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Professor of Construction and Project Management, Head of School of Built Environment, Massey University

Monty Sutrisna is Professor of Construction and Project Management and is the Head of the School of the School of Built Environment at Massey University, New Zealand. He is the current President of the Australasian Universities Building Education Association (AUBEA). As an active researcher, his research expertise includes Construction and Engineering Management, Construction Productivity, Construction Procurement and Contracts, Construction IT and other Advanced Technologies applied in Construction as well as Construction Project Management, Decision Making Modelling/Support, Knowledge Based Systems and Artificial Intelligence. Prior to joining Massey University, he was the Head of Construction Management Department at Curtin University in Western Australia and was the Director of PG Research Training & Outreach/Programme Director for CM Programme at the University of Salford, UK. He specialises in research methodology in the built environment research and champions close collaboration between academia and industry. He is a fellow in the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), in the Australian Institute of Building (FAIB, a chartered building professional), and in the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (FRICS, a Chartered Quantity Surveyor) and a member in the Chartered Institution of Civil Engineers (MInstCES), Chartered Institute of Building (MCIOB, a chartered construction manager) and Institute of Civil Engineers (MICE). He has been actively involved in the local/national boards and committees in those professional institutions. In addition to reviewing for many academic journals, he also reviewed for the Australian Research Council (ARC). He has been involved in the Tertiary Education Qualification and Standards Agency (TEQSA) register of experts, reviewing TEQSA’s accreditation of Construction Management courses in Australia. He is the Scientific Leader of the MBIE funded CanConstructNZ research programme,

Experience

  • –present
    Head of School of Built Environment, Massey University
  • 2012–2017
    Head of Construction Management Department, Curtin University
  • 2010–2012
    Senior Lecturer, Salford University
  • 2009–2010
    Seconded Quality Engineer, BAM Nuttall, UK, Royal BAM Group
  • 2007–2010
    Lecturer, Salford University
  • 2004–2007
    Postdoctoral Research Assistant/Fellow, Salford University
  • 1998–2000
    Construction Manager, DHV consulting group
  • 1997–1998
    Site Engineer, Wiratman & Associates

Education

  • 2021 
    University of Melbourne, Graduate Certificate in Tertiary Education Management
  • 2007 
    University of Salford, PG Certificate in Higher Education Practice and Research
  • 2005 
    University of Wolverhampton, PhD in Construction Management
  • 2002 
    University of Salford, Master of Business Administration
  • 1997 
    Tarumanagara University, Bachelor of Civil Engineering

Grants and Contracts

  • 2020
    CanConstructNZ
    Role:
    Scientific Leader
    Funding Source:
    Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
  • 2018
    The New Colombo Plan UG Short Term (NCP 23064)
    Role:
    Joint Leader
    Funding Source:
    Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
  • 2017
    The Endeavour Asia Postgraduate Mobility Programme, Singapore (Endeavour 20716)
    Role:
    Joint Leader
    Funding Source:
    The Australian Department of Education and Training
  • 2017
    The New Colombo Plan UG Semester Exchange & Internship Student Mobility Programme Hong Kong (NCP18377)
    Role:
    Joint Leader
    Funding Source:
    Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
  • 2015
    Research with Industry in Built Environment: Willingness and Capacity
    Role:
    Lead Investigator
    Funding Source:
    Curtin University
  • 2014
    Boosting up Productivity: Optimizing Scaffolding Life Cycle Management with Virtual Design and Construction
    Role:
    Chief Investigator
    Funding Source:
    Australian Research Council
  • 2013
    Using Building Information Modelling (BIM) for Smarter and Safer Scaffolding Construction
    Role:
    Chief Investigator
    Funding Source:
    Sustainable Built Environment (SBE) National Research Centre
  • 2013
    National BIM Guidelines and case studies for Infrastructure
    Role:
    Chief Investigator
    Funding Source:
    Sustainable Built Environment (SBE) National Research Centre
  • 2011
    Prestigious Visiting Scholarship/Professorship
    Role:
    Visiting Scholar/Professor
    Funding Source:
    Valencia Polytechnic University, Spain
  • 2010
    Sustainable Management for Organisations, Business and Government
    Role:
    Joint Leader
    Funding Source:
    Education Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency, EU
  • 2009
    Industrial Secondment
    Role:
    Principle Investigator/Seconded Quality Engineer
    Funding Source:
    Royal Academy of Engineering, UK