Jobs advice: What Gulf construction firms look for when hiring

Recruiting the right candidate for a vacant position is seldom an easy process. In the GCC’s intensely competitive construction industry, it can...

Property

Dubai Properties Group appoints new chief executive

Dubai Properties Group (DPG) has appointed Abdullatif Al Mulla as chief executive, according to a statement issued on Monday.Al Mulla has over two...

Construction

Saudi Arabia likely to review Nitaqat scheme amid ‘work paralysis’

Saudi Arabian authorities are likely to review the controversial Nitaqat programme, which is designed to encourage employment of nationals, following complaints about the...

Construction

Half a million Dubai workers subject to midday break

The UAE’s ‘midday break’ rule will see an estimated 500,000 Dubai construction workers down tools during the hottest part of the day...

Construction

Midday break for UAE construction workers to start on June 15

The UAE has announced details of its ‘midday break’ for construction workers, which is set to start on June 15 and last...

Construction

Gulf construction CEOs now paid up to $1.2m a year, says report

Construction bosses in the Gulf are now raking in up to $1.2 million a year in basic pay, making it the region’s...

Features

Quantifying the success of the QS

It’s easy to think of a quantity surveyor’s work as purely concerned with costs and quantities in a construction project. While that...

Construction

Salaries surge in Gulf construction sector

Throughout 2014, residential prices in the region continued on an upward trend, sparked by a succession of announcements of high-profile megaprojects. In...

Consultant

Atkins makes key appointments in Middle East property division

British consultancy Atkins has announced three senior appointments in its 750-strong Middle East property division.Regional design director Janus Rostock has been made head...