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Dr Yakubu Adisa Olawale

Dr Yakubu Olawale

Phone number
+44 (0)121 204 3927

Email
y.a.olawale@aston.ac.uk  

Office number
MB158A

Profile

Dr Olawale joined Aston University in 2011 after nearly 10 years of involvment in the delivery and management of a number of capital projects for high-profile clients such as the BBC, Unilever and the NHS (UK’s National Health Service). During this period, he simultaneously completed a PhD in Engineering/Infrastructure Project Management at University of the West of England (UWE), Bristol. 

Prior to that, he studied for a Master of Engineering degree at the University of Leeds and a Bachelor’s degree at the University of Lagos (Best student in department award & University’s Project Management prize). He also obtained a Change Management certificate from Oxford University and an MBA in view from the Warwick Business School, University of Warwick.

He is a Chartered Member of the CIOB, UK (MCIOB) and a Full Member of the Association for Project Management (MAPM). He is reviewer for international journals including the ASCE Journal of Management in Engineering and Journal of Civil Engineering and Management. He has also published the outcome of his research in peer reviewed journals and presented at international conferences.

Qualifications & Education

  • MBA, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick, 2012.

  • PhD, Engineering/Infrastructure Project Management, UWE Bristol, 2010.

  • MSc (Eng), Environmental Engineering & Project Management, University of Leeds, 2003.

Previous Employment 

  • 2007 - 2011: Project Manager, Capita Symonds (Capita Group Plc), UK.

  • 2006 - 2007: Project Manager, Work Inc Group (now part of Europa Services), UK.

  • 2005 - 2006: Construction Management, Bullock Ltd, UK.

  • 2004 - 2005: Trade Operations, Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc, UK.

Research interests

His research is mostly inspired by the quest to improve the performance and management of projects in practice. His research interests include project control, cost management, performance improvement, risk management, strategic management, supply chain management and international/global project management.

PhD Supervision 

  • Currently supervising a PhD candidate researching risk management in the electric power sector.

  • Suitable PhD applicants in the areas of project management, programme management, cost control, construction, engineering management and strategic management in these areas are welcomed for supervision.

Publications

Refereed Journal Articles 

  • Olawale Yakubu and Sun Ming (2012) PCIM: A project control and inhibiting-factors management model. ASCE Journal of Management in Engineering doi:10.1061/(ASCE)ME.1943-5479.0000125 (Feb. 21, 2012). 

  • Olawale Yakubu and Sun Ming (2010) Cost and time control of construction projects: Inhibiting factors and mitigating measures in practice. Construction Management and Economics, 28 (5), pp. 509 – 526.

  • Yakubu Olawale and Sun Ming (2009) Cost and time control of construction projects: A survey of contractors and consultants in the UK. Construction Information Quarterly, 11 (2), pp 53 – 59.  

Refereed papers in conference proceedings

  • Yakubu Olawale and Sun Ming (2009) A survey of construction project cost and time control practices in the UK. In: Dainty, A. (Ed) Procs 25th Annual ARCOM Conference, 7-9 September 2009, Nottingham, UK, Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Reading, 877 – 886.

  • Yakubu Olawale and Sun Ming (2007) Cost and Time Control of Construction Projects in the UK. In: Wang, Y., Sun, M. and Shen, Q. (Eds) Proceedings of 2007 International Conference on Construction and Real Estate Management (ICCREM), Aug. 21-22, Bristol, UK, China Architectural & Building Press, Beijing, pp 278 – 286

Member of Professional bodies

  • Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Building, UK (MCIOB).
  • Professional Project Manager: Full Member of the Association for Project Management, UK (MAPM).
  • Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, UK (RICS)