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Diploma in Conservation Plans and Performance Contracts

Online postgraduate diploma of 800 hours in maintenance plans and performance-based contracts, structured in 8 modules covering infrastructure maintenance, multi-year maintenance planning, performance-based contracts, condition indicators and surveys, maintenance economics, contract supervision and sustainability, with an assigned technical tutor.

Duration800 hours · 6–8 months
ModeOnline
LanguageEnglish
Start datesSet by the faculty
AwardSEIUM Institute diploma
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Learning outcomes

What you will be able to do

01

Understand the objectives and activities of infrastructure maintenance.

02

Draw up multi-year maintenance plans.

03

Design performance-based contracts with measurable indicators.

04

Interpret condition survey data and condition indicators.

05

Manage maintenance economics using life-cycle criteria.

06

Supervise maintenance contracts and apply deductions.

07

Integrate sustainability and resilience into maintenance.

Profile

Who it's for

  • Maintenance managers responsible for road or rail networks.
  • Maintenance contract managers in the public or private sector.
  • Pavement management engineers.
  • Supervisors of performance-based contracts.
  • Road asset managers.
  • Concession consultants.
  • Engineering or science graduates looking to move into the roads and motorways sector.
Standards & tools

What you'll work with

  • ISO 55001:2014 (asset management systems)
  • UNE-EN 13306:2018 (maintenance terminology)
  • Ley 9/2017 (Spanish Public Sector Contracts Act)
  • UNE-EN 15341:2019 (maintenance key performance indicators)
  • ISO 41001:2018 (facility management)
  • UNE-EN 17007:2018 (maintenance processes)
  • Ley 37/2015 (Spanish Roads Act)
  • Norma 6.3-IC (Orden FOM/3459/2003) (pavement rehabilitation)
  • dTIMS
  • HDM-4
  • IBM Maximo
  • Esri ArcGIS
  • Power BI
Syllabus

8 modules

  1. 1.1Objectives of maintenance
  2. 1.2Routine and extraordinary maintenance
  3. 1.3Winter road service and emergencies
  4. 1.4Asset inventory
  5. 1.5Periodic and principal inspections
  6. 1.6Condition of pavements, bridges and tunnels
  7. 1.7Pavement and bridge management systems
  8. 1.8Maintenance regulations
  9. 1.9Maintenance budgets
  10. 1.10Case study: inventory of a road network
  1. 2.1Structure of a maintenance plan
  2. 2.2Analysis of network condition
  3. 2.3Deterioration models
  4. 2.4Intervention strategies
  5. 2.5Multi-year scheduling of works
  6. 2.6Prioritisation using technical and economic criteria
  7. 2.7Winter road service plan
  8. 2.8Emergency plan
  9. 2.9Plan review
  10. 2.10Workshop: maintenance plan for a dual-carriageway section
  1. 3.1Traditional versus output-based contracts
  2. 3.2Concessions and availability contracts
  3. 3.3Condition and service indicators
  4. 3.4Thresholds and response times
  5. 3.5Penalties and deductions
  6. 3.6Availability payments
  7. 3.7Risk allocation
  8. 3.8International experience with output-based contracts
  9. 3.9Integrated maintenance contracts
  10. 3.10Practical exercise: designing the indicators for a contract
  1. 4.1Pavement indicators: IRI, CRT and deflections
  2. 4.2Survey equipment
  3. 4.3Bridge and structure indicators
  4. 4.4Signage and road marking indicators
  5. 4.5Service quality indicators
  6. 4.6Measurement and verification
  7. 4.7Indicator auditing
  8. 4.8Data processing
  9. 4.9Performance dashboards
  10. 4.10Case study: analysis of condition survey data
  1. 5.1Network life-cycle cost
  2. 5.2Maintenance funding
  3. 5.3Maintenance backlog
  4. 5.4Cost-benefit analysis of interventions
  5. 5.5Scenario-based budget optimisation
  6. 5.6Payment models
  7. 5.7Contract control
  8. 5.8Price revision
  9. 5.9Bid evaluation
  10. 5.10Workshop: multi-year budget optimisation
  1. 6.1Organisation of supervision
  2. 6.2Compliance inspection
  3. 6.3Incident logging
  4. 6.4Applying deductions
  5. 6.5Progress meetings
  6. 6.6Reports to the client
  7. 6.7Dispute management
  8. 6.8Relationship with the contractor
  9. 6.9Contract improvement
  10. 6.10Practical exercise: monthly supervision report
  1. 7.1Climate change adaptation
  2. 7.2Network resilience
  3. 7.3Recycled and low-emission materials
  4. 7.4Carbon footprint of maintenance
  5. 7.5Biodiversity on verges
  6. 7.6Natural hazard management
  7. 7.7Digitalisation of maintenance
  8. 7.8Road safety and maintenance
  9. 7.9Future trends in maintenance
  10. 7.10Case study: climate adaptation plan for a network
  1. 8.1Network description
  2. 8.2Condition diagnosis
  3. 8.3Maintenance plan
  4. 8.4Performance indicators
  5. 8.5Payment model
  6. 8.6Economic analysis of the contract
  7. 8.7Supervision plan
  8. 8.8Recommendations for the authority
  9. 8.9Report and presentation
  10. 8.10Final project: final review with the tutor
Methodology, software & labs

