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. 

Insights and Industry News

Maxim Insights

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Increasing Representation of Female Construction Expert Witnesses

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Industry News

Lower Thames Crossing secures development consent – but not funding

The Lower Thames Crossing planning application has today been granted development consent by the secretary of state for transport.

Source: The Construction Index Last updated: 25 March, 11:05

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Lawyers oppose planning reforms

Least surprising news of the day: lawyers oppose a change in the law that would mean less business for them.

Source: The Construction Index Last updated: 25 March, 08:27

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Manager fined for safety breaches despite company liquidation

A company and its operations manager have both been fined after a man fell to his death through a roof at its site in Dudley seven years ago.

Source: The Construction Index Last updated: 25 March, 08:02

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Watchdog draws on back catalogue for private finance lessons

A report from the National Audit Office today reminds the government of some of the lessons of exploiting private finance for public services.

Source: The Construction Index Last updated: 25 March, 07:43

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Anchor signs up Equans for repairs

Care home and later living provider Anchor has set up a partnership with Equans to create Anchor Repairs & Property Services (ARPS) in the northeast of England.

Source: The Construction Index Last updated: 25 March, 07:39

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