LEARNING JOURNEY

Construction Cost and Budget Management

Gain practical financial skills for delivering construction engineering projects and managing stakeholders.

LEARNING JOURNEY

Construction Cost and Budget Management

Gain practical financial skills for delivering construction engineering projects and managing stakeholders.

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Overview

To progress your career as a site or project engineer in construction, you need to understand how to manage costs, budgets, and stakeholders. 

The short courses in this learning journey have been curated to help you manage budgets, to successfully deliver construction projects. 

You will gain value skills that will help you find the best solutions for project delivery. 

How does it work?

This learning journey is designed to build on your tenders and bids management skills as you progress through it. Once completed, you'll have the opportunity to apply for a Micro-credential to showcase your newly developed capabilities.

1. Register for each course

To complete the learning journey, you must register for each course separately.

You can lock in your learning by registering for all five courses upfront, or register for each course as you go.

To register for a course, click on the 'Learn more' buttons below.

2. Complete the learning

This includes a mix of self-paced and live-online learning.

There is no set time frame to complete this journey, however we recommend you complete the self-paced courses one-week before the first live-facilitated course.

3. Enrol in the Micro-credentials

Once you have complete all the short courses and started to incorporate your newly developed skills in your practice, you are ready to earn recognition through the Micro-credential.

Make sure you enrol in the 'Assessment Pathway' on the micro-credential pages.

Is this learning journey for you?

This learning journey is relevant for engineers working in construction with the following experience:  

  • Site Engineers (3-5 years’ experience): Develop independent skills in cost and budget management 
  • New Project Engineers (4-6 years’ experience): Practice deeper evaluation skills in cost and budget management 
  • Experienced Project Engineers (5-8 years’ experience): Showcase evaluation, analysis and forecasting skills 
Your learning journey
Cost and Budget Management

Financial Acumen for Engineers

Delivery: Short Course | Online | Live-facilitated 

Develop your financial acumen with a practical understanding of finance and gain the confidence to apply this knowledge in your workplace. Understand the ‘big picture’ of financial performance, key levers for influencing financial results, and consequences of decisions.

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Cost and Budget Management in Construction Projects

Delivery: Webinar | Online | Self-paced | 1 hour 

This webinar* will help you understand common cost and budget management challenges, and identify your skills gaps. You will gain practical tips from the presenter's real-life experiences as a construction engineer, and learn how to communicate more effectively with your stakeholders. 

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*This webinar hosted on Engineers Australia's EAOnDemand platform. Engineers Australia members can access this for free. Non-members can access for $30 when logging into the EAOnDemand platform.

Negotiation Skills and Influencing Strategies

Delivery: Short Course | Online | Live-facilitated | 3.5 hours  

Learn about the psychology of negotiation to help you negotiate with confidence and influence to get the outcome you want. Understand the elements of negotiation skills required for site engineers to evaluate outcomes and deliver beneficial solutions when working alongside internal and external stakeholders.

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Manage Construction Project Costs Micro-credential

Delivery: Micro-credential Learning Pathway | Online | Self-paced | 8 hours learning + 9 hours assessment preparation 

Develop and showcase you skills in forecasting, managing and tracking budgets to deliver construction projects, by gaining the Manage Construction Project Costs micro-credential.

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