Project Management in HG1/2018 Contracts - Expert Contractor
Period
Coming soon
Schedule
Schedule announced with the cohort
Format
Online Live
VAT exempt
With bank transfer (OP), you can pay in 3 equal instalments of 1,500 lei during the course.
Why the Contractor on HG 1/2018 contracts needs a management system, not only a site programme
On public works contracts the Contractor does not only deliver execution. It delivers a system: planning, mobilisation, quality, time, cost, documentation, communication with the Employer and the Supervisor, variation control and contract close-out. HG no. 1/2018 requires predictability, traceability and procedure. Without a methodology, a Code of Practice and usable artefacts, the project stays reactive: delays, nonconformities, contested payments, weakly supported claims.
The Contractor's role is distinct
It does not replace the Supervisor and does not decide in place of the Employer. It plans, executes, documents, notifies, corrects. Authority and limits must be clear from day one.
The contract is run as a system
Initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and control, close-out. Without this cycle, the WBS and the programme remain decorative.
Collaboration is contractual, not informal
Employer, Supervisor, subcontractors, suppliers. RACI, workflows, notice periods, a shared file.
Time, cost, quality and payments sit on the same baseline
WBS, programme, budget, KPIs, payment statements. Physical progress must justify the amounts claimed.
Variations and risks require procedure
Identification, impact, approval, implementation, verification. Without integrated change control, the claim appears late and poorly substantiated.
Documentation protects the Contractor
Project manual, registers, reports, archive. At audit and at taking-over, the file wins, not who “knew it on site”.
The programme takes you from “I know HG 1/2018” to “I can run a works contract as Expert Contractor”: clear role, approved plan, controlled execution, documented variations, auditable close-out.
Trainer
Who delivers this programme
Ing. Marius Gaitan, PMP, PMI-PBA
CEO & President of Europroiect Estate
Ing. Marius Găitan, PMP, PMI-PBA is one of Romania's most respected professionals in project management and business analysis, with over 35 years in business and more than 30 years leading enterprise-level construction projects.
Certified Project Management Professional (PMP®) and Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA®), Marius is internationally recognised for his expertise and direct involvement in developing and improving the global standards of the Project Management Institute (PMI® - USA).
As founder of Europroiect Estate®, Marius Găitan has transformed the organisation into a leader in consulting, training and organisational development, training hundreds of professionals and contributing to modernising project management practice in Romania and internationally.
Through his courses, participants benefit from the expertise of a professional directly involved in writing and reviewing global PMI® standards, which guarantees up-to-date, internationally validated and practically applicable content.
Platform
Europroiect Estate Labs
Participants on this course get access to the Europroiect Estate Labs platform. There you work through hands-on labs on the course scenarios, across three difficulty levels. It is not a video catalogue. It is guided practice: you finish a live session, then apply it in the lab.
- Practical labs dedicated to the course you enrolled on
- Three levels: Easy (foundations), Medium (real project), Hard (decision under constraint)
- Progress at your own pace after live sessions, on the same platform
Easy
Foundations
You build the basics. You complete the right artefact with guidance: a clean WBS, a schedule, a register, a baseline file.
Medium
Project
You assemble the pieces on a project scenario. Dependencies, constraints and real data appear. This is where you see whether you can apply, not just reproduce.
Hard
Decision
A decision with incomplete data, conflict or deviation. You must analyse, choose and document.
Labs access is included for participants on this Live Online course.
What competencies you will demonstrate
By the end of the programme, you can demonstrate concrete competencies applicable on real projects.
Defining the Expert Contractor role
You understand obligations, limits of authority and the relationship with the Employer and the Supervisor.
Applying the methodology across the contract life cycle
You run initiation, planning, execution, control and close-out as one system.
Integrated planning of the works
You build the WBS, programme, resources, budget, risks and management plans.
Building the Project Manual
You place procedures, KPIs, site logistics and information needs in a working document.
Leading execution
You mobilise resources and keep the work plan, the team, conflicts and day-to-day documentation under control.
Assuring quality
You apply the quality plan, inspections, tests, nonconformities and corrective actions.
