10 jobs to watch in 2016

摘要

The AWPR was years in the making before the deal to build it was finally awarded to the Connect Roads JV in June 2014. Work is progressing on site and will ramp up in 2016, but the Scottish Government's funding plan has hit a snag: the ONS reclassified the £1.45bn project as public rather than private, meaning it must be taken into account in Scotland's capital budget. It's unlikely to seriously hamper construction - but the change could have implications for available funding on other projects north of the border. An abundance of work will be up for grabs on TH Real Estates' £850m St James project in Edinburgh next year, which began to move forward with certainty after the 'No' vote in the Scottish referendum. Laing O'Rourke is currently working on a consultancy basis on the project, which will include 850,000 sq ft of retail space, a hotel and 250 residential units. With completion scheduled for 2019, this is one of the UK's biggest housing and regeneration schemes and will be high-profile for its contractors.