Military College of Engineering
Faculty Hafiz Zahoor Ahmad Khan

Hafiz Zahoor Ahmad Khan

HOD Department of Construction Engineering & Management MCE
Summary

Dr. Hafiz ZAHOOR completed his PhD Degree (https://bit.ly/2KGV04e) from The Hong Kong Polytechnic Univ (https://goo.gl/cSWfRN) in Dec 2016. He is currently teaching at the Department of Construction Engineering & Management, National University of Sciences and Technology, Risalpur Campus, KPK, Pakistan. He has over 20 years of work experience in the field of Civil Engineering and Construction Management. He has authored / co-authored 58 international/national level research publications. His research interests include: Construction safety performance, Project delays and claims management, Predicting time-cost overruns, Enhancing project productivity, Construction disputes management, Earned value management (EVM), Risk assessment in PPP infrastructure projects, Project bidding & delivery methods, and Building information modelling (BIM).

Academic Background
PhD (Construction Management) Hong Kong Polytechnic University September 02, 2013 - December 30, 2016
Honours and Awards
Publications
Integration of project scheduling and buffer sizing in construction using a stochastic programming model: a case study approach May 20, 2026 Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management - Pages: 18
Exploring the Factors Influencing Construction Workers’ Safety Behavior: An Artificial Intelligence-Based Model Approach May 15, 2026 Buildings - Volume 16(10), Article Number 1965
Barriers to learning from incidents in the construction industry of Saudi Arabia February 01, 2026 KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering - Volume: 30, Issue 2, Article Number:100370, Pages:14
Energy efficiency and life cycle cost analysis of residential buildings using sustainable building materials November 15, 2025 Journal of Building Engineering - Volume 114, Article Number 114243
Deconstructing construction wastes: Exploring waste generation causes and their impact on project performances May 07, 2025 PLoS One - Volume:20, Issue:5, Article Number e0322295
Communication Barriers in Indonesian Government Construction Projects April 04, 2025 Revista Ingenieria de Construccion - Volume 40(1), Pages 1-12
Evaluating the correlation between project selection criteria and organizational performance within the construction industry July 01, 2024 Ain Shams Engineering Journal - Volume 15, Issue 7, Article Number 102794
Identifying Measures of Effective Risk Management for Public–Private Partnership Infrastructure Projects in Developing Countries October 29, 2022 Sustainability - Volume 14, Issue 21, Article Number 14149
Project control and forecast assessment of building projects in Pakistan using earned value management March 08, 2022 Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management - Volume 29, No. 2, Pages 842-869
Assessing Rainwater Harvesting Potential in Urban Areas: A Building Information Modelling (BIM) Approach November 15, 2021 Sustainability - Volume:13, Issue:22, Article Number: 12583
Closure to "influence of Perceived Fairness on Contractors' Potential to Dispute: Moderating Effect of Engineering Ethics" by Ahsen Maqsoom, Saifullah Jan Wazir, Rafiq M. Choudhry, Muhammad Jamaluddin Thaheem, and Hafiz Zahoor June 01, 2021 Journal of Construction Engineering and Management - Volume 147, Issue 6, Article Number 07021004
Collaborative Behavior in Relational Contracting Projects in Hong Kong—A Contractor’s Perspective May 11, 2021 Sustainability - Volume:13, Issue:10, Articel Number:5375
Dynamic stakeholder salience mapping framework for highway route alignment decisions: China–Pakistan economic corridor as a case study November 01, 2020 Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering - Volume 47, Issue 11, Pages 1297-1309
Extrinsic psychosocial stressors and workers’ productivity: impact of employee age and industry experience June 02, 2020 Applied Economics - Volume:52, Issue:26, Page:2807-2820
BIM-based claims management system: A centralized information repository for extension of time claims February 01, 2020 Automation in Construction - Voume 110, Article Number 102937
Influence of Perceived Fairness on Contractors’ Potential to Dispute: Moderating Effect of Engineering Ethics January 01, 2020 Journal of Construction Engineering and Management - Volume 146 Issue 1, Article Number 04019090
Preferred entry mode choices and transformation of indonesian contractors' strategy in international markets December 31, 2019 Journal of Construction in Developing Countries - Volume 24, Issue 2, Pages 173-188
A decision support framework for sustainable highway alignment embracing variant preferences of stakeholders: case of China Pakistan economic corridor October 28, 2019 Journal of Environmental Planning and Management - Pages
Factors affecting structural steelwork adoption from a project lifecycle perspective: The case of Hong Kong September 01, 2019 Journal of Cleaner Production - Volume 230, Pages 634-646
