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01What it is
This Level 7 diploma is designed for senior managers within the construction sector. It covers areas such as procurement processes, ethical practice, and staff recruitment and management. Successful candidates will be able to direct the management of design development and provide advice on technical issues.
These are the units GQA Qualifications Limited registers against this qualification. It is a catalogue, not a syllabus. Which of them you take depends on the combination the qualification requires, and that is set by the awarding body rather than by us. Every unit here is regulated. Zavmo teaches towards them on your own work, and work done here is recognised as prior learning under the agreements we hold.
Zavmo is not an awarding body, is not an approved centre, and is not affiliated with GQA Qualifications Limited. It does the teaching and the mapping. GQA Qualifications Limited sets this qualification and awards it, and a qualified human assessor makes the assessment decision.
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02The units
What each unit actually teaches you to do
Assess and evaluate the sustainability and environmental impact of developments in construction management Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
It teaches you to assess environmental impacts of construction developments, including effects on air quality, water resources, and biodiversity. You'll evaluate sustainable requirements, mitigation measures, and present findings to support environmentally responsible construction management.
What you'll be able to do
- Assess the environmental impact of development proposals within construction management.
- Understand how to assess the environmental impact of development proposals within construction management.
- Evaluate sustainable requirements for construction developments and present findings effectively.
- Understand how to evaluate sustainable requirements for construction developments and present findings effectively.
- Identify and evaluate sustainable resources applicable to construction projects.
- Understand how to identify and evaluate sustainable resources applicable to construction projects.
Control budgets and contract entitlement in construction management Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
It teaches you to allocate budgets within construction projects, preparing and justifying budget plans. You'll also understand processes for preparing and agreeing entitlement claims for reimbursement related to loss and expense, ensuring financial control and compliance.
What you'll be able to do
- Allocate budgets effectively within a construction management context.
- Understand the principles and processes involved in allocating budgets for construction projects.
- Prepare and agree entitlement for reimbursement for loss and expense claims.
- Understand the procedures and documentation required to prepare and agree entitlement for reimbursement for loss and expense.
Control projects in construction management Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
This unit equips learners to control construction projects by implementing quality assurance processes and ensuring compliance with legal and contractual requirements. You'll monitor project activities, address quality deviations, and maintain project standards throughout delivery.
What you'll be able to do
- Control projects against quality standards, implementing quality assurance processes and addressing any deviations.
- Understand the principles of quality management in construction and the importance of meeting client expectations.
- Ensure project compliance with legal and contractual requirements, adhering to relevant regulations and agreements.
- Understand the legal and contractual obligations of a construction project and the potential consequences of non-compliance.
- Control project progress against the agreed programme, monitoring milestones and taking corrective action to address delays.
- Understand the techniques for tracking project progress and identifying potential schedule risks.
- Control project value and costs, managing budgets and resources effectively to achieve financial targets.
- Understand the principles of cost management in construction and the importance of controlling expenditure.
Develop self and others in construction management Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
You'll manage their own resources and engage in continuing personal development within construction management. The unit also covers enabling others to learn and benefit from practical experience, fostering a culture of ongoing professional growth and capability development.
What you'll be able to do
- Manage your own resources effectively and undertake continuing personal development relevant to occupational practice in construction management.
- Understand how to manage your own resources effectively and undertake continuing personal development relevant to occupational practice in construction management.
- Enable individuals, including yourself, to learn and benefit from practical experience within construction management.
- Understand how to enable individuals, including yourself, to learn and benefit from practical experience within construction management.
Direct the management of design development and processes in construction management Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
This unit equips learners to direct the management of design development and processes in construction management. You'll identify and assess hazards and risks, make design choices to reduce health and safety risks, and manage design processes in compliance with regulations.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify and assess hazards and identify risks within the design development process.
- Understand the methods used to identify and assess hazards, and identify risks.
- Make design choices to reduce health and safety risks in construction projects.
- Understand how design choices can reduce health and safety risks.
- Manage the design process effectively, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations and standards.
- Understand the principles of managing the design process.
Ensure that contracts are prepared, negotiated and agreed in construction management Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
You'll learn to ensure construction contracts are prepared, negotiated, and agreed in accordance with legal and organisational requirements. The unit covers contract preparation procedures, relevant legislation, industry standards, and facilitating effective contract negotiations.
