Nils Gransberg

Dr. Nils Gransberg

Adjunct Faculty

Education

University of Oklahoma
PhD, Engineering
Missouri School of Science & Technology at Rolla
MS, Geological Engineering
University of Oklahoma
BA, Construction Science

Dr. Nils Gransberg is an adjunct instructor in the Haskell & Irene Lemon Construction Science Division at the University of Oklahoma. He also serves as Vice President for Operations at Gransberg & Associates, Inc., a Norman-based consulting firm specializing in construction engineering management. The firm provides continuing education and direct consulting services to a wide range of clients, including public and private owners, federal agencies, state departments of transportation, AEC firms, and general contractors.

Dr. Gransberg regularly leads professional development seminars for organizations such as the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), the South Plains Transportation Center, and various public and private sector clients. His expertise is grounded in a distinguished career with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, where he retired in 2014 after managing a $450 million infrastructure expansion program and serving in construction effects units with deployments to Iraq (2003) and Afghanistan (2010–2011).

Following his military service, Dr. Gransberg joined the University of Oklahoma as a capital projects manager and construction administrator. His contributions include oversight of major campus projects such as the Tom Love Innovation Hub, the Residential Colleges, and the Jimmie F. Austin Golf Course Renovation Program.

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.