ProQual Level 6 NVQ Diploma in Construction Contracting Operations Management (Construction)
This is the ProQual Level 6 NVQ Diploma in Construction Contracting Operations Management (Construction), an advanced competence-based qualification for senior professionals in the construction industry. The course is designed for those who oversee complex contracting operations, manage teams, and take responsibility for delivering projects that meet client expectations while adhering to industry standards.This qualification is Ofqual-regulated, confirming it meets rigorous government standards for quality and consistency in vocational education.
Learners gain a nationally recognised credential that demonstrates advanced competence to employers, clients, and professional bodies across the construction sector. They develop mastery in strategic planning, resource allocation, risk management, and financial oversight, enabling them to navigate complex construction contracts and maximise project profitability. The qualification is entirely portfolio-based with no formal examinations, making it ideal for those who prefer to demonstrate competence through workplace evidence rather than timed tests.
Throughout the programme, participants will complete mandatory units covering health and safety systems, team performance management, chairing meetings, and enhancing working relationships in construction environments. They can then choose from five specialist pathways tailored to their specific job role: Estimating, Buying, Planning, Surveying, or General, each with its own combination of mandatory and optional units. Learners will master techniques for identifying and evaluating project requirements, obtaining tenders, and appointing successful contractors within their chosen specialism.
Course Overview
Awarding Body
ProQual
GLH
110
Study Mood
Online
Assessment
Assignments Based
Course Study Units
- Maintain health, safety and welfare systems in construction
- Manage the performance of teams and individuals in construction
- Chair meetings and take decisions in construction
- Enhance working relationships in construction
- Identify, assess and evaluate project requirements in construction
- Obtain tenders and appoint successful contractors in construction
- Evaluate enquiries and submit tenders in construction
- Plan measured surveys in construction
- Ascertain the condition of property in construction
- Develop and agree detailed project designs in construction
- Specify and control production documents in construction
- Prepare procurement schedules and programmes of works in construction
- Implement strategic and integrated supply chain management and sourcing partnerships in construction
- Evaluate and confirm work methods and programme in construction
- Analyse, monitor and optimise materials, plant and services in construction
- Control contract work in construction
- Optimise and control contract progress and costs in construction
- Prepare and agree contract accounts and claims in construction
Entry Requirements
Who Can Enroll
This qualification is designed for experienced professionals seeking senior leadership roles in construction contracting operations.
- Construction managers and contract managers
- Project managers and senior supervisors
- Operations managers and team leaders
- Quantity surveyors and estimators
- Buyers and procurement specialists
- Planning managers and coordinators
Course Learning Outcomes
Maintain health, safety and welfare systems in construction
- Be able to maintain health, safety and welfare in the workplace
- Understand how to maintain health, safety and welfare in the workplace
- Be able to identify hazards and assess risks in the workplace
- Understand how to identify hazards and assess risks in the workplace
- Be able to identify and implement methods and procedures to reduce risk
- Understand how to identify and implement methods and procedures to reduce risk
Manage the performance of teams and individuals in construction
- Be able to allocate work to teams and individuals
- Understand how to allocate work to teams and individuals
- Be able to agree objectives and work plans with teams and individuals
- Understand how to agree objectives and work plans with teams and individuals
- Be able to assess the performance of teams and individuals
- Understand how to assess the performance of teams and individuals
- Be able to provide feedback to teams and individuals on their performance
- Understand how to provide feedback to teams and individuals on their performance
Chair meetings and take decisions in construction
- Be able to chair meetings
- Understand how to chair meetings
- Be able to analyse information for decision making
- Understand how to analyse information for decision making
Enhance working relationships in construction
- Be able to enhance relationships with people who benefit from one’s work
- Understand how to enhance relationships with people who benefit from one’s work
- Be able to undertake personal development in the occupational practice area
- Understand how to undertake personal development in the occupational practice area
