Training course

Overview

Engineering Project Management is a comprehensive professional training course designed to equip engineers, project managers, technical professionals, and engineering leaders with the knowledge and practical skills required to plan, execute, monitor, control, and close complex engineering projects. The course integrates engineering principles with structured project management practices across infrastructure, construction, manufacturing, energy, utilities, technology, industrial, and other technical environments. Participants learn how to translate engineering requirements into manageable project objectives, establish realistic delivery plans, coordinate multidisciplinary teams, manage interfaces, and maintain control over scope, schedule, cost, quality, safety, resources, and project risks.

The programme introduces practical engineering project management tools and internationally recognised frameworks, including PMBOK-based project management practices, Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), Engineering Work Breakdown Structures (EWBS), Critical Path Method (CPM), Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT), resource planning, earned value management (EVM), risk registers, change control, procurement planning, stakeholder management, quality management, and project controls. Participants learn to use practical tools such as Microsoft Excel, scheduling software, cost-control templates, risk matrices, responsibility assignment matrices (RAM/RACI), progress dashboards, project registers, engineering documentation systems, and performance reporting tools to support effective project execution.

Particular emphasis is placed on the technical and commercial complexities that distinguish engineering projects from general project environments. Participants examine requirements management, design coordination, constructability, technical interfaces, procurement and contract management, engineering change management, cost estimation, resource loading, schedule integration, quality assurance and quality control, health and safety, environmental considerations, commissioning, and handover. The course also develops analytical skills for assessing schedule performance, cost variances, productivity, risks, technical constraints, dependencies, design changes, contractor performance, and project forecasts using structured project-control techniques.

Through engineering case studies, practical exercises, project planning workshops, scheduling activities, risk simulations, cost-control scenarios, multidisciplinary coordination exercises, and an applied capstone, participants progressively develop an end-to-end engineering project management capability. The programme progresses from project initiation and engineering requirements through detailed planning, execution, project controls, risk and quality management, procurement, contract administration, change control, commissioning, and closeout. By the end of the five-day programme, participants will be able to develop integrated engineering project plans, manage technical and commercial interfaces, monitor project performance, control changes and risks, communicate effectively with stakeholders, and apply professional project management practices to real-world engineering projects.

Course Duration

5 Days (40 Hours)

Target Participants

This course is suitable for:
• Engineering project managers and project engineers
• Civil, mechanical, electrical, structural, chemical, industrial, and environmental engineers
• Engineering managers and technical managers
• Construction project managers and site project professionals
• Design engineers and engineering coordinators
• Planning engineers and project controls professionals
• Quantity surveyors, cost engineers, and cost-control professionals
• Contract, procurement, and commercial professionals working on engineering projects
• Maintenance, reliability, asset, and facilities project professionals
• Energy, utilities, infrastructure, manufacturing, and industrial project professionals
• Programme and portfolio managers overseeing engineering initiatives
• Engineering consultants and technical advisers
• Project planners and scheduling professionals
• Quality assurance and quality control professionals
• Health, safety, environmental, and sustainability professionals involved in engineering projects
• Commissioning, testing, and handover professionals
• Contractors, subcontractors, and engineering service providers
• Government, public-sector, infrastructure, and development project professionals
• Project coordinators and technical team leaders
• Professionals preparing for engineering project management responsibilities

Course Objectives

By the end of the training, participants will be able to:
• Explain the principles, characteristics, lifecycle, and management requirements of engineering projects
• Define engineering project objectives, deliverables, requirements, constraints, assumptions, and success criteria
• Establish project governance structures, roles, responsibilities, authority levels, and reporting arrangements
• Develop Engineering Work Breakdown Structures and integrated project delivery plans
• Apply Critical Path Method (CPM), PERT, milestones, dependencies, and schedule optimisation techniques
• Develop realistic engineering project schedules and resource-loaded execution plans
• Estimate project costs and establish budgets, cost baselines, cash-flow plans, and cost-control mechanisms
• Apply Earned Value Management (EVM) to monitor cost and schedule performance
• Identify, analyse, prioritise, and respond to technical, commercial, schedule, safety, quality, and project risks
• Develop engineering project risk registers, response plans, escalation mechanisms, and contingency strategies
• Manage engineering requirements, design deliverables, technical interfaces, dependencies, and design coordination
• Apply procurement planning, contractor coordination, tender evaluation, and contract administration principles
• Manage project quality using quality assurance, quality control, inspection, testing, and documentation practices
• Integrate health, safety, environmental, sustainability, and regulatory considerations into engineering project delivery
• Establish effective stakeholder, multidisciplinary team, communication, and reporting processes
• Apply change control procedures to manage design changes, scope changes, variations, and technical instructions
• Analyse project progress, productivity, schedule variance, cost variance, forecasts, and performance indicators
• Apply project documentation, configuration management, records management, and engineering information-control practices
• Manage testing, commissioning, start-up, handover, defects, lessons learned, and project closeout
• Use practical project management tools including Excel, schedules, dashboards, risk registers, RACI matrices, and project controls templates
• Apply PMBOK-based practices, stage-gate approaches, project controls, and appropriate engineering management frameworks
• Communicate project status, technical issues, risks, decisions, changes, and recommendations effectively to stakeholders
• Develop an integrated engineering project management plan through an applied capstone exercise

