- Professor of Construction and Project Management, Head of School of Built Environment, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – 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
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–presentHead of School of Built Environment, Massey University
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2012–2017Head of Construction Management Department, Curtin University
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2010–2012Senior Lecturer, Salford University
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2009–2010Seconded Quality Engineer, BAM Nuttall, UK, Royal BAM Group
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2007–2010Lecturer, Salford University
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2004–2007Postdoctoral Research Assistant/Fellow, Salford University
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1998–2000Construction Manager, DHV consulting group
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1997–1998Site Engineer, Wiratman & Associates
Education
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2021University of Melbourne, Graduate Certificate in Tertiary Education Management
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2007University of Salford, PG Certificate in Higher Education Practice and Research
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2005University of Wolverhampton, PhD in Construction Management
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2002University of Salford, Master of Business Administration
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1997Tarumanagara University, Bachelor of Civil Engineering
Grants and Contracts
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2020CanConstructNZ
- Role:
- Scientific Leader
- Funding Source:
- Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
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2018The New Colombo Plan UG Short Term (NCP 23064)
- Role:
- Joint Leader
- Funding Source:
- Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
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2017The Endeavour Asia Postgraduate Mobility Programme, Singapore (Endeavour 20716)
- Role:
- Joint Leader
- Funding Source:
- The Australian Department of Education and Training
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2017The 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
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2015Research with Industry in Built Environment: Willingness and Capacity
- Role:
- Lead Investigator
- Funding Source:
- Curtin University
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2014Boosting up Productivity: Optimizing Scaffolding Life Cycle Management with Virtual Design and Construction
- Role:
- Chief Investigator
- Funding Source:
- Australian Research Council
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2013Using Building Information Modelling (BIM) for Smarter and Safer Scaffolding Construction
- Role:
- Chief Investigator
- Funding Source:
- Sustainable Built Environment (SBE) National Research Centre
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2013National BIM Guidelines and case studies for Infrastructure
- Role:
- Chief Investigator
- Funding Source:
- Sustainable Built Environment (SBE) National Research Centre
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2011Prestigious Visiting Scholarship/Professorship
- Role:
- Visiting Scholar/Professor
- Funding Source:
- Valencia Polytechnic University, Spain
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2010Sustainable Management for Organisations, Business and Government
- Role:
- Joint Leader
- Funding Source:
- Education Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency, EU
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2009Industrial Secondment
- Role:
- Principle Investigator/Seconded Quality Engineer
- Funding Source:
- Royal Academy of Engineering, UK
Contact Monty for
- General
- Media request
- Speaking request
- Consulting / Advising
- Research collaboration
- Research supervision
- Location: Auckland, New Zealand
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