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Peter McDermott
Prof Peter McDermott
postal addressMaxwell Building - 4th floor, School of the Built Environment, University of Salford, The Crescent, Greater Manchester, UK, M5 4WT.
email addresspeter.mcdermott@ccinw.com
telephone+44 (0)161 295 4808
Key Memberships
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Full Member of Research Centre: Management in Construction Research Centre (MIC)
From October 2009 to present.
Profile Summary

Construction procurement. Strategic procurement. Sustainable Procurment. Construction supply chains Construction industry development.  Social and Community Benefit.


Key Qualifications
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1993
PhD Construction Management (from Brunel - University of West London).
1983
BSc Hons Quantity Surveying (from Liverpool Polytechnic).
Key Projects
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2009
Feb
Extended Industrial Secondment(Dickinson) to Elevate East Lancashire
Sponsor Name Not Available, £30,000.00.
Principal Investigator: P McDermott (80%). Co-Investigators: M Khalfan (10%), W Swan (10%).
2007
Apr
Research Assistant Industrial Secondment (Dickinson) to Elevate East Lancashire
EPSRC CTA, £37,812.00.
Investigators: M Khalfan (10%), P McDermott (80%), W Swan (10%).
2006
Mar
Salford IMRC Renewal
EPSRC, £4,866,537.39.
Principal Investigator: G Aouad (10%). Co-Investigators: P Barrett (10%), P McDermott (7%), C Abbott (10%), Y Rezgui (7%), G Cooper (7%), J Powell (7%), M Kagioglou (10%), L Ruddock (7%), L Koskela (7%), P Sterry (7%), V Ahmed (7%), M Sexton (7%).
2005
Mar
Immortal information and through-life knowledge management
EPSRC, £167,683.00.
Investigators: M Kagioglou (15%), G Aouad (15%), M Sexton (15%), L Koskela (40%), P McDermott (15%).
2004
Dec
Sustained Competitiveness in the UK Construction Sector: A Fresh Perspective
EPSRC, £237,446.00.
Investigators: M Kagioglou (25%), B Dangerfield (25%), P McDermott (20%), P Barrett (15%), G Aouad (15%).
Key Publications
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Refereed Journal Articles
2010
Jan
Oyegoke, A & McDermott, P & Dickinson, M 2010, 'The myth behind integration in the UK construction industry', International Journal of Procurement Management 2010 - Vol. 3, No.3 pp. 247 - 264, 3(3), pp.247-264.abstract
2009
Aug
Oyegoke, A & McDermott, P & Aouad, G & Cleary, M 2009, 'Skill competency development strategies by a contractor', Proceedings of the ICE - Management, Procurement and Law, 162(3), pp.121-130.abstract
2009
Jan
Oyegoke, A & McDermott, P & Abbott, C 2009, 'Achieving Sustainability in Construction Through the Specialist Task Organisation Procurement Approach', International Journal of Procurement Management, 2(3), pp.288-313.abstract
2009
Jan
Oyegoke, A & Khalfan, M & Dickinson, M & McDermott, P & Rowlinson, S 2009, 'Construction project procurement routes: an in-depth critique', International Journal of Managing Projects in Business, 2(3), pp.338-354.abstract
2008
Dec
Khalfan, M M & McDermott, P & X, L & Arif, M & M, K 2008, ' The integration of suppliers and manufacturers within construction supply chains through innovative procurement strategies', International Journal of Value Chain Management (IJVCM), 2(3), pp.358-370.abstract
2008
Dec
Khalfan, M & McDermott, P & Li, X & Arif, M & Kayep, M 2008, 'The integration of suppliers and manufacturers within construction supply chains through innovative procurement strategies', International Journal of Value Chain Management 2008 - Vol. 2, No.3 pp. 358 - 370, 2(3), pp.358-370.abstract
2008
Jan
Oyegoke, A & Khalfan, M & McDermott, P & Dickinson, M 2008, ' Managing risk and uncertainty in an agile construction environment: application of agile building specialist model', International Journal of Agile Systems and Management, 3(3/4), pp.248-262.abstract
2007
Dec
Khalfan, M M & McDermott, P & Swan, W 2007, 'Building Trust in Construction Projects', Supply Chain Management: an International Journal (in press), 12(6), pp.385-391.abstract
2007
Dec
Swan, W & McDermott, P & Khalfan, M 2007, 'The application of social network analysis to identify trust-based networks in construction', International Journal of Networking and Virtual Organisations, 4(4), pp.369-382.abstract
2007
Dec
Khalfan, M & Oyegoke, A & McDermott, P & Dickinson, M 2007, 'Impact of innovative procurement on agility within the construction industry', International Journal of Agile Systems and Management , 7(4), pp.393-405.abstract
2007
Dec
Swan, W & McDermott, P & Khalfan, M M 2007, 'The Application of Social Network Analysis to Identify Trust Based Networks in Construction ', International Journal of Networking and Virtual Organisations (in press), 4(4), pp.369-382.abstract
2006
Jan
Khalfan, M M & McDermott, P 2006, 'Innovating for supply chain integration within construction', Journal of Construction Innovation, 6(3), pp.143 - 157.abstract
2005
Apr
McDermott, P & Khalfan, M M & Swan, W 2005, ''Trust' in Construction Projects', Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction, 10(1), pp.19 - 31.abstract
2002
Jan
Wood, G & McDermott, P & Swan, W 2002, 'The ethical benefits of trust-based partnering: the example of the construction industry', Business Ethics: A European Review, 11(1), pp.4-13.abstract
Edited Books
1999
Jan
Rowlinson, S & McDermott, P 1999, 'Procurement Systems: A Guide to Best Practice in Construction', 1st edition, Eand F.N Spon, London, UK.
Key Presence
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Other Evidence of External Esteem
2012
Associate Director at CCI (Centre for Construction Innovation, Constructing Excellence in the North-West)
Associate Director at CCI (Centre for Construction Innovation, Constructing Excellence in the North-West)