The Advanced Construction Project Management: Planning, Execution and Successful Project Delivery Training Course provides advanced knowledge and practical techniques for managing complex construction projects from initiation through completion. The programme develops professional capability in Construction Project Management, covering the project lifecycle, construction planning, scheduling, resource allocation, cost management, risk control, quality assurance, procurement, and project performance monitoring. Participants learn how to structure construction activities, establish measurable project controls, and coordinate technical and managerial requirements throughout project delivery.

Delivered by The British Academy For Training and Development under the Construction and Civil Engineering Training course specialization and Engineering maintenance and operation category, the course focuses on integrated project delivery and operational decision-making. It addresses execution, project controls, stakeholder management, project governance, and site management, enabling professionals to manage construction resources, monitor progress, resolve delivery issues, and maintain alignment between project objectives, contractual requirements, schedules, budgets, quality standards, and safety expectations.

• Develop advanced competencies in Construction Project Management across the complete project lifecycle.
• Apply structured construction planning methods for scope, activities, resources, schedules, and deliverables.
• Improve construction execution through systematic coordination, monitoring, and performance management.
• Establish effective project controls for cost, schedule, quality, risk, resources, and change.
• Apply practical techniques for construction scheduling, sequencing, and resource optimization.
• Strengthen stakeholder management across clients, consultants, contractors, suppliers, site teams, and project authorities.
• Understand project governance structures, responsibilities, reporting mechanisms, and decision-making controls.
• Improve site management through effective coordination of labour, equipment, materials, subcontractors, and work activities.
• Manage construction risks, variations, delays, claims, and corrective actions.
• Apply quality management principles throughout construction project delivery.
• Improve project communication, reporting, documentation, and progress evaluation.
• Support successful project completion, handover, closeout, and post-project evaluation.

Target Audience

• Construction Project Managers
• Senior Project Engineers
• Construction Managers
• Civil Engineers
• Site Managers and Site Engineers
• Planning Engineers
• Project Controls Professionals
• Quantity Surveyors and Cost Engineers
• Contracts and Procurement Professionals
• Engineering Managers
• Construction Supervisors
• Consultants and Contractors
• Project Coordinators
• Professionals responsible for construction planning, execution, monitoring, and delivery

Module 1: Advanced Foundations of Construction Project Management

• Principles and scope of Construction Project Management

• Construction project characteristics and delivery environments

• Roles and responsibilities of project management teams

• Construction project objectives, constraints, and success criteria

• Integration of technical, commercial, operational, and managerial requirements

Module 2: Construction Project Lifecycle and Delivery Strategy

• Stages of the project lifecycle

• Project initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, control, and closeout

• Construction delivery methods and contracting approaches

• Project scope definition and work breakdown structures

• Project governance and management responsibilities

Module 3: Strategic Construction Planning and Scheduling

• Advanced construction planning principles

• Work breakdown structure development

• Activity sequencing and construction methodologies

• Critical Path Method (CPM)

• Baseline programme development

• Resource-loaded schedules

• Milestone planning and schedule optimization

• Progress measurement and schedule updates

Module 4: Construction Execution and Site Management

• Construction execution strategies

• Integrated work planning and site coordination

• Site management systems and responsibilities

• Labour, equipment, and material coordination

• Subcontractor management

• Daily and weekly construction planning

• Productivity monitoring

• Site documentation and reporting

Module 5: Project Controls, Cost and Schedule Management

• Integrated project controls

• Construction cost planning and monitoring

• Budget development and cost forecasting

• Earned Value Management (EVM)

• Schedule performance measurement

• Cost variance and schedule variance analysis

• Change control and trend management

• Project performance dashboards and reporting

Module 6: Risk, Quality and Change Management

• Construction project risk identification and assessment

• Risk response planning and monitoring

• Delay analysis and mitigation

• Construction quality management systems

• Inspection, testing, and quality assurance

• Non-conformance management

• Change management and variation control

• Corrective and preventive actions

Module 7: Stakeholder, Communication and Contract Coordination

• Effective stakeholder management

• Stakeholder identification and influence analysis

• Client, consultant, contractor, and supplier coordination

• Project communication structures

• Contract administration and documentation

• Managing disputes, claims, and project correspondence

• Meeting management and decision tracking

Module 8: Project Governance and Performance Management

• Principles of project governance

• Governance frameworks and approval processes

• Roles, authority, accountability, and escalation

• Project reporting and performance reviews

• Compliance and management controls

• Decision-making structures

• Performance indicators and management dashboards

Module 9: Construction Productivity and Resource Optimization

• Construction resource planning

• Workforce productivity management

• Equipment utilization

• Material planning and logistics

• Resource allocation and balancing

• Productivity measurement

• Identifying and reducing construction inefficiencies

Module 10: Successful Project Delivery, Handover and Closeout

• Project completion strategies

• Testing, commissioning, and completion controls

• Defect management and final inspections

• Handover documentation

• Final cost and schedule reconciliation

• Contract and project closeout

• Lessons learned and post-project evaluation

• Measuring successful construction project delivery