Hafiz Zahoor

Asst Prof of "Const Engg & Mgmt"

Disciplines: Engineering Social Sciences

Research topics:

National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), NUST College of Civil Engineering, Risalpur Campus, 24080. Pakistan , KPK

https://www.mysciencework.com/profile/hafiz.zahoor

Summary

Dr. HAFIZ ZAHOOR completed his PhD Degree from The Hong Kong Polytechnic Univ in Dec 2016 <https://theses.lib.polyu.edu.hk/bitstream/200/8830/1/b29499161.pdf>, <https://goo.gl/cSWfRN>. He is currently teaching at the Department of Construction Engineering & Management, National University of Sciences and Technology, Risalpur Campus, KPK, Pakistan <https://goo.gl/FfHvrx>. He has more than 17 years of work experience in the field of Civil Engineering. He has over 40 international/national level research publications to his credit. His research interests include: Construction safety performance, Project delays & time-cost performance, Developing a neural network model to predict the time and cost overruns/claims in construction projects, Labor productivity, Enhancing project productivity using BIM, Construction disputes, Barriers to safety implementation, Earned value management, Risk assessment in public-private partnership infrastructure projects, Project bidding & delivery methods.

Published articles Show More

Influence of Perceived Fairness on Contractors’ Potential to Dispute: Moderating Effect of Engineering Ethics

Maqsoom, Ahsen Wazir, Saifullah Jan Choudhry, Rafiq M. Thaheem, Muhammad Jamaluddin Hafiz Zahoor

Published in Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

The relationship between the perceived fairness of administering projects’ claims and contractors’ reduced potential to disputes is probably missing in published literature in the context of engineering ethics. In the current research, the moderating effect of engineering ethics is explored in relationship between perceived fairness and contractors...

Extrinsic psychosocial stressors and workers’ productivity: impact of employee age and industry experience

Maqsoom, Ahsen Mughees, Abdul Hafiz Zahoor Nawaz, Adnan Mazher, Khwaja Mateen

Published in Applied Economics

This paper aims to explore the impact of employee age and industrial experience on extrinsic psychosocial stressors that may influence the productivity of workers. Using an integrated theoretical approach, this study examines four extrinsic psychosocial stressors, i.e. work environment, infrastructure, economy and country environment. The data were...

BIM-based claims management system: A centralized information repository for extension of time claims

Ali, Babar Hafiz Zahoor Nasir, Abdur Rehman Maqsoom, Ahsen Khan Rai Waqas Azfar Mazher, Khwaja Mateen

Published in Automation in Construction

In traditional claim management system, Extension of Time (EOT) claims often lead to disputes among key construction stakeholders. This necessitates shifting traditional system to a digital environment for efficient processing. This research, therefore, focuses on utilizing Building Information Modeling (BIM) technology for developing a BIM-Based C...

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Factors causing the time delay in projects: Empirical evidence from Pakistani construction industry

Maqsoom, Ahsen Umer, Muhammad Choudhry, Rafiq Muhammad Hafiz Zahoor Basharat, Mubeenul

Construction firms are of crucial importance when it comes to the development of the nation. Given the complex web of communication and sets of preferences, the construction industry faces innumerable challenges. Of most criticalities that are commonly observed in the industry, it is the time overrun that accounts for most of the adversities faced ...

Intrinsic factors influencing the bid/no-bid decision of Pakistani contractors

Maqsoom, Ahsen Shaheen, Iram Asshraf, Hassan Hafiz Zahoor Khan, Sufian Younas

Construction industry is playing the role of an important pillar in today's economy. With the growing market and increasing complexity in construction projects, firms are vulnerable to swelling risks more than ever. A firm's decision to bid or not for a perspective project impacts both the project's success as well as generation of profit for the c...

Influence of Risk Factors on Project’s Objectives in Construction Industry of Pakistan

Kamal, Asad Hafiz Zahoor Ali, Babar Babar, Suqrat Maqsoom, Ahsen

Published in ICCREM 2019

Construction industry is prone to a number of risks due to its dynamic nature and the involvement of several stakeholders. These risks, if left untreated, negatively influence the project’s objectives including cost, time, and quality. Numerous studies have been conducted globally to find the potential risks faced by construction industry; however,...

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The strategies to enhance safety performance in the construction industry of Pakistan

Hafiz Zahoor Albert P. C. Chan

Published in Construction Health and Safety in Developing Countries

Though large construction companies in Pakistan are following various safety management systems, unsafe behaviours and unsafe conditions are at times noticed resulting in fatal accidents. This necessitates exploring the root causes of such accidents as well as identifying the significant safety climate (SC) factors that can positively influence the...

Economic-efficiency analysis of Rawalpindi bypass project: A case study

Mehmood, Yasir Hafiz Zahoor Fahim Ullah

Published in Innovative Production and Construction

Safe, efficient and user-friendly transportation of people and goods is the premier concern for highway agencies due to a growing tendency in urbanization, especially in developing countries such as Pakistan. This study presents economic-efficiency analysis of a proposed project, i.e. Rawalpindi Bypass, and an existing roadway structure in Pakistan...

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Benchmarking the current state of construction safety practices in Pakistan

Hafiz Zahoor

Construction industry (CI) is one of the most hazardous industries where workers are more prone to accidents. These accidents can be reduced by improving the safety performance of CI through a benchmarking approach. This approach helps the construction companies to compare their safety performance with the industry best practices. It ultimately lea...

Investigating the relationship between safety climate and safety performance in the construction of multi-storey buildin...

Hafiz Zahoor

The sectoral share of construction in the GDP of Pakistan has consistently increased from 2.42 to 2.58 percent during the last decade; reflecting its momentous contribution in country’s economic development. However, construction is continuously suffering from the highest accident rate (14.55% in 2006-2007 to 16.3% in 2014-2015) among all the indus...

Experience

Assistant Professor Since February 2017

National University of Sciences and Technology; College of Civil Engineering (Risalpur PK)

http://www.nust.edu.pk/INSTITUTIONS/Colleges/MCE/Departments/SCME/Faculty/Pages/Dr.-Hafiz-Zahoor-Ahmad-Khan.aspx

Construction Manager Since April 1999

Corps of Engineers, Pakistan (Rawalpindi PK)

Education

PhD in Construction Management September 2013 - January 2017

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Hung Hom HK)

MS Construction Engineering and Management September 2010 - April 2012

National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) (Islamabad PK)

BE Civil April 1995 - October 1998

Military College of Engineering (NUST) (Risalpur PK)

Awards

Best Project Award 2016 of the Occupational Safety and Health Council (OSHC), Hong Kong 2016

http://www.bre.polyu.edu.hk/researcher/prizes_awards

2014/15 International Postgraduate Scholarship for PhD studies at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University 2014

http://www.polyu.edu.hk/fce/eBulletin/public/issue41/#04

Gold Medal in MS studies 2012

http://nust.edu.pk/PublishingImages/PGConvocation-2014.jpg

Interests

Bim Construction Safety Management Project Delays & Time-Cost Performance Labor Productivity Building Information Modeling Construction Disputes Earned Value Management Public-Private Partnership Infrastructure Projects Project Bidding & Delivery Methods