SEEK: Salford Environment for Expertise and Knowledge
Charles Egbu
Prof Charles Egbu
postal addressMaxwell Building - 4th floor, University of Salford, The Crescent, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom, M5 4WT.
email addressC.O.Egbu@salford.ac.uk
telephone0161 295 6807
Key Memberships
Associate Head of School (Research): School of the Built Environment
From October 2009 to present.
From October 2009 to present.
Full Member of Research Centre: Management in Construction Research Centre (MIC)
From October 2009 to present.
From October 2009 to present.
Associate Member of Research Centre: Salford Centre for Research and Innovation (SCRI)
From October 2009 to present.
Profile Summary
* Knowledge Management and Intellectual Capital assets in Diverse Project Management Environments * Managing Innovations (process, product, technology, service and market) in Construction * Benchmarking and Key Performance Indicators * Risk, Quality, Health & Safety Management in Diverse Project Environments * Refurbishment, Modernisation and Maintenance Management * Project Management Processes (Including Methodologies), tools & techniques * Information technology and its impact on team-working, communication and productivity * Supply Chain and Inventory Management * Construction procurement practices (including partnering, Prime Contracting, PFI and PPP) * Strategic Management in Construction * Skills, knowledge and Competencies for Construction Management * Education and Training for Improved Performance in Small, Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Construction
Key Qualifications
1994
1990
Key Projects
2011
Mar
2010
Aug
Open Resources for Built Environment Education (ORBEE)
JISC, £245,345.00.
Principal Investigator: A Williams (50%). Co-Investigators: N Thurairajah (25%), C Egbu (5%), M Arif (5%), R Haigh (5%), B McAdam (5%), C Fortune (5%).
2009
Nov
PMI2 - China UK Collaborative Partnerships in Employability and Entreprenuership
British Council, £24,660.00.
Principal Investigator: G Aouad (13%). Co-Investigators: J Wilson (13%), N Smith (13%), C Andrew (13%), X Li (13%), C Egbu (13%), C Kalantaridis (13%), R Li-Hua (13%).
Key Publications
Refereed Journal Articles
Edited Books
Papers in Published Conference Proceedings
Key Presence
Conference Organisation
2005
Jun
Co- Organiser - CIB W102 2005W102 meeting on Information and Knowledge Management in Building and International Conference on Information and Knowledge Management in a Global Economy: Challenges and Opportunities for Construction... more >>.
2005
Mar
Co- Organiser - CIB W92Construction Procurement - The Impact of Cultural Differences and Systems on Construction Performance, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, February 7-10, 2005
2003
Dec
Conference Organiser - The First Scottish Conference for Postgraduate Researchers in the Built & Natural Environment (PRoBE),Glasgow Caledonian University, City Campus, Glasgow, Scotland:18 - 19 November 2003
2001
Aug
Co-conference organiser - The International conference on Innovation in Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC), Loughborough, July 2001
External Examiner Duties
2007
Jan
External Examiner - University of Northumbria (PhD) 2007
2007
Jan
External Examiner - University of Wolverhampton (PhD) 2007
2007
Jan
External Examiner - University of Abertay, Dundee, Scotland (PhD) 2007
2004
Jan
External Examiner - Universiti Teknologi (UTM), Malaysia (PhD) 2004
2004
Jan
External Examiner - Sheffield Hallam University, UK (PhD) 2004
2004
Jan
External Examiner - University of Port Elizabeth, South Africa (PhD) 2004
2003
Jan
External Examiner - University College London, UK (PhD) 2003
2003
Jan
External Examiner - University of Derby, UK (PhD) 2003
2002
Jan
External Examiner - Loughborough University, UK (PhD) 2002 (twice); 2003, 2005 (twice) 2006 (twice), 2007 (twice)
Honours and Awards
2012
The Building Prize Award (1990) in Quantity Survey, Leeds Metropolitan University, England.
2004
Emerald Literary 'Highly Commended Award' Journal Paper (ECAM, 2004)
Industrial Collaboration and Exploitation
2012
Member of the Construction and Project Management Group, Leed Metropolitan University - providing consultancy to : Atlas Ward, Yorkshire Water, Barnsley Council, Leeds Development Agency, Shepherd Construction, Sheffield City Coun... more >>.
