Mr Marcus Jefferies

Biography

Marcus Jefferies completed his Research Masters Degree in 2003. The research investigated risk and success factors of the Build-Own-Operate-Transfer (BOOT) approach to relationship contracting and used several case studies of Sydneys infrastructure for the 2000 Olympic Games. He was awarded the 2004 Chartered Institute of Building certificate of excellence and the 2004 Australian Institute of Building (AIB) NSW Chapter Medal for this research. He also published five peer reviewed papers from his thesis.

Marcus was a Chief Investigator (CI) on a recently completed an Australian Research Council Linkage Project (ARC-LP) that analysed risk management techniques used during the bidding process for the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) procurement model. The two-year project had a cash contribution of $235,000 and involved mainly private sector industry partners, including the three largest Australian construction contractors. The project successfully produced 10 peer reviewed papers.

Marcus is a current CI on an ARC-LP entitled Reforming the procurement of the construction and financing of Australian infrastructure: Advancing capacity, competition and investment. This is a three year project, first funded in 2009 with a cash contribution from the ARC of $313,650 and a combined cash and in-kind contribution from the fifteen Industry Partners of over $1million. The project is the first of its kind, in that it has unprecedented Industry Partner representation from the Treasury Departments of each of the Australian States and Territories as well as the nations peak infrastructure body, Infrastructure Partnerships Australia (IPA), which represents both public and private sector stakeholders responsible for the procurement of Australias infrastructure.

Marcus is currently involved in a consultancy-based research project with Ryde Council that is focusing on the Top Ryde PPP project. The research is identifying successful risk management techniques in Relationship Contracting by focusing on best practice PPP projects. The Top Ryde PPP is among the first of its kind in Australia in that the main Public Sector stakeholder is at local authority level, Ryde Council, as opposed to State Government.

He previously assumed the role of Program Convenor, a teaching, quality assurance administration role, for the Construction Management Degree Program at the University of Newcastle. He also sits on various committees including Faculty Board and Marketing and Partnerships. He is also a member of the Centre for Interdisciplinary Built Environment Research (CIBER), under the leadership of the centre Director Prof. Michael Ostwald, an ARC fellow who mentors early career researchers. He also teaches mainly into the Construction Management Degree Program and coordinates courses (subjects) such as Construction Procurement and Tendering (ARBE2309) and Contract Administration (ARBE3308). He is also an active member of various professional bodies, and has sat on the State Committee for the NSW Chapter of the Australian Institute of Building and presents CPD seminars for both the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) and the Master Building Association (MBA).

In 2003 Marcus won the AIB Wilson Memorial Prize for the best refereed paper published in the Australian Journal of Construction Economics and Building. He is a member of the Technical Committee of Working Commission W92 Procurement Systems of the International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB) and is a reviewer for several international Journals including Construction Management and Economics, Journal of Construction Procurement and International Journal of Managing Projects in Business. He is also an ARC OzReader. Prior to entering Academia he worked in the construction industry as a Site Engineer on the new Chek Lap Kok Airport in Hong Kong and for various Construction Contractors and Developers in the UK

Qualifications

• Master of Building, University of Newcastle, 2003
• Bachelor of Science (Honours), University of Northumbria, Newcastle (UK)

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Research

Research keywords

• Construction Management
• Construction Management Education
• Construction Procurement
• Project Management
• Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs)

Research expertise

Marcus Jefferies has a significant track record in the area of construction procurement and has published over 50 peer reviewed papers predominantly in this area. He completed a Masters of Building (by Research) investigating risk and success factors in Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) that focused on the Build-Own-Operate-Transfer (BOOT) procurement approach to deliver infrastructure for 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. He is currently enrolled (having completed 2 years full-time equivalent of study) on a part-time PhD program at the University of Newcastle examining risk management during the bidding stage of social infrastructure PPPs.

He was a Chief Investigator (CI) on a recently completed ARC Linkage Project (LP0455456) that investigated the high bidding costs of social infrastructure projects delivered using the PPP procurement approach and included most of the main Australian construction contractors as Industry Partners. He is also a CI on a current ARC Linkage Project (LP0989743) that has been funded for 3 years and is investigating the procurement of Australian infrastructure by advancing capacity, competition and investment and includes all of the Australian State Treasury Departments as industry partners. He was also a CI on a CRC-Construction Innovation project, completed in 2006, that investigated 'Value in Project Delivery Systems: Facilitating a change in Culture' which specifically focused on key procurement drivers such as project teams, culture and trust within the context of relationship-based procurement systems such as Alliancing and Partnering. The project included research partners from both the public and private sectors of government and industry.

In 2003 he won the Australian Institute of Building (AIB) Wilson Memorial Prize for the best refereed paper published in the Australian Journal of Construction Economics and Building. In 2004 he was awarded the AIB NSW Chapter Medal for research and also received the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) Certificate of Excellence for Postgraduate Research. He is a member of the Technical Committee of Working Commission W92 'Procurement Systems' of the International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB) and is a reviewer for several international Journals including 'Construction Management and Economics', 'Journal of Construction Procurement' and 'International Journal of Managing Projects in Business'.

