Dr Charf Mahammedi is a Senior Lecturer in Civil and Construction Engineering at Teesside University and a member of the Centre for Construction Innovation and Research (CCIR). His research focuses on environmental risk assessment, sustainable remediation of contaminated land, and the use of digital technologies to support decision-making in the built environment. His work combines civil engineering, environmental management, and data-driven methods to support sustainable infrastructure development and the regeneration of contaminated and brownfield sites.

He has developed innovative decision-support tools to assist stakeholders in selecting environmentally and economically sustainable remediation strategies for contaminated land. His Decision Support System (DSS) has been validated in collaboration with several UK local authorities, supporting evidence-based environmental management and redevelopment planning.

Dr Mahammedi has contributed to a number of research and innovation projects addressing sustainable infrastructure and environmental management. His work has attracted competitive funding from organisations including the European Space Agency (ESA) and the UK National Clean Maritime Research Hub. Across his academic career, he has been involved in collaborative research projects with a total value of approximately £200,000, supporting research on sustainable infrastructure, environmental risk management, and low-carbon approaches in maritime and built environment systems.

Prior to joining Teesside University, he worked as a researcher at the Brownfield Research and Innovation Centre (BRIC) at the University of Wolverhampton. During this period, he provided geo-environmental consultancy to more than 40 SMEs and local authorities, translating research findings into practical solutions for the sustainable regeneration of brownfield sites. His work included developing GIS-based tools for brownfield site identification and applying advanced technologies such as Building Information Modelling (BIM), LiDAR, thermography, XRF analysis, GIS, aerial and terrestrial surveying, and Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR).

Earlier in his career, he worked as a geotechnical engineer at the Ministry of Housing, Urban Planning and the City in Algeria, contributing to infrastructure and urban development projects with a total value of approximately £100 million. In parallel, he co-founded a construction and procurement enterprise addressing infrastructure gaps in underserved rural communities. Through this initiative, he delivered electricity and water infrastructure to more than 10 villages, improving access to essential services for approximately 15,000 residents. He secured and managed multiple projects across Algeria with budgets ranging from £50,000 to £100,000, overseeing full project lifecycles from budgeting and procurement to contractor management.

Dr Mahammedi contributes actively to academic and professional communities. He serves as Guest Editor for international journals including Discover Environment and Frontiers in Built Environment. He is an Academic Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) and currently serves as Secretary of the ICE North East Branch. He is also a member of the Scientific Committee of the International Conference on Sustainable Ecological Engineering Design for Society (SEEDS).

He collaborates with international universities and has been invited to deliver lectures and academic talks at institutions including Taylor’s University (Malaysia) and North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power (China). He supervises doctoral research in areas related to environmental risk management, sustainable remediation, and digital technologies in the built environment. He is also contributing to the editing of academic books with ICE Publishing and Emerald focusing on advancing risk-based approaches to sustainable brownfield redevelopment.

Dr Mahammedi welcomes PhD enquiries related to environmental risk assessment, contaminated land management, sustainable remediation, brownfield redevelopment, digital technologies in the built environment, and decision-support systems for environmental and infrastructure management.

• Farag Saad

  First/primary/lead supervisor

  Doctor of Philosophy

  Project title: Flight Safety Concerns and Occupational Health in the Aviation Industry: A Case Study of Gulf Oil Company, Libya.

  Programme year 1

  7/10/24 → …

• Ghazal Shadlooye Chianeh

  First/primary/lead supervisor

  Doctor of Philosophy

  Project title: Strategic Optimizing Responses to Construction Risks in the UK’s Oil and Gas Sector: A Multi-criterion Decision-Making Framework Using AHP and Fuzzy Logic

  Programme year 1

  2/12/24 → …

ENG4011 Engineering Research Project (MSc)

ENG1053 Strategic Asset Mangement and Decision Making 

ENG2042 Construction Management and Professional Skills (UG)

ENG2038 Group Project - Planning and Organisation of Construction (UG)

ENG2065 Group Project - Planning and Organisation of Construction (Degree Apprentice)

ENG2066 Construction Management and Professional Skills (Degree Apprentice)

ENG4011 Engineering Research Project (MSc)

ENG1053 Strategic Asset Mangement and Decision Making 

ENG2042 Construction Management and Professional Skills (UG)

ENG2038 Group Project - Planning and Organisation of Construction (UG)

ENG2065 Group Project - Planning and Organisation of Construction (Degree Apprenticeship)

ENG2066 Construction Management and Professional Skills (Degree Apprenticeship)