Owen LEE
Class of 2019 (Distinction)
Resident Engineer, AECOM
Lecturer (Part-time), HKU
Chartered Civil and Geotechnical Engineer
Civil Engineering Surveyor
CIC-Certified BIM Manager
“The MSc (Construction Project Management) has strengthened my project management skills and developed my commercial awareness. I believe these skills are important to all construction professionals.”
This programme serves as a platform connecting students from different professional backgrounds such as architecture, construction and engineering or business. This diverse intellectual environment offer us an extensive network. The Project Workshop (Construction Project Management) was one of my favourite modules since students in this module were required to run a construction company through a simulation system. We were able to apply the theory learnt in the lectures to a scenario. Through this experience, we could compare and contrast different approaches in providing solutions to problems within the constraints of business practice and understand the importance of teamwork. Currently, I am running a real mega construction project and I believe those skills learnt in the Project Workshop have enabled me to make better decisions in my project.
I am the first engineer in Hong Kong who has received CIC Young BIMer 2020 and Autodesk Young BIMer of the Year 2020 in the same year. I am also shortlisted by the New Civil Engineer Tunnelling Festival 2021 as the Young Tunneller of the Year. I hold various qualifications including civil engineering, construction project management, quantity surveying, occupational safety, laws, alternative dispute resolution, business administration, accounting and music. As a Registered Professional Engineer and Registered Ground Engineering Professional with extensive experience in tendering, construction, engineering design, contract administration and BIM management of mega infrastructure projects, I was thrilled to graduate from this programme with Distinction and received both the Building Management Prize and the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors Scholarship. I believed that I had many job opportunities because of my good academic standing from this Asia’s leading academic institutions.
I have learnt a lot from MSc (CPM) programme which covers different aspects that are important to the construction professionals, for instance, management theory, quantity surveying, occupational safety health, construction law, procurement and economics. These skills had made me a better engineer. Besides, the classes of Real Estate and Construction Management Practice were led by renowned industry practitioners. The guest speakers were senior executives in the construction industry. Their experience was inspirational and I had acquired very valuable knowledge.
Last but not least, this course is recognised by the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors (HKIS) and the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). It has broadened the possibilities of my future endeavours in career development.