The capital of Saudi Arabia, the largest Arab country in Middle East, is Riyadh. Saudi Arabia is popularly known as ‘The Land of the Two Holy Mosques’ as it houses the two holiest places of Islam, Mecca and Medina. It is bordered by Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, UAE, Oman and Yemen from all sides.
The economy of Saudi Arabia is hugely based on petroleum exports and rich oil reserves. It is a great contributor of oil and petroleum to the world. this country is among the few fastest growing countries in the world that generates a high per capita income. The largest city of SA is Riyadh, the capital city followed by Jeddah, Dammam, Mecca and Medina.
Jobs in Saudi Arabia lure large number of expatriates to leave their home country and move out. Riyadh and Dammam, especially, offer hundred thousand jobs for both natives and expats. Currently, engineering jobs in Saudi Arabia are most looked forward to after the revival of its economy. Almost every country markable on the world map had suffered the repercussions of economic meltdown and the developments had slowed down. With the visible recovery signs, then job market of Saudi Arabia is again open to hire people from both within and outside the country.
Engineering is an extremely vast field that can’t be really defined briefly. It consists of numerous branches and thus, has varied options and fields for obtaining expertise. The majorly popular fields of engineering are Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Software Engineering. Of these, civil engineering jobs in Saudi Arabia are gaining high momentum as real estate sector of the country is witnessing large scale development. The flourishing realty market has generated demand for skilled and experienced construction officers, engineers, supervisors, managers, etc. Read the full story
