About
Dr. Sharon McClements serves as a Senior Lecturer at Ulster University's Belfast School of Architecture and the Built Environment, specializing in infrastructure investment, Building Information Modeling (BIM), and Public-Private Partnerships (PPP). She concurrently holds significant external roles including Non-Executive Board Member for RICS Northern Ireland and Expert Advisor to Northern Ireland's Ministerial Advisory Group for Architecture and the Built Environment.
Her academic credentials include:
- BSc (Hons) in Quantity Surveying (1996)
- PhD in Construction Management (2013)
- PGCHEP (2007)
- Chartered Surveyor (MRICS, 1999)
- Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (2015)
McClements' research centers on infrastructure financing models, BIM implementation barriers, and PPP stakeholder dynamics, with emphasis on Northern Ireland's construction sector. Her work bridges academic theory and government-industry collaboration, particularly through high-level partnerships with Northern Ireland Government Departments. She has published approximately 20 research outputs and presented internationally on these topics.
Her recent publications (2017-2022) demonstrate evolving focus from foundational PPP frameworks toward practical BIM integration in construction education and infrastructure procurement strategies. The 2022 book Infrastructure Procurement and Funding synthesizes her expertise in leveraging investment for social infrastructure development, reflecting her dual academic-practitioner perspective.
Key recognitions include:
- APM Herbert Walton Award for Excellence (2014) for PhD thesis
- Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (2015)
McClements supervises PhD research in PPP stakeholder collaboration while serving as External Examiner for Liverpool John Moores and Salford Universities. She has secured multiple research grants including studies on BIM implementation barriers and Critical Success Factors of PPP projects in Northern Ireland, demonstrating sustained funding acquisition capability.
Her professional engagement spans RICS leadership roles, Belfast Telegraph Property Awards chairmanship, and Ministerial Advisory Group participation, creating integrated networks between academia, government, and industry stakeholders in the built environment sector.
