ACADEMIC/PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
- Doctor of Philosophy from the NUS in the area of construction management (1999). Won the runner-up prize for the international PhD student essay competition organized by the UK Building Research and Information journal.
- MSc (International Construction Management) from Nanyang Technological University in 1992. Awarded Guthrie Gold Medal.
- BSc (Building) with First Class Honours from the National University of Singapore (NUS) in 1989. Awarded the Sally Meyer Gold Medal and the Singapore Institute of Surveyors and Valuers Gold Medal.
- Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Surveyors and Valuers.
- Accredited Professional Quantity Surveyor, Singapore (since 2022)
EMPLOYMENT RECORDS:
- Professor, National University of Singapore (since 2015)
- Associate Professor, NUS (2004-2015)
- Lecturer/Assistant Professor, NUS (1995-2004)
- Quantity Surveyor (cost engineering), Public Works Department (1987-1995)
- Visiting Professor, Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) (Spring, 2022)
- Visiting Scholar, University of California, Berkeley (Fall Semester, 2002)
ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERSHIP IN THE UNIVERSITY:
- Member, University Promotion in Educator Track Committee UPEC (since Sep 2024)
- Vice Provost (Student Life) (Jan 2018 – Dec 2020)
- Associate Provost (Student Life) (2016 – 2017)
- Member, Faculty Promotion & Tenure Committee (July 2017 – Jun 2021)
- Member, NUS Safety and Health Management Committee (July 2016 – Dec 2020)
- Member, University Research Committee Expert Panel for Business, Humanities, and Social Sciences (2006 – 2017)
- NUS Board of Students Discipline (2011 – 2021)
- Vice Dean (Finance and Administration), School of Design and Environment (Aug 2007- Dec 2015)
- Director of the undergraduate Building programmes (1999-2002: full time programme; 2004-July 2007: part time programmes).
- Director of Minor in Project Management (Aug 2006-July 2007)
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
- External Assessor for Malaysia’s Universiti Malaya’s Bachelor of Quantity Surveying program (AY18/19 – AY21/22)
- External Assessor for Malaysia’s Universiti Malaya for academic staff promotion including promotion/appointment of professor and associate professor. (May 2020 – Dec 2026)
- External Examiner for Malaysia’s University Tunku Abdul Rahman’s Bachelor of Construction Management program (May 2018 – July 2020; Aug 20 – Jul 23)
- External Examiner for Universiti Sains Malaysia (AY19/20 – AY20/21)
- Joint Editor, Built Environment Project and Asset Management (2015 – current)
- Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Project Management (2019 – current)
- Editorial Board Member, Project Management Journal (Jan 2022 – Dec 2025)
- Editorial Review Board Member, Project Management Journal (Jan 2026 – Dec 2028)
- Associate Editor, ASCE Journal of Civil Engineering Education (Feb 18 – Aug 2023)
- Far East Editor, International Journal of Project Organisation and Management (September 07 – July 2023)
- Member of China Construction 4.0 International Think Tank, hosted by Hunan University (Oct 2019 – Oct 2024)
- Invited to deliver keynote speeches or guest lectures by Hunan University (Oct 2019), Peking University (Nov 2019) and Universiti Sains Malaysia (Oct 2021) and Asean QS Association academic conference (May 2022).
- Editor, PAQS Congress Proceedings 2022.
TEACHING:
- Project Management and Finance
- Project Cost Management
- Project Feasibility
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
- Human resource management in the built environment
- Productivity and project performance in the built environment
RESEARCH SERVICE TO THE INDUSTRY
- Organizing committee member and member of the Scientific and Technical Committee, Asean Quantity Surveyor Association (AQSA) Research and Education Conference (Nov 2024), Kuching Sarawak
- Chair of Scientific and Technical Committee, PAQS Congress 2022 (Sep 2022)
- Council Member of Quantity Surveying Divisional Council, SISV (2007 – Mar 2023)
- Member, Accreditation and Education Committee, QS Division, SISV (2013 – 2023)
- Member of the panel of assessors under the Appeals Board (Land Acquisition). Appointed by Minister for Law (2010- Aug 2026).
- Board Member, Women Academics in Construction (WAiC) Network. WAiC is a capacity building network for women academics and post graduate students in the built environment. (Sep 2023 – current)
- Member, Rebranding Implementation Workgroup. Chaired by Building and Construction Authority. (2014 – 2019)
- Co-chair, Built Environment Skills-Future Tripartite (BEST) Taskforce for Quantity Surveying. BEST task force is formed by Building and Construction Authority (2017 – 2019)
- Member, Building & Construction Industry Rebranding Committee Meeting. Hosted by Ministry of National Development and Building and Construction Authority. (2012 – 2014)
- Member of the Valuation Review Board (Ministry of Finance) (2012 – 2018)
- Chair, Board of Examiners for Building and Construction Authority Academy’s Specialist Diploma in Building Cost Management (2009 – 2018).
- Member of the Workplace Health and Safety Council’s Construction and Landscaping Committee and Ministry of Manpower’s Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health Construction Advisory Sub-Committee (2005-2010).
SELECTED RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS (Latest 5)
- Ling, F. Y. Y., & Lew, E. J. Y. (2026). Strategies to recruit and retain generation Z in the built environment sector. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 33(1), 713-731.
- Jiang, S., Ling, F. Y. Y., & Jia, J. (2025). Unlocking Project Team Resilience: Relational Governance as Antecedent Through Reflexivity and Affective Identification. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 73, 640-653.
- Ling FYY, Teh KKL (2025) Effective leadership styles to boost employees’ work outcomes during COVID-19 pandemic: perspective of facilities management professionals. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 32(6):3857-3882. DOI: 10.1108/ECAM-07-2022-0628
- Ling, F. Y. Y., Ng, Y. J., & Zhai, W. (2025). Examining the mediating role of organizational pride on the relationship of human values and work outcomes of facilities managers. Facilities, 43(1-2):129-148, 10.1108/F-09-2023-0087
- Ling, F. Y., & Sim, W. X. L. (2025). Mediating role of vocational interest in the relationship between personality and job satisfaction: Insights from cost engineers. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 151(6), 04025057.
MAJOR AWARDS:
- World’s Top 2% Scientists identified by Stanford University, Career-Long and Single Year Categories, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. Ranked in the subfield of “Built Environment & Design”. Source: https://elsevier.digitalcommonsdata.com/datasets/btchxktzyw/3
- National University of Singapore’s Teaching Excellence Award, 1999
- National University of Singapore’s Excellent Teacher, 2001/02; 2002/03; 2003/04; 2005/06; 2006/07
- National University of Singapore’s Teaching Honour Roll, 2008
- Emerald Literati Network Highly Commended Awards 2006, 2013, 2014, 2017
- Pacific Association of Quantity Surveyors Academic Excellence Award (July 2010)
- Outstanding Reviewer Award from Built Environment Project and Asset Management Journal (March, 2012)
- 8th Pacific Association of Quantity Surveyors Congress: Best Paper Award (Academic)
- A bibliometric analysis published in Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering (2016) identified 2 of my publications as among the most frequently cited papers in international construction research
- National Day Awards: Public Administration Medal (Bronze) (2016); Long Service Medal (2020)
(Updated June 2026)