Tintsexpert

Hi everyone, can anyone give me info on getting jobs out in the middle east. looking for a short term contract untill our visa for Austrailia comes through.
thanks in advance
Tim

Bob

as a trade? not good, have a search of the forums and you'll see there's no money in it, but if it's more on the management side, probably more worth while...

Tintsexpert

Cheers for that Bob,
Will do that. We've been offered a job for a brit firm, with good money, £2.5k a week, & just wondered how that stood up. sounds good now.
Cheers

sinderelle

Just be very careful which part of the ME you're getting GBP2,500 per week from - that's GBP10,000 per month which is UAE Dhs72,000 per month - I can't see an electrical contractor getting that sort of money in Dubai, that's Banker money.

It's more likely Iraq

arbroath_abroad

i totally beg to differ

Depends the industry

If it is a short term contract i.e a day rater in an industry lets see hmmm Oil and Gas commissioning etc i can guarentee you that there are positions available in dubai in excess of 500-800GBP per day

FACT

sinderelle

Fair dos, I thought he meant in the 'construction' world for electricians

arbroath_abroad

I dont know what the deals in construction are but i am sure there are short term projects positions available.

Lets face it, a sparky back home doesnt do sparkying here, he will be an electrical supervisor or superintendant..in charge of a team of electricians.

Surely these positions in construction will still pull in 300-400GBP per day plus?

PS im an Electrical Engineer in the oil and gas, however not a contractor (more fool me!!!)

sinderelle

Ahh so you have the inside gen

All I can say is, hubby's in the wrong job in construction if a sparky can earn that

arbroath_abroad

That sounds quite derogative towards 'Sparkys'

There is a gulf of difference between a 'sparky' and an 'electrical engineer' trust me

Sparky: change lightbulbs, wire J/B's and sockets

Electrical Engineer: produce a few random cut and pasted drawings from old projects, put his name on them, issue them to site and let the sparky fix all the mistakes

That way it keeps both in a job

Incidently a domestic sparky can make about 50-60K GBP in the UK right now

Blue Cat

AA do you sell sparklers?? need some for Mitten's birthday

arbroath_abroad

certainly, but they will be wired up wrong

Blue Cat

I wouldn't expect anything less

Tintsexpert

Thanks for the comments, it's Saudi on an airport job, for a major uk firm.
PS to earn 50-60K on domestics, your going in with a "three pointed Hat & a Mask on LOL.
If you've any contacts for the oil & gas industry arbroath they would be welcomed with open arms!