Identify, assess and evaluate project requirements in construction
- Be able to identify, assess and agree project requirements and stakeholder preferences
- Understand how to identify, assess and agree project requirements and stakeholder preferences
- Be able to identify, assess and evaluate resource procurement factors
- Understand how to identify, assess and evaluate resource procurement factors
Obtain tenders and appoint successful contractors in construction
- Be able to shortlist tenderers
- Understand how to shortlist tenderers
- Be able to select bills of quantities
- Understand how to select bills of quantities
- Be able to obtain tenders
- Understand how to obtain tenders
- Be able to evaluate tenders and appoint contractors
- Understand how to evaluate tenders and appoint contractors
Evaluate enquiries and submit tenders in construction
- Be able to evaluate tender enquiry documentation
- Understand how to evaluate tender enquiry documentation
- Be able to finalise and submit a tender
- Understand how to finalise and submit a tender
Plan measured surveys in construction
- Be able to identify survey requirements
- Understand how to identify survey requirements
- Be able to select survey processes and operations
- Understand how to select survey processes and operations
- Be able to identify investigation requirements
- Understand how to identify investigation requirements
- Be able to investigate and evaluate project factors
- Understand how to investigate and evaluate project factors
Ascertain the condition of property in construction
- Be able to recommend and agree a condition survey process
- Understand how to recommend and agree a condition survey process
- Be able to investigate property for condition
- Understand how to investigate property for condition
- Be able to prepare and present condition survey reports and records
- Understand how to prepare and present condition survey reports and records
Develop and agree detailed project designs in construction
- Be able to identify the methods for preparing detailed designs
- Understand how to identify the methods for preparing detailed designs
- Be able to select materials, components and systems
- Understand how to select materials, components and systems
- Be able to analyse detailed design solutions
- Understand how to analyse detailed design solutions
- Be able to recommend and agree a detailed design
- Understand how to recommend and agree a detailed design
Specify and control production documents in construction
- Be able to specify production document requirements
- Understand how to specify production document requirements
- Be able to prepare prescriptive specifications
- Understand how to prepare prescriptive specifications
- Be able to control and maintain project information
- Understand how to control and maintain project information
Prepare procurement schedules and programmes of works in construction
- Be able to develop a schedule of works
- Understand how to develop a schedule of works
- Be able to develop a procurement programme
- Understand how to develop a procurement programme
Implement strategic and integrated supply chain management and sourcing partnerships in construction
- Be able to evaluate and agree the benefits and risks of strategic sourcing
- Understand how to evaluate and agree the benefits and risks of strategic sourcing
- Be able to agree and implement alignment of management systems
- Understand how to agree and implement alignment of management systems
- Be able to monitor and control supply chain arrangements
- Understand how to monitor and control supply chain arrangements
Evaluate and confirm work methods and programme in construction
- Be able to evaluate, review and select work methods
- Understand how to evaluate, review and select work methods
- Be able to confirm project programming
- Understand how to confirm project programming
Analyse, monitor and optimise materials, plant and services in construction
- Be able to analyse and monitor requirements for supplies
- Understand how to analyse and monitor requirements for supplies
- Be able to optimise supplier performance
- Understand how to optimise supplier performance
Control contract work in construction
- Be able to control contracts against agreed quality standards
- Understand how to control contracts against agreed quality standards
- Be able to maintain contract compliance with legal and statutory requirements
- Understand how to maintain contract compliance with legal and statutory requirements
Optimise and control contract progress and costs in construction
- Be able to optimise contract progress
- Understand how to optimise contract progress
- Be able to control contract costs
- Understand how to control contract costs
Prepare and agree contract accounts and claims in construction
- Be able to prepare and agree interim valuations and final accounts
- Understand how to prepare and agree interim valuations and final accounts
- Be able to prepare and agree compensation events and claims for reimbursement for loss and expense
- Understand how to prepare and agree compensation events and claims for reimbursement for loss and expense
