Celebrating 10 Years in the Middle East

BuildConsult International Construction & Property

• Established in Dubai in 2005, prior to the construction boom in the Middle East, BuildConsult

International specializes in the recruitment of senior and technical personnel for the Construction &

Property industries across the region and further afield.

• Our area of expertise is recruiting for multi-billion dollar developments and major building &

infrastructure projects covering all disciplines from inception through to handover, both at a

corporate level and at a project level.

• To date, we have been fortunate enough to have worked on some of the region’s iconic

developments and major projects for the leading developers, global consultants and international 1st

tier contractors.

• Notable projects in our portfolio include the $12bn expansion of Dubai International Airport; the

$7.8bn Dubai Metro Project; the world’s largest shopping mall, the $1.8bn Dubai Mall; the $1bn

Atlantis Hotel in Dubai; the world’s tallest building, the $1.5bn Burj Khalifa; the $18bn Dubai

Lagoons project; the $21bn Al Raha Beach development in Abu Dhabi; the iconic $800m Zayed

University project in Abu Dhabi and the $490m St. Regis Hotel & Resort in Abu Dhabi.

• Prior to the downturn in Dubai at the beginning 2009, 95% of our placements were recruited from the

UK, Australia & New Zealand, Far & South East Asia and South Africa. We are experts in international

recruitment and relocations with an enviable track record of success.

• During the downturn in the region, we diversified geographically both regionally and further afield in

Hong Kong, Australia, India, South East Asia and Africa.

• As the market in the UAE gathers momentum with a number of new major projects underway includ-

ing the Expo 2020 development in Dubai and associated projects, we continue to work with our

established client base and look to establish new relationships as your preferred recruitment partner.

Mark Pennington

Managing Director

A Brief History

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Our Recruitment Services

Contingent Search Assignments

• Over the last 10 years we have built an impressive database of over 25,000 candidates, selected

on their experience of having worked on major building and infrastructure projects for the

leading developers, global consultants and international 1st tier contractors. Hosted on the latest

version from Voyager Software, Voyager Infinity, newly implemented in January 2015 which

allows us to search on any aspect of the candidate’s CV.

• In conjunction with our own comprehensive database, we advertise online with the leading

industry related internet job boards covering the UK, Australasia and South Africa along with

having our own dedicated LinkedIn Careers page.

• In addition, we have Resourcers employed by BCI for a number of years with in-depth industry

knowledge of the developments, the major projects and the companies involved.

Retained Advertised Assignments

• With our established relationship with a leading international advertising agency, we are able to

advertise on your behalf in international newspapers, regional newspapers or industry related

publications to cover both major project requirements and board level positions.

Executive Search Assignments

• Due to our extensive industry knowledge and international connections, we are continuously

retained by both regional and multi-national industry leaders to carry out retained searches

covering Board level positions and specialized technical positions.

• To date, we have a 100% success rate where we have delivered on time with the support of

dedicated Researchers with extensive industry knowledge covering both the Construction and

Property markets.

Experts in International Recruitment

What Differentiates BCI from the Competition?

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• Since the establishment of BuildConsult International in 2005, our agenda has always been to

provide a quality recruitment service and not a quantity service, we pride ourselves on being the

‘snipers’ of the industry and we have built up an excellent reputation for delivering the right

candidates at the allocated budget.

• Our success has come through fully understanding our clients’ requirements and working with

our clients in providing them with the right candidates with the required experience, who will al-

so culturally fit into the organization to enhance their own careers.

• Every submitted candidate is thoroughly interviewed by a trained recruitment consultant where

they will cover off all aspects of a career move with the candidate. All candidate applications are

submitted with a uniformly formatted CV along with a detailed Interview Summary.

• We offer a full life cycle recruitment process from the initial client brief, resourcing, arranging

client interviews, negotiating employment contracts and closing.

