| One of the best things about working in the | | | | seeking to build modern power generation capabilities |
| construction industry is that, if you've got the right skills | | | | and water treatment facilities. |
| and experience, you can access a worldwide jobs | | | | Part of the reason why these areas offer such |
| market. The construction recruiters who concentrate | | | | opportunities for western developers and workers |
| on the most qualified candidates are often looking to fill | | | | though is that until recently, the Middle East and other |
| jobs far beyond the shores of domestic industry. | | | | such regions have lacked a strong economic base for |
| Whilst it's unlikely that semi-skilled workers or labourers | | | | modern construction. Aside from the cost and scarcity |
| will be able to compete with the local labour force for | | | | of materials, there has also been a shortage of skilled |
| work, when it comes to engineering, quantity surveying, | | | | workers - of the architects, engineers and other |
| consultancy or site management, national borders are | | | | construction expertise required to make such visions a |
| no limit to opportunity. Working in areas such as Abu | | | | reality. Currently, construction companies from across |
| Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, or elsewhere in the | | | | the world are benefiting from the massive growth of |
| Middle East, can be particularly rewarding; jobs in these | | | | OPEC (Oil and Petroleum Exporting Countries) |
| regions tend to be for major contracts with large | | | | economies. |
| responsibilities - and correspondingly high benefits. | | | | Of course, these jobs are not for everyone. Another |
| These areas offer opportunities for several reasons, | | | | reason why the prospects are so good and the |
| though all ultimately boil down to their immense natural | | | | rewards so attractive is because inevitably, the work |
| resource: oil. Although these nations lacked the natural | | | | involves relocating to a foreign country for an |
| resources and technological edge to keep pace at the | | | | extended period of time. Some people may not like |
| start of the twentieth century and the industrial | | | | the idea of moving to such a different culture; although |
| revolution, their importance in the modern world has | | | | the weather is generally nicer, the customs are |
| fuelled an immense rate of growth. Their economies | | | | generally far different. Also, in some cases you may |
| have soared - and so has their population. | | | | have to move alone - though many employers will |
| Because of this parallel growth, these areas are | | | | offer free accommodation for your family members |
| investing heavily in new construction. Although many | | | | as well, not all do. |
| opportunities still lie within the construction of mineral | | | | Still, the wages are generally very competitive; the |
| and oil facilities, more and more these countries are | | | | work, extremely prestigious; and the benefits, very |
| looking to build robust and modern systems of | | | | compelling. A large portion of your earnings will be |
| infrastructure. | | | | untaxed depending on your employer, you'll be |
| Perhaps the most common area of such work is in | | | | provided with often luxurious accommodation for your |
| improving travel infrastructure - building new waterway | | | | stay and for many people, the prospect of travelling |
| systems for the transport of freight to the relatively | | | | and working abroad will be compelling in itself. |
| few coastal facilities, improving the roads that link | | | | Construction is a vital aspect of every economy in the |
| these nations to the wider world and expanding their | | | | modern world. If you close yourself off to the prospect |
| existing airport facilities for their prestigious upper class. | | | | of working outside of the UK, you'll be missing out on |
| Other areas are also rapidly growing however; as the | | | | golden opportunities. |
| average wage has improved, these nations are | | | | |