Dr. Peter McDermott
Peter is a specialist in construction procurement. From the academic base at the University of Salford he manages research contracts and doctoral studies concerning, inter alia, strategic procurement, impact of newer forms of procurement on the construction supply chains, and construction industry development. From his position as Associate Director at CCI (Centre for Construction Innovation, Constructing Excellence in the North-West) he has advised and consulted with a wide range of local authorities and government departments on their response to the “Egan” agenda. Recently he has been working with OGC (Office of Government Commerce) on a number of projects including their response to the “Kelly” Report, concerning the capacity of the construction sector to deliver against the public spending plans of the government.
He is a member of the EPSRC funded Innovative Manufacturing Research Centre(IMRC), and a Principal Investigator in the 6* rated Research Institute for the Built and Human Environment at University of Salford.
Books
- Rowlinson, S. and McDermott, P. (1999) (EDITORS) – “Best Practice in Procurement Systems”, based on papers submitted by members of CIB W92 world-wide. Published by SPONS in July 1999.
Publications
- Wood, G. McDermott, P. and Swan, W. (January 2002) “The Ethical benefits of Trust-Based Parnering: the example of the construction industry” - (Journal of) Business Ethics: A European Review, pp 4-14, Vol 11, Nr. 1
- Swan W.C., McDermott, P, and Khalfan, M.M.A. (2005) “Trust and Commercial Managers: Influences and Impacts”, expected date of publication March 2006, In Commercial Management in Construction, edited by UMIST (David Lowe).
- McDermott, P., Swan, W. and Khalfan, M. (2005) “An exploration of the relationship between trust and collaborative working in the UK construction Industry”, special edition of Construction Information Quarterly, the learned journal of the Chartered Institute of Building. Volume 6, Issue 4, pp140-146.
- McDermott, P., Swan, W. and Khalfan, M. (2005) “Trust in Construction”, Journal of Financial Management in Property and Construction - paper, accepted – expected publication date March 2005.