• Our contingency recruitment averages a 92% closure rate and along with our established

tracking system, we ensure that all successfully placed candidates are monitored during their

notice periods ensuring they start with the client on time.

• We assist with the attestation of the required documents for the necessary work permits and

residency visas where we have established agents in the UK, Australia and South Africa.

• We always provide the candidate with a full company profile of their new prospective employer

prior to client submittal along with providing details of housing, transport, schooling and banking

facilities for the particular country where the position will be based.

• Our Managing Director along with all of the employees of BuildConsult International have lived

and worked in the Middle East for a number of years and all have first hand experience of the

challenges of living in the region.

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A Genuine Targeted Approach

Relevant Clients & Recent Placements

Aldar HQ

Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque

Client: Leading International Design & Engineering Consultants

Project: Design & Pre-Contract of Major Infrastructure Project, Dubai

Position: Design Director

Client: Programme Management Consultants

Project: Major Infrastructure Project, Abu Dhabi

Position: Project Controls Manager

Client: Leading International PMC & Cost Consultants

Project: Regional Head Office, Dubai

Position: Associate Director - Commercial

Client: PQS & Cost Consultants

Project: AED 2.5bn Mixed-Use Development, Qatar

Position: Commercial Director

Client: Leading International PMC & Cost Consultants

Project: Major Mixed-Use & Hospitality Development, Dubai

Position: Project Director

Client: Leading International PMC & Cost Consultants

Project: AED 1.4bn Mixed-Use Development, Dubai

Position: Commercial Lead

Our clients, past and present over the last 10 years include AECOM, Atkins, EC Harris, Parsons Interna-

tional, Mott MacDonald, Louis Berger, Confluence (now Faithful+Gould), Worley Parsons, KEO Interna-

tional, Parsons Brinckerhoff and Deloitte

Burj Khalifa

Built on Referrals

Available Candidates Looking for a New Opportunity

Operations Director

First class Operations Director instrumental with rebuilding a global PMC’s business across the Middle

East after the crash in 2009 with a solid previous track record as a Project Director.

Availability: 3 Months Notice Location: Dubai

Project Services Director

MBA qualified Project Services Director with a wealth of experience covering both major building & infra-

structure projects with a planning background and highly IT literate with previous Middle East experience.

Availability: August 2015 Location: Australia

Project Controls Director

Highly experienced Project Controls Director with a solid background in planning initially with 1st tier con-

tractors and the last 10 years on behalf of the client on major building & infrastructure projects.

Availability: 2 Months Notice Location: Dubai

Project Director - Client’s Representative

BSc qualified Project Director with 30 years’ of experience gained from working for leading international

consultants on major building & infrastructure projects in the South East Asia & the Middle East.

Availability: Immediate Location: Abu Dhabi

Snr Project Managers / Project Manager

We have a number of Snr Project Managers / Projects Managers with client-side exp on major building

projects including high-rise, hospitality, healthcare and mixed-use developments available immediately.

Availability: Immediate Location: Dubai & Abu Dhabi

Due to our reputation over the last 10 years and having successfully placed over 800 senior

professionals in the Construction & Property industry across the region and further afield, we are

constantly being referred and at any one time we have a number available candidates looking for new

opportunities. The following candidates are available for interview;

Celebrating 10 Years in the Middle East

We are based in Dubai with our head office in Knowledge Village, we have access to state of the art conference facilities and rooms. We are

available at short notice to visit you in any country within the region as well as traveling abroad to interview candidates on your behalf. For

more information on BuildConsult International and the services that we provide, please contact us on the details below:

BuildConsult International FZ LLC

Location: Office 203, Block 17

Knowledge Village

Dubai, U.A.E.

Post: P.O. Box 211793

Dubai, U.A.E.

Telephone: +971 4 360 1604

Fax: +971 4 360 4409

Email: mpennington@buildconsult-me.com

Website: www.buildconsult-me.com

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/buildconsult-international

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