Commercial Training & Education for Major Projects

Equilibrium Project Advisory delivers high‑impact commercial training programs designed specifically for major projects across mining, infrastructure, oil and gas, renewables, and commercial building.

Our training is practical, commercially focused, and built to strengthen decision‑making where it matters most: contract formation, tendering, delivery, and risk management.

Unlike generic training providers, our programs are delivered by senior practitioners who have led and advised major capital projects from both the owner and contractor perspective. The result is training that directly improves commercial capability, reduces disputes, and protects project margins.

Why Commercial Capability Training Matters

Most project failures are not technical.
They are commercial.

Poorly drafted contracts, weak tender strategies, inexperienced contract administration, and ineffective risk allocation routinely lead to cost overruns, delays, claims, and disputes.

Address issues before they impact delivery.

Our training programs are designed to address these issues before they impact delivery. By improving contract literacy, commercial awareness, and risk management capability across project teams, organisations gain greater control over outcomes and significantly reduce downstream exposure.

Long-term performance improvement

This training is often the starting point for long‑term performance improvement and is frequently used by our clients as a foundation for stronger governance, better project controls, and more effective commercial decision‑making.

Our Training Approach

Equilibrium’s training is modular, flexible, and fully tailored. Programs are built around your contracts, delivery models, risk profile, and internal capability gaps.

Sessions are interactive and scenario‑based, drawing on real examples from Australia’s most complex projects.

Training can be delivered as stand‑alone modules or combined into a structured program aligned to your project lifecycle, from early tender strategy through to delivery and close‑out.

Our core training modules include:

01.

Contract formation and risk allocation

Contract formation and risk allocation

Key project contracts, an overview of delivery models, an introduction into risk sharing in major projects and security

04.

Subcontracting
best practice

Subcontracting
best practice

Subcontract best practice including different types of subcontracts, subcontract forms and key subcontracting issues

05.

Risk mitigation
and insurance

Risk mitigation
and insurance

Risk mitigation and insurance in major projects and lessons learnt from Australia’s major projects

07.

EPC and EPCM
contracting

EPC and EPCM
contracting

A deep dive into EPC and EPCM contracting

08.

Collaborative
contracting

Collaborative
contracting

A deep dive into collaborative contracting – alliancing, target cost, integrated delivery teams, ECI

10.

Negotiation skills

Negotiation skills

How to negotiate at all stages in the contracting and procurement process.

12.

Partnering

Partnering

Partnering arrangements including bidding agreements and joint venture arrangements

Delivery Timeframes

Our training programs can typically be mobilised within approximately one month from initial engagement. Once the program structure is agreed, modules are delivered over a timeframe that suits your team’s availability and project demands.

Training Delivery Options

Training is usually delivered in‑ house at our client’s offices, either in person or online. Where required, external training facilities can be arranged. All delivery formats are designed to maximise engagement and participation.

Who Delivers the Training

All training is conducted by Equilibrium Project Advisory Directors with extensive experience in contracting, procurement, and project delivery on major capital projects. Our trainers bring real‑world insight from both owner and contractor perspectives, ensuring advice is pragmatic, commercially grounded, and immediately applicable. Sessions are highly interactive and built around real project challenges commonly faced by senior project leaders, commercial managers, and contract administrators.

Who We Train

We provide training to operators, EPCMs, contractors, and subcontractors in Australia and internationally. Our programs are adaptable to any industry and are commonly delivered to teams working in mining, infrastructure, oil and gas, renewables, and complex commercial building. Each program is tailored to reflect your specific contracts, commercial risks, and project environment.

Strengthen Your Commercial Capability

Commercial training for commercial projects

If your organisation is looking to reduce disputes, improve delivery performance, and build lasting commercial capability, our training programs provide a practical and proven starting point.

Speak with our team to discuss a tailored training program for your projects.​

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