Specialized practice (healthcare / commercial / hospitality)
You practise within a building-type specialism — hospitals, data centers, malls, hotels, or high-end residences — at firms that focus on that domain. Pay runs above generalist practice at mid/senior level because the domain knowledge is scarcer, with data-center work carrying the highest technical premium. You usually specialize after 2–4 years in general practice, not from day one.
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It raises pay and your value in the Gulf mega-project market, but it narrows your mobility across building types. Healthcare needs NABH/AERB/CSSD logic; data centers need tier/resilience, ATD/CDCP-type knowledge, and serious MEP/BIM coordination.