Dr David Manase

Dr David Manase

Associate Professor & Programme Leader;
Quantity Surveying Programme
School of Engineering and Construction

Academic Qualifications
  • 1997, BSc (Hons) Building Science (Quantity Surveying and Construction Management), Copperbelt University, Zambia
  • 2008, PhD in Construction Management, University of Wolverhampton, UK
  • 2017, MSc Real Estate Investment and Finance, Heriot Watt University, UK
Professional Experience
  • Dr Manase was lecturer in Construction Economics and Infrastructure Finance at Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland, UK for more than 14 years. He taught on the BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying; BSc (Hons) Construction Management and MSc International Project Management programmes. He also led the MSc Quantity Surveying programme. Prior to this, he was visiting lecturer at the University of Wolverhampton, UK. He has worked as a quantity surveyor for various contractors and consultants on various projects in the UK, South Africa and Zambia. Notable among recent projects include the Thames Water Alliance, one of the biggest contracts in the UK water industry history. Another notable project was Hinkley Point C - Nuclear Power Station in Somerset, UK. The project involved the construction of two new nuclear reactors, the first in a new generation of nuclear power stations in the UK providing lowcarbon electricity. Dr Manase was also researchlead for Infrastructure Investment Finance and Asset Management Research Group at The Research Centre for Built Environment Asset Management (BEAM Centre), Glasgow Caledonian University. Dr Manase has also been external examiner at various universities and has supervised and examined various BSc, MSc and PhD research. He is also a scholarly reviewer of various journals.
Research Interests
  • Sustainable Major Infrastructure Project Delivery
  • Major Infrastructure Project Financing and Investment
  • Major Infrastructure Asset Management
  • Carbon Financing and Investment of Infrastructure Projects
  • Housing Delivery and Development Finance in Housing
  • Strategic Management in Contracting Firms
Selected Publications
  • Manase, K - Handbook of Construction Safety, Health and Well-being in the Industry 4.0 Era; 1st Edition; Edited by Patrick Manu, Gao Shang, Paulo Jorge Silva Bartolo, Valerie Francis, Anil Sawhney; ISBN 9781032079929; May 12, 2023, Routledge; 320 Pages: Chapter 16 Contribution - Chapter 16 - GIS-based health and safety information analysis.
  • Manase D., & Siamuzwe-Manase V., The effectiveness of the housing needs and demand in Scotland; International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis 10.1108/IJHMA-12-2018- 0103 – 2019
  • Ngwira, M. and Manase, D, Public Sector Property Asset Management, ISBN: 978-1-119-08576-8, Wiley-Blackwell - 2015