Collaboration

Marcus Jefferies main areas of research are project management, construction procurement systems and construction management education. He has a significant track record in 'procurement' and has published over 50 peer reviewed papers predominantly in this area. He completed a Masters of Building (by Research) investigating risk and success factors in Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) that focused on the Build-Own-Operate-Transfer (BOOT) procurement approach to deliver infrastructure for 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. He is currently enrolled (having completed 2 years full-time equivalent of study) on a part-time PhD program at the University of Newcastle examining risk management during the bidding stage of social infrastructure PPPs.

Marcus expertise in procurement extends into funded research projects where he was a Chief Investigator (CI) on a recently completed ARC Linkage Project that investigated the high bidding costs of social infrastructure projects delivered using the PPP procurement approach. The project included most of the main Australian construction contractors as Industry Partners (e.g. Thiess, Baulderstone-Hornibrook and Leighton) and the Construction Industry Institute of Australia (CIIA). He is also a CI on a current ARC Linkage Project, which is hosted by Queensland University of Technology (QUT), that has been funded for 3 years and is investigating the procurement of Australian infrastructure by advancing capacity, competition and investment. This project includes all of the Australian State Treasury Departments among its industry partners. His area of procurement expertise also includes 'Project Alliancing' and 'Partnering' as he was also a CI on a CRC-Construction Innovation project, completed in 2006, that investigated Value in Project Delivery Systems: Facilitating a change in Culture. The project focused on key procurement drivers such as project teams, culture and trust within the context of relationship-based procurement systems such as Alliancing and Partnering with industry partners from both the public and private sectors.

He is a member of the Technical Committee of Working Commission W92 Procurement Systems of the International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB) and is a reviewer for several international Journals including Construction Management and Economics, Journal of Construction Procurement and International Journal of Managing Projects in Business.

Fields of Research

Code	Description	Percentage
120200	Building	100

Centres and Groups

Centre

• Centre for Interdisciplinary Built Environment Research

Memberships

Body relevant to professional practice.

• Member - Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)
• Member - Australian Institute of Building NSW Chapter

Awards

Research Award.

2010	CIB World Congress Best Paper Award International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB) (United Kingdom) Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction 'Best Paper Award' for TG72 Public Private Partnerships at the CIB World Congress, Salford, UK, 2010.
2004	Certficate of Excellence for Excellent Building Research Postgraduate Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) (Australia) Certificate for excellence in post-graduate research.
2004	NSW Chapter Medal for Research Australian Institute of Building (AIB) (Australia) For research excellence in the completion of a Research Masters Degree.
2003	Fred Wilson Memorial Prize for best authored paper in an approved journal Australian Institute of Building (AIB) (Australia) Award for the best paper in the Australasian Journal of Construction Economics and Building.

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Administrative

Administrative expertise

Bachelor of Construction Management:

Program Convenor (2002-2006);

Course Coordinator ARBE2309 'Construction Procurement and Tendering' (2011-ongoing);

Course Coordinator ARBE3307 'Contract Administration' (2011-ongoing)

Course Coordinator ARBE1302 Building Condition Reports and Surveying' (2006-2009);

Course Coordinator ARBE2305 'Construction Procurement' (2006-2010);

Course Coordinator ARBE4320 'Construction Integrated Projects 5: Contract Administration' (2006-2010);

Course Coordinator ARBE4100 'Construction Technology 4: The High Rise Project' (2008-2010);

Course Coordinator ARBE1102 'Construction Ecology 1' (2007); and

Tutor/Honours Project Supervisor ARBE4320/4121 'Research in the Built Environment' (2006-ongoing).

Master of Project Management in the Built Environment:

Course Coordinator ARBE6404 'Project Procurement' (2012-ongoing)

Master of Property:

Program Convenor (Acting) Trimester's 2 and 3, 2007;

Course Coordinator ARBE6310 'Property Investment and Portfolio Management' (Tri 2, 2007);

Course Coordinator ARBE6330 'Corporate Property Asset Management (Tri 3, 2007);

Course Coordinator ARBE6320 'Principles of Managing Urban Projects' (Tri 2, 2007); and

Course Coordinator ARBE6340 'Property Transaction Strategies' (Tri 3, 2007).

Master of Applied Management (Architecture) via GradSchool.com:

Lecturer/Lead Instructor BLDG6200 'Project Management for the Built Environment' (2005).

Committee Memberships (all current):

Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment (FEBE): Member of Faculty Board as representative for Discipline of Building;

FEBE Marketing Committee: representative for Discipline of Building/Construction Management Degree Program.

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Teaching

Teaching keywords

• Construction Procurement
• Construction Project Management
• Contract Administration

Teaching expertise

Marcus currently teaches into the Bachelor of Construction Management (Hons).

In the 2011 Academic Year he coordinates and delivers weekly lectures and tutorials, for both

the face-2-face On-Campus and Distance Learning online modes, in the following courses

(subjects):

ARBE2309 'Construction Procurement and Tendering'; and

ARBE3307 'Contract Administration'.

He also supervises several students and coordinates tutorials in the Final Year Honours Project as part of ARBE4121

'Research in the Built Environment'.

For delivery in 2012 he is currently developing a new course for the 'Master of Project Management in the Built Environment', that focuses on 'construction project procurement and risk management' (ARBE6404).