Rate My Professor Marcus Jefferies

Associate Professor Marcus Jefferies is Head of Discipline in Construction Management within the School of Architecture and Built Environment, College of Engineering, Science and Environment, at the University of Newcastle, Australia. He completed his PhD in construction project management and economics at the University of Newcastle in 2014, focusing on risk management in social infrastructure Public Private Partnerships through multi-stage case studies involving major contractors such as Lendlease, Thiess, and Multiplex, alongside NSW State Government projects like sports stadia, hospitals, and roads. He holds a Master of Building by Research from the University of Newcastle (2003) and a BSc (Hons) from the University of Northumbria, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. Before academia, he accumulated over 10 years of industry experience as a Site Engineer on the Chek Lap Kok Airport in Hong Kong and with various UK construction contractors and developers. At the university, he has served as Program Convenor for the Bachelor of Construction Management (2002-2006, 2018-2021) and Masters of Project Management (2015-2020), and coordinates courses including Contract Administration (ARBE3307), Advanced Contract Administration (ARBE6307), and Research in the Built Environment (ARBE4121). He sits on teaching, research, and industry partner committees.

Jefferies' research specializations encompass construction procurement systems, Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs), risk management, project alliancing and partnering, construction management education, and health, safety, and well-being. He has published over 100 peer-reviewed papers, including 'Critical success factors of the BOOT procurement system: reflections from the Stadium Australia case study' (2002), 'Critical success factors of public private sector partnerships: A case study of the Sydney SuperDome' (2006), 'Using public-private partnerships (PPPs) to procure social infrastructure in Australia' (2009, Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management), and 'Public-private partnerships: A critical review of risk management in Australian social infrastructure projects' (2008). He co-edited 'New Forms of Procurement: PPP and Relational Contracting in the 21st Century' (2016, Routledge). As Chief Investigator, he led Australian Research Council Linkage Projects on PPP bidding risk management ($235,000 cash, producing 10 papers with partners like major contractors) and infrastructure procurement reform ($313,650 ARC plus over $1 million from 15 partners including all state Treasuries and Infrastructure Partnerships Australia), plus a CRC-Construction Innovation project on value in project delivery systems. He is Deputy Director of the Centre for Construction Safety and Well-being ($800,000+ funding), supervises PhD students (6 current, 9 completed), reviews for journals like Construction Management and Economics, Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, and Journal of Construction Procurement, and contributes to CIB Working Commissions W92 (Procurement Systems) and W122 (PPPs) as Regional Sub-Coordinator (Australasia) for W122. Awards include the Australian Institute of Building Wilson Memorial Prize (2003), AIB NSW Chapter Medal (2004), and Chartered Institute of Building Certificate of Excellence for Postgraduate Research (2004).