CAREER SUMMARY
Visiting Lecturer at College of Quantity Surveying Sri Lanka
Former Visiting Lecturer at Technical College - Kaluthara
Former Visiting Lecturer at Advanced Construction Training Academy (ACTA)
Former Senior Quantity Surveyor at Laugfs Engineering (member of Laugfs Group)
Former Freelance Quantity Surveyor at Asia Hydro Power Generations (Pvt) Ltd
Former Project Quantity Surveyor at ATSL International (member of Access Group)
Former Project Quantity Surveyor at Cost Consultancy Services (Pvt) Ltd
Former Site Quantity Surveyor at Nuwani Construction (Pvt) Ltd
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
Master Degree in Business Studies, University of Colombo
Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration, University of Colombo
RESEARCH INTERESTS AND MEMBERSHIP
Research Interests
Lean Construction
Waste Management in Construction Projects
Performance Management
Value Management
Construction Economics and Challenges
Contract Administration and Management
Productivity and performance management of construction industry
Memberships
Technical Member of Institute of Quantity Surveyors Sri Lanka
Research Clusters
Infrastructures, Project Management, Digital Transformation and Engineering Economics
"The built environment is prevalent for living and working. SIPM is a multi-disciplinary research group looking to identify, articulate and address the challenges faced by the construction industry and built environment. The research group works across various subject areas to identify how we design, deliver, and utilise built environment assets and infrastructure differently, considering challenges that impact both locally and globally.
Research group work covers infrastructure, project management, digital transformation, and engineering economics to address wider questions of how we create a resilient infrastructure and built environment in the face of local & global changes. New ideas and approaches require new skills for the construction industry; we work with construction companies to look at new delivery modes and support the development of the professions to meet these new requirements.
The research group signifies the convolution of the questions posed for the construction industry and recognises that for research to have an impact, it must be driven by collaboration with all stakeholders to improve the well-being of citizens, ensuring that buildings and infrastructure can meet current and future needs.
Areas: Feasibility of projects, Real estate Economics, Project management, Dispute Resolution and arbitration, Digital Transformation - BIM, Digital Twin"
PUBLICATIONS
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Minimizing Concrete Wastage in Sri Lanka: Using Lean Construction Techniques
P. Coomasaru, S. D. T. S Wickramasooriya, B. A. K. S. Perera, (7th World Construction Symposium 2018: Built Asset Sustainability: Rethinking Design, Construction and Operations)
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An Investigation of the Effects of Changes Made During Pre-Contract Stages of Water Supply Projects
J. H. M. P. J. Herath, P. Coomasaru, B. A. K. S. Perera, (Next Generation Technology for Quantity Surveying and Cost Engineering Documentation)
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A Study on the Factors Affecting to Online Marketing of Laugfs Engineering
P. Coomasaru, (Role of Postgraduate Research in an Efficiency Driven Economy)