What you'll be able to do
- Ensure that forms of contract are prepared in accordance with organisational procedures and legal requirements.
- Understand how to ensure that forms of contract are prepared, taking into account relevant legislation, industry standards, and organisational policies.
- Ensure that the contract is negotiated and agreed upon by all relevant parties, reflecting their respective interests and obligations.
- Understand how to ensure that the contract is negotiated and agreed, considering potential risks, liabilities, and dispute resolution mechanisms.
Establish project procurement arrangements in construction management Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
It teaches you to select and agree appropriate procurement strategies considering project size, complexity, and risk. You'll establish project team arrangements and recommend suitable contract forms, ensuring alignment with organisational policies and stakeholder requirements.
What you'll be able to do
- Select and agree procurement strategies for a construction project, taking into account project requirements and organisational policies.
- Understand the factors to consider when selecting and agreeing procurement strategies for construction projects.
- Establish project team arrangements, defining roles, responsibilities, and reporting lines.
- Understand the principles of effective project team organisation and communication.
- Recommend and agree a suitable form of contract for a construction project, considering legal and commercial implications.
- Understand the different types of construction contracts and their suitability for various projects.
Evaluate and progress the resolution of contractual disputes in construction management Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
This unit provides learners with skills to evaluate contractual disputes in construction management, analysing legal and financial implications. You'll negotiate and progress dispute resolution, understanding associated risks and methods to minimise project disruption.
What you'll be able to do
- Evaluate potential implications for the resolution of contractual disputes in construction management.
- Understand how to evaluate potential implications for the resolution of contractual disputes in construction management.
- Negotiate and progress the resolution of contractual disputes in construction management.
- Understand how to negotiate and progress the resolution of contractual disputes in construction management.
Evaluate sustainable resources and requirements for the whole lifecycle of a construction project Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
You'll evaluate sustainable resources and whole life costs of construction projects, analysing design choices and low carbon options. The unit includes assessing energy conservation measures and recommending sustainable materials and methods to support lifecycle cost efficiency.
What you'll be able to do
- Evaluate the whole life cost of a construction project, considering sustainability and low carbon options.
- Understand how to evaluate the whole life cost of a construction project, considering sustainability and low carbon options.
- Assess energy use within a construction project and provide recommendations for conservation.
- Understand how to assess energy use within a construction project and provide recommendations for conservation.
Examine staff turnover issues in own area of responsibility Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
You'll develop the ability to examine staff turnover issues within their area of responsibility. The unit covers analysing reasons and impacts of turnover, maintaining confidentiality, comparing turnover rates across organisations, and identifying opportunities from turnover challenges.
What you'll be able to do
- Examine the reasons for, and impact of, staff turnover whilst maintaining confidentiality in own area of responsibility.
- Compare staff turnover rates across organisations, identifying trends and patterns.
- Understand how to turn unexpected staffing turnover into opportunities rather than threats.
Implement procurement processes in construction management Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
This unit provides learners with knowledge and skills to implement procurement processes in construction management. It covers evaluating tenderer pre-qualification, obtaining bids and tenders, analysing and selecting successful bids, and negotiating contract changes.
What you'll be able to do
- Evaluate the pre-qualification processes of tenderers in construction management.
- Understand the methods used to evaluate the pre-qualification of tenderers.
- Obtain bids and tenders in accordance with organisational procedures.
- Understand the processes involved in obtaining bids and tenders.
- Analyse and select successful bids and tenders, and negotiate changes as required.
- Understand the methods used to analyse and select successful bids and tenders, and how to negotiate changes.
Implement, monitor and control strategic procurement systems in construction management Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
It teaches you to implement, monitor, and control strategic procurement systems by agreeing performance expectations with suppliers and service providers. You'll establish monitoring mechanisms and address performance issues to ensure compliance and value for money.
What you'll be able to do
- Agree and implement systems with suppliers and service providers, establishing clear performance expectations and monitoring mechanisms.
- Understand the principles of effective supplier relationship management and contract administration.
- Monitor and control arrangements for strategic sourcing, ensuring value for money and compliance with organisational policies.
- Understand the key performance indicators (KPIs) for strategic sourcing and how to measure and report on performance.
