Dr Motiar Rahman

Motiar Rahman graduated in Civil Engineering from Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh in 1984. Following work in industry in different capacities, he obtained an MSc in Construction Project Management from Hohai University, China in 1998 and PhD from University of Hong Kong in 2003. This was followed by working at the University of Hong Kong as Research Associate and Research and Development manager. He took up a Lectureship at the University of Glamorgan in June 2006, and joined the Division of Civil Engineering at the University of Dundee in January 2009. His research focuses on construction procurement and industry development.

Professional Biography

• PhD, University of Hong Kong, 2003
• MSc Construction Project Management, Hohai University, 1998
• BSc Civil Engineering, Rajshahi University, 1984

• Collaborative working arrangements: relational contracting, partnering, teamworking etc.
• Innovative procurement approaches: PPP/PFI, LIFT, CPH, HUB etc.
• Selection methodologies: contractor, consultant, supplier and subcontractor
• Culture in construction and organisational development
• Information & knowledge management in construction SMEs

• Rahman, M.M. & Kumaraswamy, M.M. (2008) Relational contracting and teambuilding: assessing potential contractual and non-contractual incentives. Journal of Management in Engineering 24, 48-63.
• Rahman, M.M., Kumaraswamy, M.M. & Ling, F.Y.Y. (2007) Building a relational contracting culture and integrated teams. Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering 34, 75-88.
• Kumaraswamy, M.M., Ling, F.Y.Y., Anvuur, A.M. & Rahman, M.M. (2007) Targeting relationally integrated teams for sustainable PPPs. Engineering Construction and Architectural Management 14, 581-596.
• Rahman, M.M. & Kumaraswamy, M.M. (2005) Assembling integrated project teams for joint risk management. Construction Management and Economics 23, 365-375.
• Rahman, M.M. & Kumaraswamy, M.M. (2005) Relational selection for collaborative working arrangements. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management 131, 1087-1098.

Dr Motiar Rahman

Division of Civil Engineering

University of Dundee

Nethergate

Dundee

DD1 4HN