Hans Voordijk holds a Master in Economics and a Master in Philosophy from Erasmus University Rotterdam and a PhD in Economics and Business Administration from Maastricht University. He was Director of the Engineering Doctorate (EngD) Program in Civil Engineering at the UT, project manager at the Netherlands Organization of Applied Scientific Research (TNO), Assistant Professor at Tilburg University and lecturer at Asmara University, Eritrea. He was also member of the Board of Supervisory Directors of Ubbink B.V. He started his career as Research Assistant at the Maastricht Economic Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) of Maastricht University.
Existing functions:
Program Manager Joint Innovation Centre UT TNO on Digital Lifecycle Management
Coordinator Engineering Doctorate Programs of Twente University
Honorary Associate Professor, School of Property, Construction & Project Management, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT)
Expertise
Social Sciences
- Project
- Construction
- Approach
- Process
- Construction Industry
- Case Studies
Computer Science
- Design
- Case Study
Organisations
Hans focuses on two major research fields:
- Philosophy of technology and design in civil engineering
- Digitalization and circularity in construction supply chains
Publications
2026
Taking practitionersâ experiences seriously: Using phenomenological methodologies in construction research (2026)ENGINEERING Management, 1-8 (E-pub ahead of print/First online). Voordijk, H. & van den Berg, M.https://doi.org/10.1007/s42524-026-5351-8Empowering leaders to shape future strategic pathways: A Dynamic Adaptive Decision Support model informed by Healthcare Organizations (2026)[Thesis › PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT]. University of Twente. Aarninkhof-Kamphuis, A.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036571555Developing an Inventory-Responsive Matchmaking Framework for Reclaimed Component Integration in Architectural Design (2026)[Contribution to conference › Abstract] 5th 4TU-14UAS Research Day on Digitalization of the Built Environment. Dhavale, N., van den Berg, M., Voordijk, H., Schröder, T. & Hartmann, A.Empowering adaptive leadership: A dynamic adaptive approach (2026)Leadership in health services, 39(2), 247-265. Aarninkhof-Kamphuis, A., Voordijk, H. & Dewulf, G.https://doi.org/10.1108/LHS-07-2025-0121Guiding Healthcare Organizations in Strategic Pathways: Assessing a Dynamic Adaptive Model (2026)International Journal of Health Planning and Management (E-pub ahead of print/First online). Aarninkhof‐Kamphuis, A., Voordijk, H. & Dewulf, G.https://doi.org/10.1002/hpm.70069Co-creation of understanding through early buyer-supplier interaction: Sensemaking and sensegiving in public infrastructure tenders (2026)Journal of purchasing and supply management, 32(1). Article 101074. Sloot, R. N. F., Volker, L. & Voordijk, J. T.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pursup.2025.101074
2025
Shared team mental models when using Building Information Models in construction projects (2025)Project Leadership and Society, 6. Article 100180. Siebelink, S., Voordijk, H., Endedijk, M. & Adriaanse, A.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plas.2025.100180Strategic renewal of smart maintenance management: The role of the construction client (2025)Discover Civil Engineering, 2. Article 221. Johannes, K., Voordijk, H., Wakkee, I. & Aranda-Mena, G.https://doi.org/10.1007/s44290-025-00385-8Bridging the gaps: Information integration for building element reuse (2025)[Contribution to conference › Paper] 41st Annual ARCOM Conference 2025, ARCOM 2025. Jiang, L., van den Berg, M., Voordijk, H. & Hartmann, A.Lost in interpretation: Making sense of equivocalities and tensions in approaches to interoperability (2025)Journal of information technology, 40(3), 246-264. Sloot, R. N. F., Voordijk, J. T. & Volker, L.https://doi.org/10.1177/02683962241295785Predicting the Wear Rate and Thickness of Train Contact Wire Using Data-Driven Modelling (2025)Applied Sciences, 15(17). Article 9362. Mulder, J., Vahdatikhaki, F., Yin, X., Vermeulen, F. & Voordijk, H.https://doi.org/10.3390/app15179362Reuse Challenges in Circular Deconstruction: Lessons from Explorative Case Studies (2025)In Proceedings of the Circular Building Sector Conference 2025 (CBSC2025) (pp. 15-24). University of Lund. Jiang, L., van den Berg, M., Voordijk, H. & Hartmann, A.https://doi.org/10.52202/080684The development of a typology and guideline for selecting innovation-encouraging procurement strategies in civil engineering (2025)Innovation : the European journal of social science research, 38(2), 736-770. Lenderink, B., Boes, J., Halman, J. I. M., Voordijk, H. & Dorée, A. G.https://doi.org/10.1080/13511610.2022.2094898Circularity assessment across construction project phases with Building Information Modelling (2025)Developments in the Built Environment, 22. Article 100663. Jiang, L., van den Berg, M., Voordijk, H. & Adriaanse, A.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dibe.2025.100663Guiding healthcare decision-makers through uncertainty: A quasi-experimental study on a dynamic adaptive model (2025)[Working paper › Preprint]. Wiley. Aarninkhof-Kamphuis, A., Voordijk, H. & Dewulf, G.https://doi.org/10.22541/au.174177030.07522300/v1Digital twinâbased asset inspection and userâtechnology interactions (2025)Journal of engineering design and technology, 23(2), 406-422. Voordijk, H., Vahdatikhaki, F. & Hesselink, L.https://doi.org/10.1108/JEDT-03-2023-0121Actor-role configuration for ecosystems to emerge in the construction industry (2025)[Contribution to conference › Paper] 41st Annual ARCOM Conference 2025, ARCOM 2025. van de Waerdt, G., Volker, L. & Voordijk, H.Exploring strategies for managing maturity variations among project partners: from underperformance and controlling weak links to stretching capabilities (2025)Construction management and economics, 43(4), 243-261. Siebelink, S., Voordijk, H. J. T., Endedijk, M. D. & Adriaanse, A. M.https://doi.org/10.1080/01446193.2024.2409456Operatorsâ Experiences with Intelligent Compaction Systems in Road Pavement: A Technological Mediation Approach (2025)In Engineering and Value Change (pp. 233-248) (Philosophy of Engineering and Technology; Vol. 48). Springer. Voordijk, H., Miller, S. & Vahdatikhaki, F.https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-83549-0_14Visualizing value creation and value capture beyond the buyer-supplier relation (2025)In IPSERA 2025 âRoom for Talentâ: Rotterdam, the Netherlands, March 30 - April 2: Book of Abstracts (pp. 384-384). Article 219. International Purchasing and Supply Education and Research Association (IPSERA). van de Waerdt, G., Voordijk, H. & Volker, L.Visualizing values across stakeholders in inter-organizational innovation multi-project settings: an exemplary case study from the infrastructure sector (2025)[Contribution to conference › Paper] 25th European Academy of Management Conference. van de Waerdt, G., Volker, L. & Voordijk, H.
2024
Developing project-based supplier relations in a programmatic multi-project context: An exemplary case study from the construction industry (2024)International journal of managing projects in business, 17(8), 72-91. van de Waerdt, G., Volker, L., Vosman, L. & Voordijk, H.https://doi.org/10.1108/IJMPB-09-2023-0222Coping with uncertainties: challenges for decision makers in healthcare (2024)Journal of Facilities Management, 22(5), 883-899. Aarninkhof-Kamphuis, A., Voordijk, H. & Dewulf, G.https://doi.org/10.1108/JFM-06-2022-0067Materializing responsible futures: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of circular design experiences in construction (2024)Sustainable Production and Consumption, 51, 92-104. van den Berg, M., Schraven, D., De Wolf, C. & Voordijk, H.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spc.2024.09.005Usability analysis of virtual-reality-enabled digital twin for the inspection of sewage pumping stations (2024)International journal of construction management, 24(13), 1419-1430. Hesselink, L., Vahdatikhaki, F., Harmsen, Y. & Voordijk, H.https://doi.org/10.1080/15623599.2023.2219941
Research profiles
- Supervision of MA and BA thesis projects
- MA course Construction Supply Chains & Digitization
- Pre-MA course Design project Urban Development
Courses academic year 2026/2027
Courses in the current academic year are added at the moment they are finalised in the Osiris system. Therefore it is possible that the list is not yet complete for the whole academic year.
Courses academic year 2025/2026
Courses academic year 2024/2025
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