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Biography

I am an ambitious engineer who acquires and seeks extensive management, commercial, procurement, and contractual knowledge, skills, and experience. I have acquired extensive three (3) years experience in the construction industry in both Lebanon and the Emirate of Dubai, holding managerial positions, at major projects like the Lebanese National Museum, Hilton Dubai, Dubai Marriott Palm Jumeirah, etc. I am specialized in project management, contract administration, procurement, and operation management.

I hold a Lebanese Engineering Bachelor degree as well as a First Class British Masters degree. I am currently pursuing a Full-Time British Doctorate degree.

My doctoral research focuses on investigating the role of public procurement in facilitating and championing innovation towards the effective diffusion of the Modern Methods of Construction; Subsequently encouraging UK public clients to board the industry's transformation. My research will moreover focus at the multi-stakeholder internal/external influences towards aligning MMC business models with both the innovation's and demand's characteristics; Subsequently, interpreting the said alignment against decision making and diffusion of innovation theories towards accelerating, effectively implementing, managing, and sustaining innovation within the United Kingdom's Public Body.

Activities

Employment (2)

ARCO General Contracting: Dubai, Dubai, AE

2019-01-01 to 2020-10-01 | Project Engineer (Management )
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Arabian Civil Works: Saida, South, LB

2017-01-05 to 2017-09-12 | Civil Engineer (Civil Engineering)
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Education and qualifications (4)

Leeds Beckett University: Leeds, West Yorkshire, GB

2020-10-01 to 2023-10-01 | PhD Civil Engineering (Civil Engineering and Built Environment )
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Coventry University: Coventry, Midlands, GB

2017-09-23 to 2018-11-23 | Construction Management (Engineering)
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Charted Management Institute : Coventry, Midlands, GB

2017-11-08 to 2018-09-17 | Strategic Management (Management)
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Rafik Hariri University : Beirut, Beirut, LB

2012-03-21 to 2017-01-01 | Civil Engineering (Engineering)
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Works (17)

Are the characteristics of public clients influencing their uptake of the modern methods of construction? A thematic analysis

Smart and Sustainable Built Environment
2025-01-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Ali M. Saad; Mohammed Dulaimi; Sambo Lyson Zulu; Chris Gorse
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Digital leadership framework to support firm-level digital transformations for Construction 4.0

Construction Innovation
2024 | Journal article
Contributors: Gledson, Barry; Zulu, Sambo Lyson; Saad, Ali M.; Ponton, Hazel
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Autoclaved aerated concrete in reinforced building applications: A systematic review of AAC/RAAC in the last 40+ years

Results in Engineering
2024-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Ali M. Saad; Chris Gorse; Chris Ian Goodier; Karen Blay; Sergio Cavalaro
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Digital leadership enactment in the construction industry: barriers undermining effective transformation

Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management
2024-11-14 | Journal article
Contributors: Sambo Lyson Zulu; Ali M. Saad; Saheed O. Ajayi; Mohammed Dulaimi; Maria Unuigbe
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Modern methods of construction (MMC) and innovation negativism in the UK public sector

Built Environment Project and Asset Management
2024-03-14 | Journal article
Contributors: Ali M. Saad; Mohammed Dulaimi; Suhaib Arogundade; Sambo Lyson Zulu; Chris Gorse
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"It's your fault!" - said a public client to modernity advocates: an exploration of UK public sector's viewpoints on the modern methods of construction

Construction Innovation
2023 | Journal article
Contributors: Saad, Ali M.; Zulu, Sambo Lyson; Dulaimi, Mohammed
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A thematic analysis of the organisational influences on digitalisation in construction firms

Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology
2023 | Journal article
Contributors: Zulu, Sambo Lyson; Saad, Ali; Ajayi, Saheed; Unuigbe, Maria; Dulaimi, Mohammed
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Individual Characteristics as Enablers of Construction Employees' Digital Literacy: An Exploration of Leaders' Opinions

Sustainability
2023 | Journal article
Contributors: Zulu, Sambo Lyson; Saad, Ali M.; Gledson, Barry
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Trends in BIM-based plugins development for construction activities: a systematic review

International Journal of Construction Management
2023 | Journal article
Contributors: Saad, Ali; Ajayi, Saheed O.; Alaka, Hafiz A.
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Exploring the Contractual Arrangements Associated with the Adoption of the Modern Methods of Construction in the United Kingdom

Journal of Legal Affairs and Dispute Resolution in Engineering and Construction
2023-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Ali M. Saad
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Determinants of an effective digital transformation in construction organisations: a qualitative investigation

Built Environment Project and Asset Management
2023-11-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Sambo Lyson Zulu; Ali Saad; Saheed Ajayi; Maria Unuigbe
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Prospects of Promoting MMC across the Public Construction Sector: A Systematic Review against the Diffusion of Innovation Theory

Journal of Architectural Engineering
2023-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Ali M. Saad; Mohammed Dulaimi; Chris Gorse
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Exploring Leaders’ Perceptions of the Business Case for Digitalisation in the Construction Industry

Buildings
2023-03 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Sam Zulu; A M. Saad; Barry Gledson
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A Systematic Review of the Business Contingencies Influencing Broader Adoption: Modern Methods of Construction (MMC)

Buildings
2023-03-27 | Journal article
Contributors: Ali M. Saad; Mohammed Dulaimi; Sambo Lyson Zulu
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The Mediators of the Relationship between Digitalisation and Construction Productivity: A Systematic Literature Review

Buildings
2023-03-23 | Journal article
Contributors: Sambo Lyson Zulu; Ali M. Saad; Temitope Omotayo
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Examining the Influence of UK Public Clients’ Characteristics on Their Own Innovation-Decision towards the Modern Methods of Construction (MMC)

Sustainability
2023-02-24 | Journal article
Contributors: Ali M. Saad; Mohammed Dulaimi; Sambo Lyson Zulu
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A Sensemaking Perspective of Digitalisation in Construction Organisations

Sustainability
2023-01-27 | Journal article
Contributors: Sambo Lyson Zulu; Ali M. Saad
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Peer review (15 reviews for 7 publications/grants)

Review activity for Architectural engineering and design management. (2)
Review activity for Business process management journal. (1)
Review activity for Construction innovation. (1)
Review activity for Engineering, construction and architectural management. (4)
Review activity for Journal of engineering, design and technology. (3)
Review activity for Journal of open innovation. (2)
Review activity for Results in engineering. (2)