Ms. Lina Saeed

Lina Mahmud Saeed is a Lecturer at the College of Engineering & Computing at the American University of Bahrain (AUBH), bringing 10 years of academic and industry experience. She is a Chartered Construction Manager with the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB). Lina specializes in building and construction, contract administration, and research and development, with a strong interest in public engagement in the construction field.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Throughout her career, Lina has served as a Quantity Surveyor on significant projects, including the BAPCO Modernization Program and the ALBA Combined Cycle Power Plant in Bahrain. Her contributions have focused on cost control, variation analysis, budgeting, and risk management, as well as driving cost-reduction initiatives and optimizing procurement and logistics.

In academia, Lina has taught various modules such as construction law, contracts, risk and value management, project management, and construction economics. She actively guides students through their final research projects.

Lina’s research interests encompass value engineering, contracts and procurement, the housing market, and construction innovation. Her academic work includes comparative studies of major construction contracts and investigations into social sustainability in the UK construction industry.

EDUCATION

MSc in Commercial Management and Quantity Surveying (Merit) – Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering – American University of Sharjah, UAE

COURSES

PUBLICATIONS

Review of Stefan Tilg’s Chariton of Aphrodisias and the invention of the Greek Love Novel (Oxford UP, 2010).Bryn Mawr Classical Review. Bryn Mawr, PA: BMCR, 2011.