Modelling capability-based risk allocation in PPPs using fuzzy integral approach September 01, 2019 Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering - Volume: 46, Issue: 9, Pages 777-788
Techniques and benefits of implementing the last planner system in the Gaza Strip construction industry August 19, 2019 Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management - Volume: 26, Issue: 7, Pages 1424-1436
Making decision toward overseas construction projects An application based on adaptive neuro fuzzy system March 18, 2019 Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management - Volume 26, Issue 2, Pages 285-302
Exploring the strategic motivation of internationalisation: Indonesian contractors’ perspectives December 01, 2018 Construction Economics and Building - Volume:18, Issue:4, Page:64-83
Fuzzy Integral-Based Risk-Assessment Approach for Public-Private Partnership Infrastructure Projects December 01, 2018 Journal of Construction Engineering and Management - Volume 144, Issue 12, Article Number: 04018111
Investigating the difficulties of implementing safety practices in international construction projects October 01, 2018 Safety Science - Volume 108, Pages 39-47
Making international expansion decision for construction enterprises with multiple criteria: a literature review approach May 04, 2018 International Journal of Construction Management - Volume:18, Issue:3, Page:221-231
Determinants of Safety Climate for Building Projects: SEM-Based Cross-Validation Study June 01, 2017 Journal of Construction Engineering and Management - Volume 143, Issue 6
The factors contributing to construction accidents in Pakistan: Their prioritization using the Delphi technique April 01, 2017 Engineering Construction and Architectural Management - Vol. 24, Issue:3, Pages 463-485
Modeling the relationship between safety climate and safety performance in a developing construction industry: A cross-cultural validation study April 01, 2017 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - Volume 14, Issue 4, Article Number 351
Workers' Perceptions of Safety Climate in International Construction Projects: Effects of Nationality, Religious Belief, and Employment Mode April 01, 2017 Journal of Construction Engineering and Management - Volume 143, Issue 4, Article Number 04016117
Multilevel safety climate and safety performance in the construction industry: Development and validation of a top-down mechanism November 08, 2016 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - Volume 13, Issue 11, Article Number 1100
Strengths and Weaknesses of Safety Practices to Improve Safety Performance in Construction Projects in Pakistan October 01, 2016 Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice - Volume 142, Issue 4, Article Number:04016011
Occupational safety and health performance in the Pakistani construction industry: stakeholders' perspective July 02, 2016 International Journal of Construction Management - Volume:16, Issue:3, Page:209-219
Review of research trend in international construction projects: A bibliometric analysis June 13, 2016 Construction Economics and Building - Volume 16, Issue 2, Pages 71-82
Conferences
Influence of risk factors on project’s objectives in construction industry of Pakistan May 21, 2019 - May 24, 2019 Asad Kamal, Hafiz Zahoor, Babar Ali, Suqrat Babar, Ahsen Maqsoom, ASCE's Conference ICCREM 2019 - Innovative Construction Project Management and Construction Industrialization
BIM implementation in public sector of Pakistan construction industry August 09, 2018 - August 10, 2018 Babar Ali, Hafiz Zahoor, Khwaja Mateen Mazher, Ahsen Maqsoom, ASCE's Conference - ICCREM 2018 - Innovative Technology and Intelligent Construction
A research framework for investigating the relationship between safety climate and safety performance in the construction of multi-storey buildings in Pakistan May 10, 2015 - May 13, 2015 Hafiz Zahoor, Albert PC Chan, Wahyudi P Utama, Ran Gao, International Conference on Sustainable Design, Engineering and Construction
Associate Professor - Construction Engineering & Management (Colonel) Military College of Engineering (MCE), NUST Risalpur Campus October 26, 2023 - August 20, 2025
Assistant Director Housing (ADH) - Design Section (Lieutenant Colonel) Housing Directorate, Rawalpindi October 01, 2018 - October 25, 2023
Assistant Professor - Construction Engineering & Management (Major) Military College of Engineering (MCE), NUST Risalpur Campus February 06, 2017 - September 28, 2018
Doctoral Research Student The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), Hong Kong September 02, 2013 - December 30, 2016
Civil Engineer (Major) 104 Engineer Battalion April 30, 2007 - September 02, 2013
Civil Engineer (Captain) United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) April 28, 2006 - April 29, 2007
Civil Engineer (Captain) 104 Engineer Battalion April 18, 1999 - April 28, 2006