Umair Khalid

Dr Umair Khalid serves as a Lecturer in Construction Project Management and Course Leader for Chartered Building Surveying within the School of Computing and Engineering at the University of West London. Prior to his academic career, he accumulated substantial industry experience working on diverse infrastructure development projects. He commenced his teaching journey at Nottingham Trent University in 2019, where he also completed his PhD, and has since enhanced his pedagogical skills through continuous professional development workshops and CPD opportunities.

His academic qualification includes a PhD in Health and Safety Management within the UK Construction Industry from Nottingham Trent University, focusing on human reliability and safety framework development for construction projects.

Dr Khalid's research program centers on critical challenges in the construction sector, with primary emphasis on health and safety management systems, advancement of sustainable construction methodologies, and integration of digital technologies to transform industry practices. He employs mixed-methods approaches to analyze safety performance factors, organizational culture impacts, and technological adoption barriers, aiming to develop practical frameworks for real-world implementation. His work addresses the urgent need for reducing construction fatalities through evidence-based interventions.

Analysis of his 2021-2024 publications reveals a strategic research evolution: while foundational work established construction safety frameworks (2021-2022), recent outputs demonstrate significant expansion into corporate risk management, financial performance metrics, and behavioral finance (2023-2024). This interdisciplinary trajectory bridges construction management with broader business economics, particularly examining risk-performance relationships in healthcare and corporate contexts.

Dr Khalid actively supervises undergraduate and postgraduate research projects across six programs including BSc Architectural Design Technology and MSc Construction Project Management. He champions active learning pedagogy through personal tutoring and transdisciplinary course delivery, emphasizing collaborative problem-solving to address diverse student needs in construction education.