Course overview
NEC4 PSC – Beyond the Clauses is for Clients, Consultants and Service Managers delivering services under the NEC4 Professional Service Contract. It examines how Scope, the programme and the contract’s procedures support the delivery of consultancy and design services.
Participants work through service deliverables, review arrangements and interfaces with the Client and other consultants. The examples consider how to identify what is required, communicate a decision and manage a change while the services continue.
The PSC has its own roles and procedures. The course applies those provisions directly, rather than treating the Consultant as an ECC Contractor or importing works-contract administration unchanged into a service appointment.
What the course covers
Topics include:
The NEC4 framework
- Introduction to NEC4 and the contract suite
- NEC4 characteristics and philosophy
- The contract framework
- The documents forming the contract
Managing service delivery
- Scope and service deliverables
- Communications
- Early warning
- Programme and service interfaces
- Managing consultancy and design deliverables
- Managing risk and decision-making
Commercial management
- Payment and Defined Cost
- Compensation events
- Beyond contract management
Course delivery
Training is delivered face-to-face for your organisation over one or two days.
Entry level establishes the PSC’s documents, roles and main procedures. Experienced-level sessions spend more time on service interfaces, changes and difficult administration decisions. The examples and depth are agreed for the team.
We agree the level and duration with you to suit your team’s experience and project requirements, including any contract amendments.
Who it’s for
The course is for the whole team delivering and managing the professional services contract, including:
- Service Managers and Project Managers
- Consultants and Advisors
- Designers and Engineers
- Design Managers
- Client-side Delivery Teams
- Contract Administrators and Commercial Managers
- Programme and Project Management Office Personnel
- Project Controls Personnel
