Dr. Faisal Manzoor Arain is an experienced construction project management professional
and academic leader with an MS and PhD in Construction Project Management. He has
extensive experience of working at management and leadership positions in industry and
academia in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Singapore and Canada. He completed a Leadership
Development Program from Harvard University, Boston, USA. Dr. Arain has a wealth of
technical knowledge and experience as he worked in numerous professionals roles as an
Architect, Project Coordinator, Project Manager, Director Projects, and Consultant with
construction industry in Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Canada in the domains of
Architecture and Construction Project Management. He has extensive experience of
managing all phases of construction projects including conceptual phase, front end
engineering design, detailed engineering, and related project aspects within construction
project management domain.
Dr. Arain has consulted, researched and published widely in the discipline of Project
Management and Design and Construction Management. He has authored over 120 research
publications, 2 book chapters, and 12 books (http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B0028ORPJK).
His research interests include leadership, project management, designing educational
spaces, design and construction interface issues, and the development and application of
knowledge-based systems for management of building projects. Dr. Arain serves on
editorial boards of several international research journals. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the
International Journal of Construction Project Management published by Nova Science
Publishers Inc., USA. He is an expert member of the World Association for Sustainable
Development, UK.
Dr. Arain worked as Chair, Construction Project Management with Southern Alberta
Institute of Technology (SAIT), Calgary, Alberta. He served as the Associate Dean of the
School of Sustainable Building and Environmental Management at NAIT, Edmonton, Alberta.
He also assisted Saskatchewan Polytechnic, Regina providing educational, administrative
and strategic leadership for a new baccalaureate degree program in construction
management. Dr. Arain worked as the Senior Principal/Senior Dean, Niagara College (NC)
Campuses in KSA. As the Senior Principal/Senior Dean, provided academic quality,
administrative and strategic leadership. He served as the Vice President, Academic at the
Northern Lakes College (NLC), Alberta, Canada. He recently also served as the Vice
President, Academic & Administration at the KLC College, Ontario. Dr. Arain is currently the
CEO of AM Management Global Inc, Alberta, Canada.