Who this programme is for
The programme is for professionals who lead or support the execution of public works contracts, especially under HG no. 1/2018, from the Contractor’s position.
A good fit if…
- ·General contractors, specialist contractors and project directors on public works
- ·Contract managers who run time, cost, quality, payments and notices
- ·Construction lawyers and claims specialists acting for the Contractor
- ·Engineers, site technical managers, planners and Project Controls in the execution team
- ·Professionals working with subcontractors and suppliers who must keep the contractual chain under control
- ·Teams who work daily with the Supervisor and the Employer without confusing the roles
- ·People who prepare files for payments, variations, extensions, taking-over and audit
- ·Professionals who want a methodology and a Code of Practice that work on site, not HG theory alone
The programme is for those who want to move from reactive execution to structured contract administration: plan, control, documentation, close-out.
The practical logic of the 5 sessions
Throughout the programme you work on the same HG 1/2018 works-contract model. “What you apply” is not a set of isolated exercises: you build the Contractor’s file step by step.
- 1
You understand the role
Contractor · Employer · Supervisor · Compliance
- 2
You plan the contract
WBS · Programme · Budget · Risks · Manual
- 3
You lead execution
Mobilisation · Quality · Team · Communication
- 4
You manage change
Variations · Claims · Incidents · Documents
- 5
You control and close
Time · Cost · Payments · Handover · Audit
Session-by-session programme
Each session has clear objectives: what you learn and what you apply.
The HG 1/2018 framework, the actors and the limits of authority. The Contractor plans and executes. The Supervisor records and recommends. The Employer decides.
What you learn
- Scope of HG no. 1/2018 for works and design-and-build contracts
- Project management methodology for the Contractor role: initiation, planning, execution, control, close-out
- Defining the Expert Contractor role and its main stages
- Collaboration with the Employer, Supervisor, subcontractors and suppliers
- Contractual compliance and traceability
- Initial team, initial planning and performance indicators (KPIs)
What you apply
- You build the contract actors map
- You draft a role-responsibility-authority matrix
- You identify the Contractor’s obligations on a contract scenario
- You define the initial KPI set for a works contract
Course calendar
Session dates will be published when the next cohort opens. The programme structure below is confirmed.
- Coming soonC1Coming soon
Project management and the Contractor role in HG 1/2018 contracts
- Coming soonC2Coming soon
Planning the works contract: scope, time, cost, resources and risk
- Coming soonC3Coming soon
Execution, quality, team and communication
- Coming soonC4Coming soon
Variations, risks, claims and defensible documentation
- Coming soonC5Coming soon
Performance control, payments and contract close-out
What you get in the programme
Live sessions are tied to practice on Europroiect Estate Labs. The package follows the methodology and Code of Practice for the Contractor.
Hands-on labs
Easy, Medium and Hard exercises on HG 1/2018 contract scenarios, after each live session.
Project Management Methodology for the Contractor
The HG 1/2018 contract life cycle, usable on site: from initiation to close-out.
Code of Practice and Guidance — Contractor
3 months
Procedures for planning, implementation, control, close-out, defect tracking, change control and mediation.
Ready-to-use templates
3 months
WBS, registers, reports, variation sheets, payment statements and a close-out checklist.
Project ROADMAP Expert Contractor
3 months
A guided path on Europroiect Estate Labs and feedback during the programme.
COR 242101 certification, Project Manager
On completion, after the final exam, you receive the Certificate of Completion for the occupation Project Manager.
What you receive
Certificate accredited by the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Labour, together with the descriptive supplement of competencies acquired.
What it means
The diploma and competency certificates are recorded in the employment record (REVISAL) and support employment and pay aligned with this qualification.
The exam
Held with a ministry commission. The exam fee is 450 lei and is not included in the course price.
European certification. For international recognition of certificates obtained in Romania, apostille (Hague Convention countries) or super-legalisation (non-Hague countries) is required.
Reserve your place. The cohort will be announced soon.
Five live sessions, methodology and Code of Practice for the Contractor on HG 1/2018 contracts, labs on Europroiect Estate Labs. The cohort date is not yet announced. Choose your payment method and reserve your place.
Coming soon · Schedule announced with the cohort · 4.500 lei