Dr Muhammad Usman Mazhar

Experience

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  Government College University, Faisalabad

  Apr 2008 - Sept 2008

  Assistant Project Manager

  This role was based in the Project Management Unit (PMU). • Acting as a main technical advisor in decision making for project procurements• Liaising with architects, consultants and contractors for design approvals/ revisions• Providing technical support to the site staff• Completing and maintaining accurate project records; including in-house document control system and providing management support to project manager and project director• Also worked on refurbishment projects in the university and actively participated in attending the meetings with contractors and consultant Show less

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  Salix

  Jan 2013 - Feb 2013

  Researcher

  It was a short placement for:• Working on the energy efficiency projects in the UK public sector organizations. • Working on the development of energy efficiency 'Projects Knowledge Share' within the public sector.• Understanding Salix Energy Efficiency Loans Scheme (SEELS), Salix Energy Efficiency Recycling Fund and Schools Energy Efficiency Loans.• To carry out a piece of research to review with selected Salix clients from a variety of public sector bodies, the successes and failures of energy efficiency projects and to explore how these can inform more effective strategic carbon management. Show less

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  De Montfort University

  Oct 2013 - Sept 2017

  Working on EU Horizon 2020 'Students Achieving Valuable Energy Savings 2 (SAVES2)' project. SAVES2 will catalyse sustainable energy behaviours among over 219,000 university students in seven countries to help them reduce their exposure to fuel poverty. It incorporates two strands that engage with students living in university accommodation (Student Switch Off) and in the private-rented sector (SAVES).Student Switch Off is an energy-saving competition that will reach 38,000 students living in 144 dormitories in 14 universities of the partner countries in each academic year from 2017/18 to 2019/20. By identifying and training student ambassadors in each dormitory and by motivating the ambassadors to encourage their peers to save energy, we will create a race between students in dormitories, each competing to save the most energy and win prizes. It will tap into online student communities through social media, using engaging digital communications (quizzes, photo competitions) to raise awareness of how students can save energy in a fun way. The centrepiece of each competition will be an energy dashboard that updates students in near-real time on the performance and position of their dormitory in the competition – providing feedback and encouraging action.The private-rented sector engagement work (SAVES) will reach over 100,000 students when they are looking for, moving into and living in the private-rented sector. It will enable students to make informed decisions at the point at which they are selecting a rental property – routing purchase decisions towards higher efficiency properties. SAVES2 will incorporate national-level partnerships with smart meter delivery agencies to develop student-focused communication materials highlighting the benefits of smart meters. It will provide ongoing advice and support to students via energy efficiency and bill management training, peer-to-peer advice sharing via video blogs and regular e-mail and social media communications. Show less I am based in the Institute of Energy and Sustainable Development (IESD) and working on a PhD research project entitled as "Strategic carbon management within the UK Higher Education (HE) Sector". The research is focused on the UK higher education sector institutions. The research aims to investigate how universities are responding to carbon management through strategic and whole organisational approach. The research is looking into the current state and performance of carbon management, drivers (policies) and barriers to carbon management and the key features and processes for implementing effective carbon management strategies within universities. The work will develop a strategic carbon management framework for setting future guidelines to embed carbon management into the corporate strategy of a university. It will also help learning the lessons and best practices to improve carbon management within the higher education as well as the broader public sector organisations. Show less

  • Research Fellow

    Jun 2017 - Sept 2017

  • Lecturer (Part-time)

    Nov 2012 - Sept 2017

  • Environmental Champion

    Oct 2011 - Sept 2017

  • PhD Researcher

    Oct 2010 - Sept 2016

  • Green Impact Project Assistant

    Oct 2013 - May 2014
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  Nottingham Trent University

  May 2016 - now

  • Working as a Senior Lecturer in Sustainability in the Management Department in Nottingham Business School at Nottingham Trent University • Involved in the delivery of undergraduate Leadership and Employability (Greenhouse gas management), postgraduate Transformational/Sustainable Leadership Development, and undergraduate Enterprise and Business Development modules. It included lectures, seminars, and supervising groups of students in the greenhouse gas management student consultancy project with local SMEs and local authorities. • Supervision of undergraduate students for their final year business research projects and one Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA) student (second supervisor). • Academic mentoring of international postgraduate students. • Placement Contact Tutor for postgraduate students who are on one year company placements Show less • This role is based in the School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment as a ‘Research Assistant in Future Cities and Community Engagement’ while working on EU Remourban project (REgeneration MOdel for accelerating the smart URBAN transformation). The responsibilities included: • To undertake an organisational analysis of local authorities in scaling up community energy and to enhance community engagement for energy and carbon reduction in Smart Cities. • To explore how to empower the political players as facilitators of Smart City innovation, while working in collaboration with Nottingham City Council. • To develop guidelines for the development of a Smart City replicability plan for other cities. • To carry out literature review, policy and strategy analysis of Nottingham City Council, data analysis, report writing and journal papers writing. • To conduct interviews, workshops and focus group for data collection and validation purposes. Show less

  • Senior Lecturer in Sustainability

    Jul 2017 - now

  • Lecturer (Part-time)

    Jan 2017 - Jun 2017

  • Research Assistant

    May 2016 - Jan 2017
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  Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University

  Oct 2017 - now

  • Working in collaboration with course and module teams to mainstream sustainability in curriculum by using the UN Sustainable Development Goals as a key framework• Supporting research in sustainability area within the school in collaboration with the Responsible and Sustainable Business (RSB) Lab in the Business School• Supporting partnerships of the school with external organisations and facilitate experimental learning as part of the School’s transformational leadership agenda• Working on the United Nations Global Compact Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) initiative as Nottingham Business School is one of the PRME Champions. • Member of accreditations/reviews, quality and standards management committees and university wide sustainable development academic forum Show less

  • Director of Sustainability and PRME

    Dec 2023 - now

  • Sustainability Coordinator

    Oct 2017 - Jan 2024
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  Robert Gordon University

  Oct 2019 - now

  External Examiner

  External Examiner for MSc. Energy Management course at Aberdeen Business School, Robert Gordon University, UK.

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  Loughborough University

  Nov 2019 - now

  External Examiner

  External Examiner in the School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering for:MSc. Construction ManagementMSc. Construction Project ManagementMSc. Construction Project Management with Building Information Modelling (BIM)MSc. Sustainable Design and ConstructionEngineering Doctorate (EngD)

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  Nottingham Consultants Ltd, Nottingham Trent University

  Feb 2022 - now

  Sustainability and Carbon Management Consultant

  - Authorised University Consultant on Nottingham Trent University’s consultancy register. - Leading and delivering commercial consulting contracts with external organisations in the area of sustainability and carbon management on behalf of the University.- The projects include consultancy, business advice and support as well as corporate training.