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• JOB - Netherlands - Delft University of Technology via AcademicTransfer - Posted on: 15 July 2026

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15 Jul 2026

Delft University of Technology (TU Delft)

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Engineering » Civil engineering Engineering » Project engineering

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First Stage Researcher (R1)

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Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme

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How do construction firms turn software into measurable business value? This PhD investigates why digital management tools succeed, stall, or fail in practice.

This PhD project investigates how construction firms realize value from construction software. The central question is how digital investments are translated into measurable business value. Rather than studying software adoption as a technical issue, the project examines value realisation as an organisational and strategic process. It focuses on the alignment between enterprise-level decision-making and project-level implementation, including tensions between standardisation and flexibility, enterprise integration and project autonomy, and strategic intent and operational use.

The research is planned to use a comparative multiple-case study design. You will conduct in-depth empirical research with construction firms undergoing digital transformation. This will include interviews with executives, IT leaders, digital transformation leads, project managers, and site teams; document and data analysis; and, where possible, on-site observation of software use in active project settings. The qualitative case study work will be complemented by a targeted survey of industry decision-makers.

The expected outcome is a better understanding of how construction firms define the business case for digital software, how they organize implementation across firm and project levels...