| The Construction Industry operates on a global scale | | | | into their ranks. Contracts overseas can mean long |
| with many opportunities to work abroad. The | | | | periods of time away from the UK and, in some |
| developed world maintains many types of project, | | | | cases, working longer hours than UK contracts |
| including continuation, decommissioning and | | | | stipulate. However, in these circumstances, many |
| environmental work, much of which is implemented by | | | | companies offer employees additional pay allowances |
| some of the industry's leading companies, who are | | | | and extra money to assist the costs of intermittent |
| diversifying into new markets. Factors such as tourism | | | | flights back to Britain. Many consider this to be a |
| and the continuing rise in the global population have | | | | career for single people, as the long periods away |
| increased the demand for housing, commercial | | | | from home and the frequent lack of facilities to cope |
| buildings, high-rise constructions, industrial processing | | | | with dependants often take a toll on married couples |
| plants and new and improved transport infrastructures. | | | | or those in relationships. |
| New markets are arising in countries with unused | | | | Construction jobs overseas require a variety of |
| natural resources. Countries such as South Africa, | | | | employees with a variety of skills, such as site |
| South America and Russia are providing budding | | | | managers, site engineers, plant engineers, electricians, |
| opportunities in this area, whilst countries in the Middle | | | | quantity surveyors, structural engineers, store |
| East, such as Saudi Arabia and Dubai are plowing | | | | managers, finance personnel, personnel managers, |
| billions of pounds worth of investment into housing, | | | | catering staff and procurement managers. Working |
| hospitals as well as residential and tourist | | | | abroad can also present language and cultural |
| developments. Other industries are having a positive | | | | challenges, whilst trying to oversee a large build, but this |
| effect on the construction industry; India has achieved | | | | leaves extra room for graduates to use their |
| an almost overnight success within its IT sector. As | | | | qualifications to their best advantage. |
| outsourcing and the off-shoring of international | | | | Of course, British engineers and specialists are not |
| business have grown in conjunction with the | | | | confined to finding construction jobs overseas; with the |
| development of this IT industry so, too, has the | | | | advent of the 2012 Olympics in the UK. Since 2006, |
| demand for commercial, residential and retail | | | | the Olympic Committee has been sourcing the best |
| constructions. China is also offering substantial | | | | candidates for the required builds and competition |
| opportunities for jobs in construction as its changing | | | | between companies is fierce for the relevant |
| infrastructure demands new housing and power | | | | contracts. As the Games approach, there will be more |
| developments. | | | | and more opportunities for qualified candidates to |
| UK qualifications are well-respected worldwide by | | | | consider making their mark on British soil, as well as |
| construction recruitment organizations, offering British | | | | taking into account the benefits offered by working |
| workers considerable opportunities to work overseas. | | | | overseas. The Olympics are being heralded as a |
| Whilst overseas project tend to favour more | | | | showcase for the talents of UK construction |
| experienced graduates, many multinational companies | | | | companies, which is hoped to generate further work |
| will readily take on more-recently qualified graduates | | | | abroad. |