Lead and manage meetings Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
You'll learn to prepare, lead, and chair meetings effectively by setting agendas, managing procedures, and facilitating discussions. The unit also covers undertaking post-meeting tasks to ensure actions are followed up and meeting objectives are achieved.
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare and lead a meeting, including setting the agenda and objectives.
- Manage meeting procedures effectively, ensuring participation and staying on track.
- Chair a meeting, facilitating discussion and decision-making.
- Undertake post-meeting tasks, such as distributing minutes and following up on action items.
Manage marketing and customer service in construction management Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
You'll identify market needs and resource the development of new construction products and services. The unit covers developing and implementing marketing strategies, including evaluating market opportunities and promoting customer service within construction management.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify and resource the development of new products and services to meet market needs in the construction industry.
- Understand the methods and considerations for identifying and resourcing the development of new construction-related products and services.
- Develop and implement a marketing strategy for a construction organisation or project.
- Understand the key elements and processes involved in developing and implementing a marketing strategy.
- Develop and maintain a policy to maximise client and customer satisfaction within a construction context.
- Understand the principles and practices for developing and maintaining a customer satisfaction policy.
Manage project processes in construction management Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
You'll assess and manage project risks and opportunities using appropriate techniques, developing mitigation strategies to minimise risks and maximise benefits. The unit also covers developing and maintaining health, safety, and welfare management systems within construction projects.
What you'll be able to do
- Assess and manage project risks and opportunities, implementing appropriate mitigation strategies.
- Understand the processes and techniques for identifying, assessing, and managing project risks and opportunities.
- Develop and maintain systems for managing health, safety, and welfare on a construction project, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and regulations.
- Understand the legal and ethical responsibilities related to health, safety, and welfare in construction.
- Establish and manage project team activities, coordinating tasks and resources to achieve project objectives.
- Understand the principles of effective team management and communication in a construction project environment.
- Implement project organisation and communication systems, ensuring effective information flow and collaboration among stakeholders.
- Understand the importance of clear and consistent communication in project management.
- Obtain and evaluate project feedback information and make improvements to project processes and outcomes.
- Understand the methods for gathering and analysing project feedback and implementing corrective actions.
Manage teams in construction management Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
You'll select and form project teams by identifying required skills and experience, defining roles, and establishing communication channels. The unit focuses on developing and maintaining effective working relationships to support successful construction management projects.
What you'll be able to do
- Select and form a project team suitable for a construction management project.
- Understand how to select and form a project team suitable for a construction management project.
- Develop and maintain effective working relationships within a construction management team.
- Understand how to develop and maintain effective working relationships within a construction management team.
Manage the preparation and submission of estimates, bids and tenders in construction management Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
You'll learn to manage the preparation and submission of estimates, bids, and tenders in construction management. The unit covers evaluating enquiry documentation, assessing project feasibility, determining resource requirements, and understanding contractual terms.
What you'll be able to do
- Evaluate estimate, bid and tender enquiry documentation to determine project requirements and feasibility.
- Understand how to evaluate estimate, bid and tender enquiry documentation, considering the scope of work, specifications, and contractual terms.
- Assess the resource requirements and costs within an estimate, bid and tender, ensuring accuracy and competitiveness.
- Understand how to assess the resource requirements and costs within an estimate, bid and tender, taking into account labour, materials, equipment, and overheads.
- Finalise and submit an estimate, bid and tender offer, adhering to deadlines and submission guidelines.
- Understand how to finalise and submit an estimate, bid and tender offer, ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
Managing the project handover of the construction project in the workplace Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
You'll manage the project handover process by confirming requirements, consulting stakeholders, and developing a handover programme. They will also conduct inspections and tests to ensure project completion meets agreed standards or document outstanding work.
What you'll be able to do
- Confirm project requirements and consult with stakeholders to develop and agree a handover programme that meets their needs and expectations.
- Check that project requirements have been met, or record outstanding work in order to agree and arrange a satisfactory completion, ensuring all issues are addressed promptly.
- Carry out handover inspections and appropriate tests ensuring they are witnessed by stakeholders and certificated in accordance with current legislation and industry standards.
- Record stakeholder concerns during inspection and agree any required actions to resolve issues and ensure satisfaction.
- Ensure that stakeholders' respective responsibilities are accepted and adopted, clarifying roles and accountabilities for ongoing maintenance and operation.
- Assemble and hand over appropriate documentation in accordance with the project requirements, including as-built drawings, operating manuals, and warranty information.
