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

Senior promotions at Barhale

Civil engineering contractor Barhale has given added responsibilities to three of its senior staff.

Source: The Construction Index Last updated: 22 January, 08:02

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Vistry to develop former Birmingham hospital site

Homes England has signed a building lease with Vistry for the development of 750 homes at the former City Hospital site in Birmingham.

Source: The Construction Index Last updated: 22 January, 07:44

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Muse brought in for Barrow’s Marina Village

Westmorland & Furness Council has appointed Muse Places as its development partner.

Source: The Construction Index Last updated: 22 January, 07:42

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Layton becomes CECE president

JCB director Phil Layton is the new president of the Committee for European Construction Equipment.

Source: The Construction Index Last updated: 22 January, 07:39

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Wates and Mount Anvil to build Southwark homes

The London Borough of Southwark has signed contracts with two developers to build at least 360 new council homes at several sites across the borough.

Source: The Construction Index Last updated: 22 January, 07:38

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