Invited Papers and Lectures
2012
Chair of Sessions: ARCOM, COBRA, CIB W70, CIB W102, CIB W65, CIB TG 47
2006
Keynote speaker - The Association for Project Management conference, APM Scotland Branch, 2006 'Innovation Management in Construction'
2006
Keynote speaker - CIOB Scotland Branch, 2006 'Innovation Management in Construction'
2006
Keynote speaker - CIOB, 2006, Glasgow, Scotland 'Knowledge Management and Project Leadership'
2006
Keynote speaker - The Association for Project Management, 2006, Glasgow, Scotland 'Knowledge Management and Project Leadership'
2005
Keynote speaker - The Association for Project Management conference, APM Scotland Branch, 2005 'Innovation Management in Construction'
2005
Keynote speaker - The Association for Project Management, 2005, Glasgow, Scotland 'Knowledge Management and Project Leadership'
2003
Dec
Conference Chair - The First Scottish Conference for Postgraduate Researchers in the Built & Natural Environment (PRoBE),Glasgow Caledonian University, City Campus, Glasgow, Scotland:18 - 19 November 2003
2003
Keynote speaker - The Association for Project Management conference, Belfast Branch, 2003 'Innovation Management in Construction'
2002
Keynote speaker - Conference organised by The Leeds Development Agency, Leeds, 2002 'Refurbishment Management in the Construction and the Shipping Industry'
2001
Aug
Co- Chairperson - The International conference on Innovation in Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC), Loughborough, July 2001
Memberships of External Bodies
2012
Fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufacture and Commerce (FRSA)
2012
Fellow of the Association for Project Management (FAPM)
2012
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Building (FCIOB)
2012
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
Other Evidence of External Esteem
2012
Co-ordinator - CIB TG61: Benchmarking Construction Performance
2012
Reviewer of Research Bids/Proposals for Research/Funding Councils - Member of 'experts' for reviewing research bids for Funding. These include the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Economic and Social Sci... more >>.
2012
Director and Trustee - Association for Project Management (APM)
2012
First Edited Book on Knowledge Management in construction (over 3000 copies sold); 50 KM seminars/conference presentations worldwide and examination of 10 PhD students worldwide in the area.
2007
Professor of Project Management and Strategic Management in Construction, School of Built Environment, University of Salford, UK
2006
Reviewer of Research Bids/Proposals for Research/Funding Councils - Member of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Peer Review College: 2006 - 2009
Other Research Activity
2012
Peer reviews/journal referees - Building Research and Information
2012
Editorial Board - Journal of Technology Management in China
2012
Editorial Board - Structural Survey Journal, Emerald Group
2012
Peer reviews/journal referees - Journal of Construction Procurement
2012
Scientific committee member - Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
2012
Scientific committee member - Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM)
2012
Scientific committee member - COBRA
2012
Peer reviews/journal referees - Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management (ECAM) Journal
2012
Peer reviews/journal referees - The Journal of Construction Management and Economics (CME)
2012
Peer reviews/journal referees - Australian Journal of Construction Economics & Building (AJCEB)
2012
Peer reviews/journal referees - International Journal of IT in Architecture, Engineering and Construction
2012
Peer reviews/journal referees - Journal of Innovation in Construction
2006
Journal Editor - Automation in Construction (2006)
2005
Scientific committee member - CIB W102, Portugal, 2005
2005
Scientific committee member - CIB W92 Las Vegas, 2005
2005
Scientific committee member - Postgraduate Researchers of the Built and Natural Environment, PRoBE 2005
2004
Guest Editor - Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management (ECAM) Journal: Special Issue on 'Innovation in Construction' - 2004
2004
Scientific committee member - CIB W99 Working commission 4th Triennial international conference: rethinking and revitalizing construction safety, health, environment and quality, Port Elizabeth - South Africa (2004/2005)
2003
Scientific committee member - Postgraduate Researchers of the Built and Natural Environment, PRoBE 2003
2001
Scientific committee member - International conference on Innovation in Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC), Loughborough, July 2001