Participate in meetings Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
This unit develops learners' ability to prepare for and actively participate in meetings by reviewing agendas, gathering relevant information, and identifying key objectives. You'll practise effective communication skills to convey information clearly to relevant stakeholders.
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare for a meeting by reviewing the agenda, gathering relevant information, and identifying key objectives.
- Participate in a meeting by actively listening, contributing ideas, and engaging in constructive discussions.
- Communicate information to relevant stakeholders clearly, concisely, and effectively, using appropriate communication channels.
Plan, allocate and monitor work of a team Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
You'll learn to plan, allocate, and monitor team work effectively by setting clear objectives, prioritising tasks, and assigning responsibilities based on individual skills. The unit also covers managing team performance to achieve objectives and improve overall effectiveness.
What you'll be able to do
- Plan work for a team, setting clear objectives, priorities, and timelines.
- Allocate work across a team, considering individual skills, experience, and workload.
- Manage team members to achieve team objectives, providing guidance, support, and feedback.
- Monitor and evaluate the performance of team members, identifying areas for improvement and providing constructive criticism.
- Improve the performance of a team, implementing strategies to enhance collaboration, communication, and productivity.
Plan, allocate and monitor work of a team in own area of responsibility Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
It teaches you to plan, allocate, and monitor work within their area of responsibility. You'll produce work plans, allocate and agree responsibilities with team members, monitor progress and quality, and review plans to ensure effective delivery of objectives.
What you'll be able to do
- Produce a work plan for own area of responsibility, outlining tasks, timelines, and resource allocation.
- Allocate and agree responsibilities with team members, ensuring clarity and accountability.
- Monitor the progress and quality of work in own area of responsibility, providing constructive feedback to team members.
- Review and amend plans of work in own area of responsibility, communicating changes effectively to the team.
Prepare and agree a project brief and outline programme in construction Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
It teaches you to prepare project brief proposals and develop outline programmes that meet client requirements. You'll define objectives, scope, and deliverables, consider budget and time constraints, and ensure alignment with project goals and client needs.
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare a proposal for a project brief, outlining the project's objectives, scope, and deliverables.
- Understand how to prepare a proposal for a project brief, considering the client's needs, budget constraints, and timeframes.
- Develop a project outline programme which meets the requirements of the brief, including key milestones, activities, and resources.
- Understand how to develop a project outline programme which meets the requirements of the brief, taking into account dependencies, critical paths, and risk management strategies.
- Identify, assess, and agree project requirements and stakeholder preferences, ensuring that all parties are aligned on the project's goals and objectives.
- Understand how to identify, assess, and agree project requirements and stakeholder preferences, considering their individual needs, expectations, and potential conflicts.
Provide advice, judgement and service ethically in construction management Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
You'll learn to ethically provide technical advice and judgement within construction management. The unit covers effective communication methods, presenting advice on technical issues, resolving complex problems, and practising within ethical and professional standards.
What you'll be able to do
- Exchange information and present advice on technical issues related to construction management.
- Understand the methods used to exchange information and present advice on technical issues.
- Resolve complex indeterminate solutions within construction management projects.
- Understand the methods used to resolve complex indeterminate solutions.
- Practice within an ethical framework relevant to construction management.
- Understand the principles of ethical practice within construction management.
Recruit staff in own area of responsibility Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
It teaches you to participate effectively in recruitment processes within their area of responsibility. You'll review human resource needs, ensure recruitment complies with legal and ethical standards, and contribute to recruitment and selection activities.
What you'll be able to do
- Review human resource requirements to meet business objectives in own area of responsibility.
- Understand the importance of ensuring that recruitment and selection processes meet legal, regulatory, ethical and social requirements.
- Participate in the recruitment and selection process, following organisational procedures.
- Evaluate the recruitment and selection process and identify improvements for the future.
03The standards
The national standards these units are built against
What the job actually needs, in the words employers and awarding bodies already use for the work itself.
