Services

Project & Construction Management

COVA Group provides single-point management of scope, programme, cost and quality across Australia and Southeast Asia, from front-end planning through construction to commissioning and handover.

One manager runs the project and keeps every discipline aligned. Planning is front-loaded - scope, schedule and baselines are set before work starts - and progress is measured with earned value, so drift shows up while there is still time to act.

On site, COVA manages contractors firmly and respectfully on the owner's behalf: quality reviews, inspection test plans, commissioning and a clean administrative close-out. 54 projects featured on this site carry a project or construction management scope.

What's included

Project & Construction Management services

Project & Construction Management

  • Front-end scope, schedule and baseline planning (FEP)
  • Earned value management (EVM) for scope, cost and schedule
  • BIM visualisation and change management
  • Qualitative project risk assessment and control
  • Project Management Information Systems (PMIS)
  • Quality reviews across design, specifications, changes and site verification
  • Cross-functional and domain-specialist project teams
  • Inspection test plans / commissioning
  • Handover and administrative close-out

In detail

What each service covers

COVA's construction management runs on a disciplined operating rhythm - daily site leadership, weekly coordination, monthly reporting and continuous programme control - across preconstruction and construction, through to close-out. One team, accountable to the owner, from the first design conference to zero defects.

Design management

COVA manages the design on the owner's behalf, through preconstruction and construction: coordinating the design consultants and their deliverables, running design conferences, reviewing every drawing issue for completeness, coordination and buildability, and advising on constructability before issues reach site. Design changes run through a controlled process - each one evaluated with the quantity surveyor for cost, programme and buildability before it is committed.

Preconstruction

Before work starts on site, COVA establishes continuous, clear communication across the owner's consultant team, reviews the designers' drawings, and runs intensive workshops with the design staff - deliberately challenging the designers to think through every component, so the first cost plan is complete rather than optimistic. Where the owner needs them, COVA also engages the site survey, the geotechnical investigation and any environmental assessment required by the authorities, on the owner's behalf.

A site-based team, every day

A site-based construction manager with a cross-functional support team, sized to the scale and complexity of the project, for the duration of site activities. Full-time supervision keeps safety objectives, the programme and product and quality requirements on track - with participation in inspection and test plans, and support to the owner in verifying and accepting the works.

Meetings that produce actions

Owner, architect and contractor progress meetings chaired on site, minuted, and followed up until every assigned action is closed - so decisions turn into work, not talking points.

Reporting the owner can run the project on

Standardised weekly photographic observation reports with ongoing QA/QC inspections, and a monthly status report covering safety, programme, quality and risk - backed by safety audits, health-and-safety metrics and support to the owner's project control meetings.

Cost control with the quantity surveyor

Monthly valuations, cost estimates for potential variations and design changes, monthly cost reports, and the closing of final accounts - construction management and commercial management working as one practice.

Programme control

A live programme with critical-path analysis updated weekly, checked for conformity: material submissions against procurement and planned site dates, manpower levels against production, and construction progress against the baseline.

Completion and close-out

A certificate of practical completion issued against the contract documents, a defects register managed to a zero-defects objective, and a project close-out report - the project finished, documented and handed over.

Selected work

Project & Construction Management projects

Aeon Mall 1, Phnom Penh

Cambodia

Aeon Mall 1, Phnom Penh

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Pertama FerroAlloys

Malaysia

Pertama FerroAlloys

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AEON Mall, BSD City

Indonesia

AEON Mall, BSD City

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AEON Mall, Garden City

Indonesia

AEON Mall, Garden City

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FMC BioPolymer

Thailand

FMC BioPolymer

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Courtyard by Marriott

Cambodia

Courtyard by Marriott

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Contact

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Justin Landis

Justin Landis
Head of Project & Construction Management

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FAQs

Frequently asked questions

What does a project manager do on a construction project?
Runs the project as the owner's single point of control: scope, programme, cost, quality and risk, from front-end planning through procurement and construction to commissioning and handover. The owner makes the decisions; COVA makes sure they are made at the right time, with the right information.
What is the difference between project management and construction management?
Project management covers the whole lifecycle: brief, feasibility, design, procurement, construction and handover. Construction management is the site-phase subset - managing contractors, programme, quality and safety while the building goes up. COVA provides both, usually as one continuous appointment.
How does COVA keep projects on programme and budget?
COVA sets the baseline through front-end planning; earned value management measures scope, cost and schedule against it; and qualitative risk assessment and quality reviews catch problems while they are cheap to fix. Reporting runs through Project Management Information Systems, so the owner sees the same numbers we do.
How does COVA manage contractors?
Firmly and respectfully, on the owner's behalf. COVA handles instructions, claims and variations through the contract, on evidence and on time. That protects the owner's position and keeps working relationships intact.
What does construction management include day to day?
COVA provides a site-based construction manager and support team for the duration of site activities: full-time supervision of safety, programme and quality, participation in inspection and test plans, and assisting the owner with the verification and acceptance of works.
How does COVA report during construction?
COVA issues weekly photographic observation reports with ongoing QA/QC inspections, monthly status reports covering safety, programme, quality and risk, safety audit metrics, and a live programme with critical-path analysis updated weekly - the owner sees the same picture we do.
Is cost controlled during the construction phase?
Yes. Working with the quantity surveyor, COVA supports monthly valuations, cost estimates for potential variations and design changes, monthly cost reports and the closing of final accounts.
What happens at practical completion?
COVA certifies practical completion against the contract documents, manages the defects register to a zero-defects objective, and delivers a project close-out report.