Opportunities for Construction Jobs in Dubai
Optimistic Outlook for Building and Engineering Jobs in Dubai
There are still opportunities for construction jobs in Dubai despite the presence of a recession and a
decline in the demand for construction as a result of the slowdown in this UAE emirate's real estate market.
Finding a construction job there might not be as easy as it was just a few years ago, but it is not impossible
either. It might have more than its share of problems, but Dubai's building industry still offers career growth
chances for construction professionals.
It should be noted that Dubai had experienced a boom in construction during the previous years because the
government knew that it could not depend any more on its petroleum industry. In fact, revenues coming from the oil
industry have shrunk to less than six percent of the GDP in 2008 because of the drastic decline in Dubai's oil
reserves, and because it has shifted its focus towards tourism and other service industries. This is only natural
because of projections that its petroleum reserves may be gone completely in 20 years.
The decision of Dubai's government to concentrate on other industries aside from the petroleum sector had caused
an increase in the prices of real estate properties. This in turn had spurred an almost frantic rise in the demand
for construction companies and the corresponding rise in the number of available construction job vacancies in
Dubai. Hence, for a construction engineer, Dubai represented a land of opportunity and some of the highest
buildings and skyscrapers in the world were constructed there. Unfortunately, the slowdown in the world economy
causes a substantial decline in the condition of the real estate industry in Dubai.
In the rush towards creating some of the best buildings of the world, Dubai and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)
had accumulated a substantial amount of foreign debt. With the global crisis affecting the prices of real estate
properties in the emirate, the condition of the construction industry and employment took a dive. For those who
were looking for construction civil engineering jobs, Dubai had lost some of its previous luster. However, this
does not mean that the availability of construction jobs in this advanced city has totally dried up.
There are still several opportunities for construction and contractor jobs in Dubai as the building and
engineering sector may still have openings for architects, engineers, planners, managers, and supervisors. When
looking for construction civil engineering jobs, Gulf countries like the UAE require various kinds of workers, such
as civil engineers, architects, technicians for optic fibers, electrical engineers, masons, fabrication workers,
construction site supervisors, drivers, wire men, and delivery and transportation workers.
Some of the experiences needed are those that have to do with steel structures that have been pre-engineered,
pipeline construction, land reclamation, soil improvement, piling, landscaping, surveying, project management,
quality control, project estimation, safety management, purchasing, plant operations, concrete batching, pest
control, mechanical engineering, and costing. Just like in other places, opportunities for construction work remain
because development does not stop even when there is an economic downtrend.
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