A Chartered Construction Manager, Engineer, Project Manager, and Surveyor by profession, Ir Prof. Chan has worked in a number of tertiary institutions both in Hong Kong and overseas.  He was a Senior Lecturer and Deputy Head of the School of Building and Planning at the University of South Australia.  Ir Prof. Chan joined the Department of Building and Real Estate of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 1996 and was Associate Head (Teaching) from 2005 to 2011; Associate Dean and Interim Dean of the Faculty of Construction and Environment from 2011 to 2013, and from 2013 to 2014 respectively.  He is currently Head of Department of Building and Real Estate, Associate Director of Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development, Chair Professor of Construction Engineering and Management, and Warden of MinYin Hall, Hung Hom Students Halls of Residence.  Ir Prof. Chan's research interests include project management and project success, construction procurement and relational contracting, public private partnerships, and construction health and safety.  Ir Prof. Chan’s research has had a real and significant impact on the construction industry resulting in changes in policy decisions.  His recommendations have been incorporated in the Construction Industry Council Guidelines on “Site Safety Measures for Working in Hot Weather” since April 2013.  His outstanding research performance has resulted in the appointment of Able Professor in Construction Health and Safety in August 2019.  He has produced over 1,000 research outputs in refereed journal papers, international refereed conference papers, consultancy reports, and other articles.  He has won numerous prestigious research paper and innovation awards since 1995.  Ir Prof. Chan served as an expert member in the Built Environment Panel of FORMAS, Swedish Research Grants Council.  He was also an expert member to assess the research performance of the Faculty of Architectural and the Built Environment, TU Delft, the Netherlands.  Ir Prof. Chan is currently an expert member of the Engineering Panel of the Research Grants Council, HKSAR.  Ir Prof. Chan holds an MSc in Construction Management and Economics from the University of Aston in Birmingham, and a PhD in Project Management from the University of South Australia.  He has been an Adjunct Professor in a number of universities.  Ir Prof. Chan was also a Founding Director of Construction Industry Institute, Hong Kong, which was a joint research institution developed by industry and the academia.