All Careers articles – Page 35
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NewsHiggins defends decision to leave ODA
David Higgins, the Olympic boss who has been appointed chief executive of Network Rail, has said it was the “complexity of the organisation and its projects” that lured him to the role
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FeaturesThe master strategy: Can a QS be a management consultants
Davis Langdon wants to compete with McKinsey. But can it really find a place at the top table of global management consultancies? And will the rest of the quantity surveying industry follow it
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NewsCITB hatches post-privatisation survival plan
CITB-ConstructionSkills is drafting survival plans after a leaked government list revealed that the industry training body might be privatised, writes David Matthews.
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NewsBalfour Beatty names five divisional chief executives
Balfour Beatty has created five new divisional chief executives following the restructuring of its business in the summer.The five will all report to chief operating officer Andrew McNaughton (pictured). They are:Mike Peasland, chief executive of Construction Services UK, responsible for civil engineering, ground engineering and MansellGeorge Pierson, chief executive of ...
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FeaturesDesigning utopia: Architects on top
Architects looking for bigger projects and a more powerful role (yes, that’s you) should be talking to clients in emerging markets where they may well be put at the top of the tree. But they can’t climb there all by themselves
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HCA about to reveal new boss
The government is poised to announce a new chief executive for housing quango the Homes and Communities Agency as early as today.
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NewsSkanska to cut M&E jobs
Contractor blames market downturn as 15 M&E staff are told they could lose their jobs
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NewsInterserve appoints new finance director
Tim Haywood moves from St Modwen Properties where he was also FD
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NewsCITB calls for better skills to retrofit British homes
Industry body says government ensure adequate training to meet its ’Green Deal’ targets
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NewsCITB-Construction Skills could be privatised
Leaked document also reveals list of 177 quangos that could be scrapped as result of public spending cuts
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NewsISG opens five offices as it targets smaller jobs
ISG has opened five offices in the past nine months as part of its strategy to compete with regional businesses for smaller deals, writes Andrew Hankinson.
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FeaturesFive best countries for water infrastructure work
Over the next 10 years, mankind will spend £500bn on water works. Chloe Stothart picks the five best countries to look for your share of it
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Latest construction appointments: 24 September 2010
A weekly updated section of the latest moves within the industry
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FeaturesHays 2010 salary guide: Do we have to fight about it?
There’s no way to sugarcoat this: contractors’ pay is down and benefits are under threat, too. Roxane McMeeken looks at the figures in the Hays 2010 salary survey and asks how employers and employees can stick together through the hard times
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NewsQS salaries fall by up to 8%
Salaries for construction professionals have fallen across the board with site agents suffering drops of 14% over the last year
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NewsRICS launches specialist Online Academy
Virtual learning environment designed to make surveyor training more accessible
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NewsBovis Lend Lease shakes up top team
North of England boss Tony Lenehan exits as Julian Daniel takes over as boss of England and Wales
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NewsBuilding Control to bolster health and safety on site
HSE and Building Control will co-operate in driving up health and safety standards on construction sites
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Inbuilt founders quit as consultancy heads in new direction
Stefan Foster becomes iterim managing director as David Strong and Neil Cutland step down
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FeaturesCrouching tiger: Buying a business in China
Tempted to get a foothold in China by buying a business there? It’s a strategy that can pay dividends, but is strewn with hidden dangers