Course Content

Day 1: Foundations of Engineering Project Management and Project Initiation

Module 1: Foundations of Engineering Project Management and Project Initiation

1.      Engineering Project Management Principles, Characteristics, and Project Lifecycle

2.      Engineering Project Environments, Delivery Models, Constraints, and Success Factors

3.      Project Initiation, Business Cases, Feasibility, and Engineering Project Objectives

4.      Requirements Management, Technical Specifications, Deliverables, and Acceptance Criteria

5.      Project Governance, Organisation Structures, Roles, Responsibilities, and RACI

6.      Stakeholder Identification, Analysis, Engagement, and Communication Planning

7.      Engineering Project Scope Definition and Work Breakdown Structures

8.      Engineering Work Breakdown Structures (EWBS), Work Packages, and Deliverable Management

9.      Case Study: Initiating a Multidisciplinary Engineering Infrastructure Project

10.  Practical Exercise: Developing an Engineering Project Charter, Scope Statement, and Governance Framework

Day 2: Engineering Project Planning, Scheduling, Resources, and Cost Management

Module 2: Engineering Project Planning, Scheduling, Resources, and Cost Management

1.      Integrated Engineering Project Planning and Project Management Plan Development

2.      Activity Definition, Sequencing, Dependencies, Constraints, and Milestone Planning

3.      Critical Path Method (CPM), Network Diagrams, and Schedule Analysis

4.      Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) and Schedule Uncertainty

5.      Resource Estimation, Resource Loading, Leveling, and Capacity Planning

6.      Engineering Cost Estimation, Budget Development, and Cost Baselines

7.      Cash-Flow Planning, Cost Forecasting, Commitments, and Financial Controls

8.      Microsoft Excel, Scheduling Tools, Project Dashboards, and Project-Control Templates

9.      Case Study: Developing an Integrated Schedule and Cost Plan for an Engineering Project

10.  Practical Exercise: Building an Engineering Project Schedule, Resource Plan, and Cost Baseline

Day 3: Engineering Project Execution, Risk, Quality, Procurement, and Contracts

Module 3: Engineering Project Execution, Risk, Quality, Procurement, and Contracts

1.      Engineering Project Execution, Team Coordination, and Multidisciplinary Collaboration

2.      Engineering Design Coordination, Technical Interfaces, Constructability, and Design Reviews

3.      Engineering Project Risk Identification, Risk Registers, and Qualitative Risk Assessment

4.      Quantitative Risk Thinking, Probability, Impact Analysis, Contingency, and Response Planning

5.      Procurement Planning, Supplier Selection, Contractor Coordination, and Vendor Management

6.      Engineering Contracts, Contract Administration, Variations, Claims, and Commercial Controls

7.      Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Inspection, Testing, and Nonconformance Management

8.      Health, Safety, Environmental, Sustainability, and Regulatory Considerations

9.      Case Study: Managing Contractor, Quality, Safety, and Technical Risks During Project Execution

10.  Practical Exercise: Developing an Engineering Risk Register, Quality Plan, and Contractor-Control Framework

Day 4: Engineering Project Controls, Change Management, and Performance Management

Module 4: Engineering Project Controls, Change Management, and Performance Management

1.      Integrated Project Controls and Engineering Performance Management

2.      Progress Measurement, Milestone Tracking, Productivity, and Performance Reporting

3.      Earned Value Management (EVM), Planned Value, Earned Value, and Actual Cost

4.      Schedule Performance Index (SPI), Cost Performance Index (CPI), and Performance Forecasting

5.      Engineering Change Control, Design Changes, Scope Changes, Variations, and Technical Instructions

6.      Configuration Management, Document Control, Engineering Records, and Information Management

7.      Project Dashboards, Key Performance Indicators, Trend Analysis, and Early-Warning Indicators

8.      Project Recovery Planning, Schedule Compression, Resource Reallocation, and Corrective Action

9.      Case Study: Recovering a Delayed and Over-Budget Engineering Project

10.  Practical Exercise: Analysing Engineering Project Performance and Developing a Corrective Action Plan

Day 5: Engineering Project Integration, Commissioning, Handover, and Capstone

Module 5: Engineering Project Integration, Commissioning, Handover, and Capstone

1.      Integrated Engineering Project Management, Coordination, and Strategic Project Control

2.      Testing, Pre-Commissioning, Commissioning, Start-Up, and Technical Acceptance

3.      Handover Planning, As-Built Documentation, Asset Information, and Operational Readiness

4.      Defects Management, Punch Lists, Warranty Requirements, and Closeout Activities

5.      Final Cost, Schedule, Quality, Risk, Contract, and Performance Review

6.      Stakeholder Communication, Executive Reporting, Lessons Learned, and Knowledge Transfer

7.      Project Closeout, Documentation, Records Retention, and Benefits Realisation

8.      Engineering Project Management Best Practices, Continuous Improvement, and Lessons Learned

9.      Integrated Case Study: End-to-End Engineering Project Delivery and Recovery Simulation

10.  Capstone Exercise: Develop, Schedule, Cost, Risk-Assess, Control, Execute, and Close an Integrated Engineering Project Management Plan for a Real-World Engineering Scenario