Rising demand for engineering professionals in Hong Kong

By Dean Stallard

With many large-scale projects now commenced and underway in Hong Kong, the demand for engineering professionals has been rising across all job levels from engineer through to technical director.

The particular areas within engineering that are facing a shortage of candidates include building services design, construction and fit-out, mechanical, electrical, and fire services.

This demand is being felt specifically across the commercial, residential, hospitality, institutional, industrial, and telecommunications industries.

Due to the fact that Hong Kong's engineering sector is experiencing high job numbers, salaries are steadily rising for skilled engineering professionals which is a strong indicator of the increasing demand.

Job vacancies have been rising for engineers, drafters, technicians, and design managers in Hong Kong, especially within engineering consultancies and contractors.

There are a number of projects in Hong Kong, Macau, and mainland China that are contributing to this demand as they are tapping into Hong Kong's consulting expertise and creating a shortage of skilled professionals.

In Hong Kong specifically, the demand has been created by new high-rise construction and fit-out projects and other large-scale projects such as the government land sale programme, the development of the West Kowloon Cultural District, and the MTR Stations and Kai Tak Airport redevelopment.

The market is very active and is creating career-advancing opportunities for skilled engineering professionals who are based in Hong Kong and the wider region. Knowledge and experience of the local market and the local engineering landscape is high up on the list of the majority of employer's requirements.

In response to the rising demand, we have opened an Engineering division to provide employers with access to the top engineering talent available in the local market.

In such a candidate-short market, employers now more than ever need to ensure they have strong, competitive attraction and retention strategies in place to attract the talent required to fill their roles and to keep their top talent on board.

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