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Stop firefighting. Start building.

Management consultancy, Health & Safety and NVQ Level 6/7 training for construction companies that have outgrown running on instinct.

You built
the company.
Now it has to
run properly.

The work behind stable construction companies

You already know how to win work. The real question is whether the company behind it — people, sites, safety, processes, cash — can carry the next stage.

This is consultancy for construction companies that want structure, not slogans. We audit how you really run, train the people who run it, and tune the business until it holds.

When growth
starts to hurt

More projects, more people, more paperwork. The directors still solve every site problem themselves.

Managers were promoted for their skill on the tools, and never trained to lead a site, a budget or a team.

It's not about working harder. It's about a company that works without you in every decision.

The
method

Every engagement starts with an audit.

  1. 01

    Audit

    How your company actually runs: people, sites, safety, processes and project control.

  2. 02

    Training need

    The gaps the audit shows, turned into a training plan — person by person, up to NVQ Level 7.

  3. 03

    Optimise

    Roles, processes and service activity tuned, so the business runs better after we leave.

In order to
lead a site

you need more
than experience.
You need the
qualification
to prove it.

NVQ Level 6 and 7

Full spectrum, in-house: base construction training, CPD, and NVQ Levels 2 to 7.

We specialise in the top end — NVQ Level 6 Construction Site Management and Level 7 Construction Senior Management — delivered inside your company, around your projects.

Level 6 Our specialism

NVQ Diploma in Construction Site Management

For
Site managers, project managers and contracts managers.
CSCS card
Black — Manager

Recognising the
signs it's time:

Construction worker inspecting rebar on a building site
Team in hard hats and hi-vis vests talking on site
Site manager in a hard hat reviewing a document

What
we cover

Call for advice — or let us do it for you.

Tailored consultancy across the whole company, from the directors' table to the site.

  • Management consultancy

    bespoke advice for owners and directors

  • Company building

    governance, systems and the stability banks look for

  • Health & Safety audits

    management advice, site checks, full systems

  • Training & CPD

    full spectrum, in-house, bespoke to your company

  • People management

    consulting and team building

  • Project management

    planning, control and delivery support

  • Career consulting

    which qualification, which role, what next

The rules (we work by)

Audit. Bespoke. Lasting.

  1. 1

    Audit
    before advice

    We don't sell a package before we've seen how you work. Every recommendation comes from what the audit finds in your company.

  2. 2

    Bespoke
    not off the shelf

    Training and consultancy built around your people, your sites and your projects — delivered in-house, not in a hired room.

  3. 3

    Results
    that stay

    We optimise the service activity itself, so the improvement keeps working long after the engagement ends.

The mind behind the method

Alex Calugaru on a construction site in a hi-vis vest, holding a hard hat

I'm Alex Calugaru, and I work with construction companies
that are growing faster than their systems.

My experience

  • [Role / qualification]
  • [Role / qualification]
  • [Role / qualification]
  • [Years in construction]

My approach

[3–4 lines from Alex: why he started Cognumen, how he works with directors and managers.]

The Cognumen test

If “yes” — this was built for you.

The
consultation

No automation. No generic packages.

  1. 01

    You reach out

    Call, WhatsApp or the form below. Alex answers personally.

  2. 02

    First conversation

    What's going on, what's urgent, what “better” looks like for you.

  3. 03

    The audit

    People, sites, safety and processes, looked at properly.

  4. 04

    You decide

    A tailored proposal: advice only, or we do it for you.

  5. 05

    Work begins

    Training, consultancy and optimisation inside your company.

Let's talk.

Alex Calugaru at his desk with site drawings, a construction site behind the window
You'll speak to Alex directly.