Construction and the Built Environment staff
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Nicki Schiessel Harvey
Senior Lecturer in Built Environment & Director of Student Recruitment
Nicki is an environmental planning professional-turned-academic. Her research focuses on changing values of inland waterways and how values are incorporated into policy decision-making. She also has a passion for supporting student transition into Higher Education and leads on student recruitment and induction within the...
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Dr Ghasson Shabha
Senior Lecturer
Ghasson is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Engineering and the Built Environment. Ghasson has obtained his PhD in Architecture from Bath University, UK. He is an architect by profession with a wide range of experience in the design and property management of office, residential and commercial buildings. He has acted in an...
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Dr Saeed Talebi
College of Built Environment Academic Lead for Teaching Excellence and the Student Experience
Dr Saeed Talebi is a Senior Lecturer at the College of Built Environment, Course Leader for Quantity Surveying and College of Built Environment Academic Lead for Teaching Excellence and the Student Experience at Birmingham City University. He also holds the distinguished title of Visiting Fellow at the School of Engineering,...
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Wil Vincent
Assistant Lecturer
Wil Vincent is an Assistant Lecturer in the Built Environment, having graduated from both our undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Planning at Birmingham City University. He is Programme Leader for the Faculty’s Generalist Degree programmes, offering remedial support to student to maximise their chance for successes on...
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Roger Wall
Senior Lecturer
Before joining the University in 2001, Roger worked for a water resource management consultancy specializing in IT solutions and GIS applications, and as a software engineer for a German consultancy firm. He has been involved in a number of European projects, including the IEE IEC-SME project related to energy efficiency...
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Robert Waters
Senior Lecturer in Construction Project Management
In 2008 Rob became a Further Education Lecturer for level 3 students and eventually taught at Higher Education level from 2010. Teaching various Construction and Building Services courses. In 2016 he commenced his MSc in Sustainable Energy and Building Design which he completed successfully in 2018. Rob’s role as a lecturer...
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Dr Hong Xiao
Senior Lecturer
Hong obtained his BEng in Industrial and Civil Buildings in 1985, and MSc in Construction Management in 1988 from Hunan University, China. He lectured there until 1998. He came to Britain in 1998 as an academic visitor sponsored by the Chinese Government, and then began his PhD study at the University of Wolverhampton. His PhD...