Project in Dubai

Museum of the Future: Construction Project in Dubai

Get involved with a construction project that will make a difference to future generations and involving 3D Printing at the Museum of the Future, Dubai

Salary Report 2015Q4: Engineers in the Middle East

Salary Report 2015Q4: Engineers in the Middle East

There are numerous engineering job titles in the construction industry There are also many different geographical locations across the GCC to consider. So let’s take a look at the top 5 current most sought after production & engineering type roles in the Middle East:

Greener Energy for Dubai Plans Affect Building Construction

Greener Energy for Dubai Plans Affect Building Construction

Dubai has announced plans to reduce energy use by 20% by 2020 and up to 30% by 2030. With a global understanding that buildings use about 40% of all energy consumption it is little wonder that Dubai’s focus is on buildings both commercial and domestic for this greener energy programme. Get our view on the issues and the projects

Dubai World Central Renamed 'Dubai South'

Dubai World Central Renamed 'Dubai South'

Dubai World Central is the development everyone wants to be part of in the UAE and as of last month this future host of the 2020 World Expo site has been rebranded Dubai South.

5 Reasons Oman Might Be Your Next Destination

5 Reasons Oman Might Be Your Next Destination

The vast majority of professionals I speak to that have worked in Oman have nothing but positive things to say about the country - including the landscape, the friendliness of the people and the exciting construction projects that are currently under way