Born in Granada in 1968, Germán Martínez Montes is a Professor of Engineering Projects at the University of Granada and holds the Jean Monnet Chair in Project Management awarded by the European Commission. He began his teaching career as an associate lecturer and, for several years, combined his academic duties with his professional work as an engineer and executive in companies in the consulting and service sectors. He has also lectured at a centre affiliated with the University of Wales.
Professor Martínez Montes currently teaches at the UGR's School of Civil Engineering (ETSICCP), where he has held several management positions. He has served as Director of the Department of Building Engineering and Engineering Projects; Director for Planning; and General Coordinator for UGR Infrastructure and Campuses. Currently, he is Deputy Director for Training, Entrepreneurship and Knowledge Transfer at the ETSICCP.
He has obtained recognition for 5 ‘sexenios’ (six-year research periods) – including 4 for research and 1 for knowledge transfer – as well as 6 ‘quinquenios’ (five-year teaching periods), accredited by the National Commission for the Evaluation of Research Activity (CNEAI). He has served as principal investigator (PI) on over fifty competitive research and knowledge transfer projects and has been an active participant in two Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions. He has also supervised eight doctoral theses.
In addition, Professor Martínez has authored six books and over eighty scientific and professional publications in prestigious international journals and conference proceedings, frequently contributing to these conferences as a guest speaker. His main areas of expertise focus on project management, risk management, and public procurement and contracting systems. He is currently a member of the CTN 157 Project Management Committee (Spanish Association for Standardisation–International Organization for Standardization), the International Project Management Association (IPMA), the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), and the Professional Association of Civil Engineers in Spain (CICCP).
Beyond the academic sphere, Professor Martínez has a well-established professional background in project management, including as Project Director and Founder of Vicenor S.L. (a UGR spin-off company); Managing Director of Andaluza de Señalizaciones (limited company); Project Engineer at Urbaconsult (limited company); Maintenance Engineer at GRUPISA (limited company); and Project Director at the Provincial Council of Granada.
