Satya Mandal is a Professor of Construction and Head of PhD Programs at RICS School of Built Environment, Amity University, Noida responsible for spearheading research and quality assurance initiatives, apart from his teaching, research and academic support for program development, conduct of examinations, development and implementation of internal quality assurance (iQA) systems for effective academic delivery, teaching and learning for faculty members in the department. He has a work experience of over 40 years, comprising of 34 years in NTPC / JPVL / Power Sector after an initial experience of about 6 ½ years in research, teaching and civil design & construction work. Prof. Satya Mandal is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (FRICS) and a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers India.