About the Authors
Dr Thilini Jayawickrama is a Senior Lecturer at the University of South Australia, Adelaide. She has experience in teaching construction cost planning courses for Quantity Surveying and Construction Management undergraduates in Sri Lanka and Australia. After graduating with BSc (Honours) in Quantity Surveying from University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, she completed her PhD at the National University of Singapore. Currently, she is the Course Coordinator for the course Construction Cost Planning at UniSA STEM, University of South Australia, Adelaide. She has taught this course for nearly 5 years at UniSA, including UniSA Online and UniSA STEM.
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Similar cost planning courses were coordinated and taught by her for 3 years in her previous career as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Building Economics, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. During this period, she has been invited and taught this course at the programs offered by other accredited Sri Lankan higher education institutions as a visiting lecturer. She has worked as a Quantity Surveyor at a major construction company in Dubai, United Arab Emirates for 4 years. The projects involved include a major shopping centre and the Dubai Airport expansion project.
Dr Jayawickrama has industry and/or academic experience with a range of international and regional standard forms of contracts, standard documents for measurement of buildings and civil engineering works and cost planning, including Sri Lankan, Singapore, United Kingdom and Australian standards. She has also followed a ‘BIM Management’ course conducted by the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) in Singapore. She incorporates her skills and knowledge in cost management for the design and development of course materials and teaching techniques, including the use of the CostX software program.
Dr Ruchini Jayasinghe is an Online Course Facilitator for Quantity Surveying Practice and Construction Cost Planning courses for the Construction Management degree program at UniSA Online, University of South Australia. She has teaching experience in the Quantity Surveying and Construction Management undergraduate degree programs at both Sri Lankan and Australian Universities and institutions. She is well conversant with The Australian New Zealand Standard Method of Measurement (ANZSMM), Australian Cost Management Manual (ACMM) and CostX and has also followed Standard Methods of Measurement in different contexts (UK, Sri Lanka and Asutralia).
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Dr Jayasinghe holds a BSc (Honours) in Quantity Surveying from the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka and completed her PhD at the University of South Australia. She worked as a Lecturer in the Department of Building Economics at the University of Moratuwa and as a visiting lecturer at the Institute of Quantity Surveyors Sri Lanka (IQSSL) for Higher National Diploma and Professional Level programs.
Dr Ravindu Kahandawa is a Lecturer in Quantity Surveying in the School of Built Environment at Massey University, New Zealand. He is also the course coordinator of measurement 1 and 3 courses for Quantity Surveying and Construction Management undergraduates in the School of Built Environment at Massey University, focusing on teaching Measurement practices using the ANZSMM 2018 and Costx. He has designed and developed course content, including assessment materials for these courses. He is also part of the academic committee in the School of Built Environment.
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Dr Kahandawa graduated from the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka with a BSc. (Honours) in Quantity Surveying. He has completed his PhD in construction at Massey University. Dr Kahandawa holds a diploma in Project Management from Project Management Solutions, Sri Lanka, and a professional Graduate Diploma in Information Technology from the British Computer Society. He is an Associate Fellow of the UK Professional Standard Framework for teaching and learning support in higher education. He was a project team member and a collaborator of a research project on cost modelling Earthquake Damage Repair Loss Estimation in New Zealand, which received a research grant from Massey University Research Fund. He has authored several publications related to cost modelling with special reference to Earthquake Damage Repair Loss Estimation in New Zealand.
Dr Kahandawa is also involved in a research project for the Auckland Council on waste management in housing construction projects. He has provided cost consultancy services at a Sri Lankan consultancy company for projects in Sri Lanka and the Maldives. He has been working closely with professional Quantity Surveyors in New Zealand for his research and teaching current cost planning practices.
Dr Rameez Rameezdeen is as a Professor in Construction and Project Management at the University of South Australia, Adelaide. He has 30 years of experience in the construction industry and academia, both nationally and internationally. His dedication to teaching and research in the quantity surveying and cost planning disciplines over the past 3 decades is notable. He was the former Head of Department, and Professor of Quantity Surveying at the Department of Building Economics, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. He has an excellent track record of research in construction management, having received over $4 million in research grants nationally and internationally. He has published 7 book chapters, more than 100 journal papers and over 50 peer-reviewed conference papers. He is a peer reviewer for over 20 international journals and serves as a member of scientific committees for international conferences.
