Quantity Surveying & Construction Jobs
UK - Hong Kong - Canada - Worldwide
Quantity Surveying & Construction Jobs
UK - Hong Kong - Canada - Worldwide
5 October 2015
The Lighthouse Club is a construction industry networking organisation with offices across UK, the Middle East and Australasia, which also raises funds for those less fortunate within the construction community who fall victim to accident or illness.
10 June 2015
Construction claims professionals are greatly in demand in Hong Kong due to the significant cost and time overrun of the major civil and railway projects in recent years. As a recruitment consultant who specializes in recruiting claims consultants with various levels for my international and Hong Kong based claims clients, I would like to share what makes an attractive talent for my clients and why Hong Kong is worth moving to!
7 May 2015
There’s no better way to find advice for becoming a Quantity Surveyor than to ask an existing professional in this area. So we spoke to Keith Keown who started his quantity surveying career some years ago. Keith got his degree in this subject and went on to work with various construction organisation in the UK and internationally.
29 April 2015
Apprenticeship and graduate schemes are on the up. All of the large international construction corporations offer ‘get paid to learn’ schemes of one kind or another. Many offer several tiers from initial school leaver programs to intermediate and higher level schemes leading to professional qualifications. Most of the programs include some study with a local college or university. And many of the companies also offer help for those at the higher levels to obtain qualifications that will be recognised by professional bodies.
3 March 2015
UK market is buoyant and there are a number of opportunities for returning expatriates as well as for overseas nationals
3 March 2015
The construction industry has around 350,000 firms, varying in size from small/medium family owned firms to multi millions pound companies. The sector makes up for around 10.5% of UK employment which is around 3.1 Million people. Construction is seen as a “jobs creator” the sector is over three times more labour intensive than financial services and can provide jobs for people from all educational backgrounds.
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.
31 August 2014
I would like to take this opportunity to address a topic which is becoming more of an issue in Hong Kong – the English language skills of the local construction industry as this will balance the
31 July 2014
Quantity Surveyor vacancies are increasing in London and the South East at present. Maxim Recruitment specialise in the recruitment of commercial staff in these geographical areas and are urgently
30 May 2014
In previous years Hong Kong has been forced to recruit expatriates out of the European, American & Middle Eastern markets for candidates in specialist divisions of the construction industry includ
30 April 2014
If you are a new to using a recruitment agency or you have tried to use a recruitment consultancy in the past but have not had the results you were hoping for, then I hope the following blog will give
31 March 2014
A life decision as significant as moving to work in a new country deserves due diligence to fully understand what you are getting yourself into – the pros as well as the cons! There are likely t