Ts. Sr Puteri Fauzi

Assistant Professor

Department: Architecture and Built Environment

Ts. Sr. Dr. Puteri Nur Farah Naadia is the Programme Lead for the Chartered Surveyor Degree Apprenticeship and a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Quantity Surveying, Faculty of Engineering and Environment, at Northumbria University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom.

Previously, she held key positions at Heriot-Watt University Malaysia (HWUM), including HWO Dissertation Coordinator and Programme Director of the Quantity Surveying and Construction Project Management (QSCPM) programme from October 2021 to July 2023. In these roles, she managed undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in Quantity Surveying, Construction Project Management, and Commercial Management.

Dr. Puteri holds a Bachelor of Quantity Surveying (Honours) from the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) and upgraded her Master’s research into a PhD in Built Environment in 2014, focusing on takaful for construction works. She further expanded her expertise through post-doctoral research at the International Shari’ah Research Academy (ISRA) in Malaysia and attended the Durham Islamic Finance Summer School in 2018.

With a wealth of experience spanning academia, technical disciplines, and leadership, Dr. Puteri is pursuing recognition as a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA). Her academic and research interests include construction management, procurement, insurance, contract administration, risk management, and Shariah-compliant financial instruments, particularly takaful and micro-takaful in construction.

Dr. Puteri actively contributes to professional and academic communities. As Deputy Chair of Research Ethics at Heriot-Watt University, she upheld rigorous research standards. She is also a panel member for the RICS QS Black Book and the Technical Working Committee on Global Construction Standards. Her editorial roles include contributions to the Journal of Quantity Surveying and Construction Business and the Procurement and Project Delivery System Research Unit at IIUM.

Her academic contributions have earned her invitations as a visiting academic at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh (2022) and Kyoto University Graduate School of Management (2017). In industry, she gained valuable experience with Juruukur Bahan Malaysia (JUBM), contributing to projects such as Monash University Malaysia and the Emerald West development in Rawang.

Dr. Puteri’s current research focuses on risk assessment in social housing development, AI-driven solutions for safeguarding vulnerable communities, and data-informed strategies for optimizing housing policies. She has led initiatives on risk management frameworks and collaborated with the Ministry of Higher Education on notable projects, including frameworks for housing development for underserved populations.

As a Chartered Surveyor and Professional Technologist, Dr. Puteri is a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), the Royal Institution of Surveyors Malaysia (RISM), and the Malaysian Board of Technologists (MBoT). She is also a Professional Quantity Surveyor accredited by the Board of Quantity Surveyors Malaysia (BQSM) and an Associate Junior of the Chartered Institute of Islamic Finance Professionals (CIIF).

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Key Publications

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Protection of housing and home contents: The understanding and application of Micro takaful scheme in Malaysia, Fauzi, P., Akhma, A. 5 Oct 2023, In: AIP Conference Proceedings
Protection of Housing and Home Contents: The Understanding and Application of Microtakaful Scheme in Malaysia, Fauzi, T., Irrisya, A. 1 Oct 2023, Volume 2881: 3rd International Conference on the Built Environment and Engineering (IConBEE) 2022, Putrajaya, Malaysia, AIP Publishing
Identification of Risks Exposed to The Development of Zakat and Wakaf Housing in Malaysia, Fauzi, P., Jahidi, Z. 7 Oct 2022, In: International Journal of Technology
Introduction to takaful insurance in the Malaysian construction sector, Fauzi, T. 21 Apr 2022
Micro-takāful scheme for the protection of houses belonging to low-income groups in Malaysia, Mohd Fauzi, P., Laldin, M. 8 Dec 2022, In: ISRA International Journal of Islamic Finance
Resilience Adaptivity in Quantity Surveying: Attributes for A Future-Proof Profession, Fauzi, T. 1 Jan 2021
Shariah compliance risk management in the provision of wakaf-zakat housings, Puteri Nur Farah Naadia, M., Khairuddin, A. 1 Jun 2021, In: International Journal of Islamic Thought
Classification and types of risk for properties belonging to low-income and poor individuals in Malaysia, Fauzi, P., Laldin, M. 20 Feb 2019, In: MATEC Web of Conferences
Empowering Wakaf and Zakat in the Provision of Affordable Housing through Collaborative Procurement, Rashid, K., Fauzi, P., Hasan, S., Ayob, M. 20 Feb 2019, In: MATEC Web of Conferences
Zakat and wakaf funded housing for the poor and needy – An analysis of the Zakat and Wakaf authorities roles from the authorities’ perspectives, Rashid, K., Hasan, S., Mohd Fauzi, P., Aripin, S., Sarkawi, A. 6 May 2019, In: Planning Malaysia

Professional Activity

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Other: EmPOWER Research Grant Scheme (EmRGS) 2022/2023 2022
Other: EmPOWER Research Grant Scheme (EmRGS) 2021/2022 2021
Other: A Study into Procurement and Project Delivery System to Empower Wakaf-Zakat in the Provision of Housing for the Ummah 2016
Other: Critical Success Factor (CSF) in the Provision of Wakaf Zakat Housing: Design & Standard 2016
Other: Determining the Benchmark for Shariah Legitimacy in the Provision of Wakaf-Zakat Housing 2016
Other: Developing a Framework for Determining Adequacy, Currency, and Sufficiency of Haddul Kifayah and Their Application in the Provision of Housing for the Ummah 2016
Other: Risk Management in the Provision of Wakaf-Zakat Housing 2016

Qualifications

Quantity Surveying PhD July 31 2015
Professional Technologist (Building & Construction Technology), Malaysia Board of Technologists Ts. 2022
Chartered Surveyor, Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) UK 2020
Member Quantity Surveying Division, Royal Institute of Surveyors Malaysia (RISM) Sr 2019
Professional Quantity Surveyor (PQS), Board of Quantity Surveyors Malaysia (BQSM) 2019

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