Dr. Nils Gransberg
Education
University of Oklahoma
PhD, Engineering
Missouri School of Science & Technology at Rolla
MS, Geological Engineering
University of Oklahoma
BA, Construction Science
Contact
About
Dr. Nils Gransberg is an adjunct instructor in the Haskell & Irene Lemon Construction Science Division at the University of Oklahoma. He is currently the Vice President for Operations at Gransberg & Associates, Inc., a construction engineering management consulting firm based out of Norman, OK, that provides continuing education and direct consulting services to public and private owners, federal agencies, state DOTs, AEC firms, and general contractors. Dr. Gransberg also regularly teaches continuing education and professional development seminars for the ASCE, the South Plains Transportation Center, and for both public and private sector clients. He retired from the US Army Corps of Engineers in 2014, having served in various construction effects units and assignments and managing a $450M infrastructure expansion program, with deployments to Iraq in 2003 and Afghanistan in 2010-2011. Following his retirement, he worked for the University of Oklahoma as a capital projects manager/construction administrator; highlights include the Tom Love Innovation Hub, the Residential Colleges dormitories, and the Jimmie F. Austin Golf Course Renovation Program.
Research Interests
Construction Project Controls, Cost Estimating, Construction Contracts, Cost and Schedule Forensic Analyses, Machine Learning Applications In Modeling Construction Project Costs, Development of Data-Driven Decision Support Tools
Professional Credentials
Vice President for Operations, Gransberg & Associates, Inc. (Feb. 2019-Present).
Primary Instructor, American Society of Civil Engineers. (Jan. 2018-Present).
Project Manager & Construction Administrator, University of Oklahoma. (Jul. 2014-Feb. 2019).
Construction & Facilities Management Engineer, US Army Corps of Engineers (Apr. 2000-Jan. 2014).
Member, Society of Military Engineers.
Member, Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering.
Awards
Build Oklahoma Award for Education, Oklahoma AGC. (Jan. 2016).
Research, Publications, and Presentations
Gransberg, N., Maraqa, S., Solimando, B., (2023) “Using Case Based Reasoning to Improve Top-Down Estimate Accuracy.” Presented at the 2023 AACE International Conference, Chicago, IL.
Gransberg, D.D., Pinto-Nunez, M., and Gransberg, N.J. (2022). “Pricing Construction Manager/General Contractor Projects: With or Without ICE (Independent Cost Estimator),” Presented at the Transportation Research Board’s 101st Annual Meeting, Paper #TRBAM-22-02177, National Academies.
Gransberg, N., Maraqa, S. (2022). “Leveraging the Value of Project Scope Growth through Construction Manager-at-Risk Delivery of Public University Capital Improvement Projects.” ASCE Journal of Legal Affairs and Dispute Resolution in Engineering and Construction.
“Methodologies for Estimation of Construction Contingencies in the Early Stage of Highway Project Development,” Presentation by Gransberg, N. on NCHRP Report 15-71 at the Oklahoma Transportation Research Day, Oklahoma City, OK October 19th, 2021. Jeong, H.D. (PI), Gransberg, D.D. (Co-PI), Choi, K.C. (Co-PI).
Gransberg, N., Gransberg, D. (2020). “Public Project Construction Manager-at-Risk Contracts: Lessons Learned from a Comparison of Commercial and Infrastructure Projects.” ASCE Journal of Legal Affairs and Dispute Resolution in Engineering and Construction.