Assoc. Prof. Dr. Murat ÇEVİKBAŞ
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Murat Çevikbaş is a construction management and dispute resolution specialist with extensive international experience in programme leadership, delay analysis, and contractual advisory services on large-scale infrastructure and mega projects. Throughout his professional career, he has led multidisciplinary planning teams and provided strategic guidance on complex time-related disputes in high-value projects.
Since 2016, he has been the Founder and Managing Director of Erachron, an independent consultancy firm specialising in project controls, delay analysis, claims management, and dispute resolution support. Under his leadership, Erachron delivers advisory services in extension of time (EoT) assessments, forensic delay analysis, quantum evaluations, contract administration, and expert-level schedule reviews in accordance with internationally recognised standards and best practices.
In parallel with his professional practice, Dr. Çevikbaş serves as an Associate Professor, lecturing on project management, time and cost control, contract administration, quality management, and construction law. His research focuses on claims management frameworks, dispute resolution mechanisms, BIM-enabled management systems, quality assurance processes, and the development of AI-driven scheduling and planning tools for the construction industry.
He actively integrates academic research with industry practice, advancing data-driven, analytically robust methodologies for time-risk management and contractual decision support in complex construction environments.
