Dr Dr Eng. Reda Abougamil

Reda is a professional Civil Engineer specialized in Construction Industry-integrated with over 20 years of progressive experience spanning contracting, consultancy, and executive project leadership across GCC construction industries. Combines doctoral research in digital dispute mitigation with extensive practical expertise in Contract Administration and Risk Management, Claims Management, Delay Analysis, and commercial governance under FIDIC and NEC contracts frameworks.
Academic work focuses on the lifecycle of construction disputes from claims causation and delay methodologies to comparative arbitration systems (Saudi Arabia–UK) and BIM-enabled dispute prevention models. As first author of Scopus-indexed publications addressing BIM integration and contractual risk mitigation in the Saudi construction industry, Dr. Abougamil bridges research and practice through evidence-based governance frameworks. In addition to academic research, Dr. Abougamil provides independent consultancy in construction claims analysis, delay assessment, contract drafting review and arbitration support across GCC projects. His freelance advisory work integrates scholarly research with practical dispute resolution, reinforcing his scholar–practitioner positioning in construction governance and contract management.
Dr Abougamil has Professional experience includes advisory roles for project owners, strategic contractual leadership on multi-million SAR portfolios, and structured mentoring of engineers in claims preparation and dispute avoidance. This integrated scholar–practitioner profile positions him to contribute meaningfully to research development, postgraduate supervision, and industry-engaged academic initiatives.