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Dr Rameezdeen is actively engaged with local industries and communities in the built environment and infrastructure, including SA Water, Master Builders SA, Construction Industry Training Board (CITB), Mates in Construction, Sara Construction, Legatus Group of LGA, Forest & Wood Products Australia, and Engineered Wood Products Association of Australasia, for partnership in research, as well as teaching and learning. He is a Council member and UniSA representative of the Australasian Universities Building Educators Association (AUBEA) and has contributed to shaping the teaching–research nexus within the Australasian universities that offer construction management degrees. He has also contributed to enhance online education in construction management as the Associate Dean Online Education at UniSA Online to design, create and implement new online degree programs in Construction Management that have gained huge success. He has been invited to serve on committees with work extending beyond research to shape professional practice related to construction management.
He is an Associate of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (UK) and Associate of the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (AIQS). He was a Member of the Board of Directors for the Construction Industry Development Authority (CIDA), which as the construction industry regulator, functions under the Ministry of Construction and Engineering Services of Sri Lanka. He was a Member of the Technical Committee for the development of national standards in Sri Lanka, including Standard Methods of Measurement for Building Work and Civil Engineering, Construction Cost Estimating Guidelines (CIDA), and Construction Contractor Grading Criteria (CIDA). He has also been invited to be a part of the Judges Panel for the annual National Awards for Construction Excellence by CIDA and to cater as the Hon. Secretary of the Institute of Quantity Surveyors Sri Lanka (IQSSL).
Mr Don Leelarathne has 20 years’ major project experience, having worked in Australia, the Middle East and Sri Lanka. Currently, he serves as a Director of the Project Cost Management Group (PCMG), Victoria, Australia. His expertise includes Capital and Recurrent Cost Planning, Feasibility Studies, Bills of Quantities, Procurement Selection, Value Management, Tax Depreciation, Bank Reports and Contract Administration. His sector experience includes Research Facilities, Hospitality, Healthcare, Education, Commercial, Mixed Use and Residential Developments. He specialises in the areas of Cost Planning and Feasibility Studies for large scale commercial projects.
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Mr Leelarathne has also been involved in major PPP projects in Australia, mainly in the Health, Education and Research sectors. Victorian Integrated Cancer Care Centre and National Bio Research Centre are recent projects he has been involved in under PPP procurement. He is a Fellow Member of the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (FAIQS) and a Member of the International Cost Engineers Council of Australia (ICECA) and a Fellow Member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (FRICS). He is also a Registered Building Practitioner with the Building Practitioner Board Victoria and a Registered Tax Practitioner (QS) with the Tax Practitioners Board, Australia. He extends his industry expertise to cater to professional development bodies and academic institutions in various capacities. He is the current Councillor and APC Chairman of the Victorian and Tasman chapter of the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors, an APC Assessment Panel Member of the RICS and a Quantity Surveyor Registration Assessor for the Victorian Building Authority. Mr Leelarathne is also a Guest Lecturer at the University of Melbourne and RMIT University in Cost Management courses.
Dr Inoka Withana Gamage is a Senior Associate Contracts Manager at Jacobs, New Zealand, with over 2 decades of experience in Quantity Surveying, commercial management, and program governance. He is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor and a member of NZIQS, RICS, and IQSSL, and has worked in several countries, including New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Qatar and Sri Lanka.
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Dr Gamage’s areas of expertise include Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, Procurement & Contracts, Program Governance, and Sustainability. He is also an accomplished researcher, with a focus on Procurement & Contracts, Waste, and Sustainability. He earned his doctoral degree from Loughborough University, United Kingdom, and completed his Quantity Surveying degree with first class honours at the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka.
Dr Gamage is highly respected in the field of Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management, known for his exceptional skills in managing complex projects. He has made significant contributions to the industry and continues to inspire and benefit his colleagues.
