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Estimating & Project Management
Learn the essential skills needed to estimate construction projects, manage schedules, communicate with clients, and successfully oversee projects from planning to completion.
Tuition: $595 USD per student
Course Overview
Master Construction Estimating & Project Management
Develop the knowledge and practical skills needed to accurately estimate costs, plan projects, manage schedules, and communicate effectively with clients. This hands-on course prepares you to confidently coordinate construction projects from start to finish.
Course tuition: $595 USD per student.
Your Class Plan
What You’ll Learn
Builds a job estimate and delivery plan. Build Your Construction Company addresses the wider business: positioning, cash flow, sales, hiring and operating systems.
Before you start: Basic arithmetic and comfort reading a simple project sketch. Blueprint Reading is recommended.
Planned teaching timetable: 8:30 AM–4:30 PM on Day 1 and Day 2, including breaks and lunch. This is the planned class schedule; actual class dates, daily times and venue will be confirmed before enrollment.
By the end, you should be able to
- Define scope, exclusions, assumptions, and measurable quantities.
- Build a transparent estimate covering labor, material, equipment, subcontract and overhead costs.
- Distinguish markup, margin, contingency, and cash-flow needs.
- Create a dependency-based schedule with procurement and inspection hold points.
- Manage a change request and track estimate-versus-actual results.
Day 1 — Foundations and guided practice
8:30–9:00
Baseline math check, project brief, estimate ethics, and known versus unknown information.
9:00–10:30
Scope breakdown, quantities, units, allowances, exclusions, and quote comparisons.
10:30–10:45
Break
10:45–12:00
Work a labor/material/equipment estimate and distinguish direct costs from overhead.
12:00–12:45
Lunch and drinks included
12:45–2:15
Students build a room-renovation estimate with the supplied quantities and rates.
2:15–2:30
Break
2:30–3:45
Apply markup/margin scenarios and prepare a scope/assumptions summary.
3:45–4:30
Peer-review missing costs, double counting, and sensitivity to time/material changes.
Day 2 — Application, assessment and next steps
8:30–9:00
Reconcile the estimate and explain major cost drivers.
9:00–10:30
Task dependencies, purchasing lead times, trade coordination, inspections and client updates.
10:30–10:45
Break
10:45–12:00
Handle a scope-change case, update cost/schedule, and compare actual costs with the budget.
12:00–12:45
Lunch and drinks included
12:45–2:15
Complete an individual estimate adjustment, schedule and change-order briefing.
2:15–2:30
Break
2:30–3:00
Individual knowledge test: 10 course-specific questions; 20 available points.
3:00–4:00
Individual practical/project assessment, using the course rubric and observations gathered during the project.
4:00–4:30
Feedback, correction plan, certificate eligibility review, and recommended next steps.
Your hands-on project
Prepare a fictional renovation estimate, six-task dependency schedule, change request, and job-cost comparison using the supplied case data. Explain price assumptions and cash timing without promising project-specific legal terms.
Final knowledge test
Ten questions specific to Estimating & Project Management, covering the skills, decisions, calculations and safety boundaries taught in this course. Each question is worth two points. Pass mark: 16 out of 20 (80%).
The instructor provides the test after training. Approved accessibility support may change how you respond while keeping the same learning standard.
Practical assessment
Complete the course project and demonstrate the skills individually. Five criteria are scored from 0–4. Pass mark: 16 out of 20 (80%), with no criterion below 2 and every critical safety check passed.
What your instructor will assess
- Define scope, assumptions, exclusions and unresolved information clearly.
- Calculate quantities/direct costs accurately with consistent units.
- Apply overhead and markup/margin correctly without hiding allowances.
- Create a logical schedule with procurement/inspection dependencies.
- Document an approved-change workflow, client update, and actual-cost comparison.
Training boundaries: Use fictional business data. Contract and payment requirements must be verified for the actual jurisdiction and job; class templates are planning worksheets, not legal advice.
Earn your certificate of completion
- Complete both days and all required learning activities; missed content must be made up.
- Pass the knowledge test and practical assessment separately; a strong score in one does not cancel a failed result in the other.
- Pass every critical safety check and receive the instructor’s sign-off.
If you need more practice, your instructor records the missing skills and assigns focused review and reassessment. Certificates are issued only after all requirements are met.
Your certificate records completion of this Construction Guys course. It is not a contractor license, trade license, or authorization to perform regulated work independently.
Next learning step: Build Your Construction Company. Your instructor can help you choose based on demonstrated skills.
Course Details
Course Information
Everything you need to know before joining the Estimating & Project Management course.
Duration
2-Day Boot Camp
Skill Level
Beginner to Intermediate
Project Templates
Included
Training Format
Hands-On
Materials Included
Included
Certificate
Certificate of Completion
Become a More Effective Construction Project Manager
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