How you'll learn

The programme is delivered 100% online on the SEIUM campus, with downloadable material, recorded classes and an assigned technical tutor. There are no fixed timetables: you progress at your own pace within each intake, so it fits around your job.

Each module combines theory, guided reading of the original standard and applied exercises. The working software is dTIMS, HDM-4, IBM Maximo, Esri ArcGIS and Power BI, in free, academic or evaluation versions. Practical work is based on real procedures: designing indicators for an integrated maintenance contract, analysing pavement condition survey data and multi-year budget optimisation with deterioration models. Assessment is continuous by module, plus the final project.

Standards covered: ISO 55001:2014; UNE-EN 13306:2018; Ley 9/2017; UNE-EN 15341:2019; ISO 41001:2018; UNE-EN 17007:2018; Ley 37/2015; Norma 6.3-IC (Orden FOM/3459/2003).

Assigned technical tutor:every module ends with a deliverable that your tutor marks individually.
Standards-based learning:guided reading of ISO 55001, UNE-EN 13306 and Ley 9/2017 applied to real cases, not as a theoretical annex.
Industry software:dTIMS, HDM-4, IBM Maximo, Esri ArcGIS and Power BI, in free, academic or evaluation versions.
Final project:a performance-based maintenance project for a real network, from condition diagnosis to payment model and supervision plan, reviewed by your tutor.
Flexible format:100% online, no fixed timetables, compatible with full-time work.
Capstone project

Build it end to end

Your final project follows the real engineering workflow, step by step, reviewed by your tutor.

Network inventory and diagnosis
Inventory the network assets and diagnose their condition from survey data.
Multi-year maintenance plan
Draw up a prioritised multi-year plan using deterioration models.
Performance indicator design
Define condition and service indicators with thresholds and response times.
Payment model and economics
Design the payment and deduction model and analyse the contract economics.
Final project
Deliver the complete performance-based maintenance project with its supervision plan, reviewed by your tutor.
Career opportunities

Where this takes you

Maintenance managerMaintenance contract managerPavement management engineerPerformance-based contract supervisorRoad asset managerConcessions consultant
Admissions & scholarships

Requirements

  • Prior technical training or professional experience in the sector. No university degree is required.
  • An internet connection and a computer able to run the programme software.
  • English sufficient to read technical standards.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

The programme totals 800 hours over 6–8 months. You set your own pace within each intake, and your tutor helps you plan the workload around your job.

You work with dTIMS, HDM-4, IBM Maximo, Esri ArcGIS and Power BI, using free, academic or evaluation versions. Your tutor indicates the free alternative wherever one exists.

A SEIUM Institute diploma, awarded on passing the continuous assessment and the final project. It is SEIUM's own qualification, not an official state degree; its recognition depends on the programme completed and the regulations of each country.

Yes. Modules passed are recognised in a higher programme in the same area (postgraduate diploma or master's). Ask about the recognition policy when you enrol.

Prior technical training or professional experience in the sector (no university degree required), a computer able to run the software and English sufficient to read technical standards.

Start dates are set by SEIUM's faculty for each intake. Our admissions team will confirm the next available date when you apply.

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