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Assess and evaluate the sustainability and environmental impact of developments in construction management
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Control Contract Against Agreed Budgets
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Control Projects in Construction Management
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Control budgets and contract entitlement in construction management
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Develop a procurement programme in a Building Information Modelling environment
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Develop self and others in construction management
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Direct design projects in the built environment
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Direct design service businesses
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Direct design teams and communication
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Direct project information modelling processes for design projects
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Direct the control of project delivery against design
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Ensure that contracts are prepared, negotiated and agreed in construction management
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Establish project procurement arrangements in construction management
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Evaluate and progress the resolution of contractual disputes in construction management
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Evaluate sustainable resources and requirements for the whole life cycle of a construction project
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Implement procurement processes in construction management
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Implement, monitor and control strategic procurement systems in construction management
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Lead meetings and take decisions
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04Where it leads
The jobs these credits are mapped to
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Where this can lead
Lead Construction Compliance Manager
This role can lead to managing larger teams, becoming a technical specialist, or moving into wider enterprise risk work.
See the whole journey05The credits
The credits, and who awards them
Level 7 credits are regulated, and they are awarded by GQA Qualifications Limited rather than by Zavmo. They don’t vanish when a subscription ends or a website closes. They travel to any employer, and Zavmo keeps the map of what you have covered and what is next.
What you would be collecting
Assess and evaluate the sustainability and environmental impact of developments in construction managementControl budgets and contract entitlement in construction managementControl projects in construction managementDevelop self and others in construction managementDirect the management of design development and processes in construction managementEnsure that contracts are prepared, negotiated and agreed in construction managementEstablish project procurement arrangements in construction managementEvaluate and progress the resolution of contractual disputes in construction management
Each one is a real unit registered against this qualification.
How you’d practise it
You don’t watch this. You do it.
You are not assessed on remembering this. You are assessed on applying it, analysing it, evaluating it and producing something. So that is what the practice is: projects, role play and your own live cases, with a tutor in the room.
The Coach · your practice partner Illustration The Coach You have to open the conversation in “Ensure that contracts are prepared, negotiated and agreed in construction management”. Say the first line to me, exactly as you would say it to them.
You I wanted to have a quick chat about how things have been going recently.
The Coach That is the warning shot, and they will spend it worrying. Try the version that says what this is about in the first sentence.
- Rehearse the conversation Apply
“Ensure that contracts are prepared, negotiated and agreed in construction management” is a conversation before it is a document. You have it with Zavmo playing the other person, badly at first, then again once you know what you actually want to say.
- Pitch it Evaluate
“Manage marketing and customer service in construction management” gets practised as a pitch. You make the case out loud, Zavmo asks the question the room would ask, and you make it again.
- Bring your own plan Create
For “Control projects in construction management” you bring the plan you are actually working on, not a case study. Zavmo pulls on the assumptions in it until the weak one shows.
- Draft the real one Create
You do “Control budgets and contract entitlement in construction management” on a real document of your own. Zavmo works on the draft you have to send anyway, so the coursework and the job are the same piece of work.
What you leave holding
The standards this credential builds, in the shape the product keeps them
Nothing here is marked learned. There is no learner on a public page, so the map shows what the qualification covers rather than what anybody has done.
GQA Level 7 NVQ Diploma in Construction Senior Management
- Assess and evaluate the sustainability and environmental impact of developments in construction management
- Control Contract Against Agreed Budgets
- Control Projects in Construction Management
- Control budgets and contract entitlement in construction management
- Develop a procurement programme in a Building Information Modelling environment
- Develop self and others in construction management
- Direct design projects in the built environment
- Direct design service businesses
How you would learn this
One to one, on the work you already do
A tutor sets the task against your own job and marks the reasoning, at your pace. There is no cohort to fall behind.
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Which job do you mean?
This unit enables learners to assess environmental impacts of construction developments, including effects on air quality, water resources, and biodiversity. Learners will evaluate sustainable requirements, mitigation measures, and present findings to support environmentally responsible construction management.
How the thinking builds
- 1 Remember
- 2 Understand
- 3 Apply
- 4 Analyse
- 5 Evaluate
- 6 Create
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Built for GQA Level 7 NVQ Diploma in Construction Senior Management
24 units in this credential, in the order it lists them, awarded by GQA Qualifications Limited.
- Assess and evaluate the sustainability and environmental impact of developments in construction management
- Control budgets and contract entitlement in construction management
- Control projects in construction management
- Develop self and others in construction management
- Direct the management of design development and processes in construction management
- Ensure that contracts are prepared, negotiated and agreed in construction management
and 18 more in the full unit list below.
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