This course delivers a practical, hands-on approach to construction cost control, equipping professionals with the essential tools and strategies to track expenditures, manage budgets, audit costs, and verify financial performance across the project lifecycle. Participants will explore methods to ensure cost visibility, assess project spend accuracy, and align cost control efforts with construction progress.

Through real-world case studies, templates, and performance-based techniques, the course will show how to identify cost deviations early, support data-driven decisions, and improve overall project financial health. This course is ideal for those involved in managing or overseeing construction project finances, and it supports stronger compliance, accountability, and risk reduction.

Participants will learn how to:

• Establish and manage project budgets

• Track actuals vs. budget in real-time

• Implement cost verification techniques

• Connect schedule performance with financial outcomes

• Identify common cost control pitfalls and corrective strategies

• Communicate cost performance effectively to stakeholders

The course balances financial management theory with practical tools, including cost reporting structures, forecasting models, and variance analysis techniques used in the field.

Target Audience:

• Project Managers

• Construction Accountants

• Project Accountants
• Construction Auditors

• Cost Engineers

• Estimators

• Owner Representatives

• Financial Controllers in Construction

• Anyone responsible for budget oversight on construction projects

Instructional Delivery Method: Group Internet Based (webinar)

Course will be broadcasted via Zoom. Link will be sent after registration.