Our Approach

Remote area specialists.

We are proud of our history in operating in remote and challenging locations around the world. Our passion lies in delivering projects that foster sustainable results for both our clients and the local communities involved.

CHOVA is founded on a strong belief in its core values. These core values drive our people and underpin the company’s corporate goals of providing clients with superior service, establishing safe and effective working relationships, and fostering respect for the culture, diversity and values of others.

CHOVA uses a collaborative approach with its customers for design, development and optimisation, working together to determine a best-for-project solution.

We deliver domestic and international projects on time, within budget and to quality standards.

Our service lines consist of:
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The Chova Difference
Our H&S Commitment
Quality Management
Leaving a lasting legacy

THE CHOVA DIFFERENCE

We’re always looking for new ways to provide greater value to our clients, it’s our way of making sure we stay ahead of the game, which means you can too. As a team, we’re passionate, innovative and always working towards delivering the best results for our customers.

CHOVA customers experience:
Value management
We develop a thorough understanding of our customer requirements and subsequently manage any alternatives. CHOVA ensures alternative designs result in lower capital or operating costs for its customers
Value engineering sessions
Facilitated by CHOVA and its selected external consultants which involve relevant project related specialists
Alternative construction methodologies
Resulting in safer, faster or improved quality outcomes
Improved Programme outcomes
With a robust agreed Work Breakdown Structure that has had buy in and feedback from the supply chain and design partners
Improved community and other stakeholder understanding and management
Including interface management matrix development in conjunction with the customer
Development of relationships and governance strategies
To promote lower potential for disputation resulting from the improved mutual understanding of each party’s position and risk profile
Minimised risk of claims
Removing the risk of extension of time claims due to unquantifiable scopes of work through collaborative scope definition, program development and resourcing strategy
Risk identification and mitigation
Our collaborative contracting model removes inappropriate apportionment of risk associated with unquantified scopes of work.

OUR HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITMENT

We operate in some of the most remote harsh conditions across Australia and in the world, we are committed to ensuring both our people and our customers are safe whilst we do so.

Supported by senior leadership and the executive team, CHOVA is committed to delivering all projects safely and promotes a culture of personal responsibility.

CHOVA is committed to the elimination of all incidents and risks to health for all people and the environment associated with its activities. Health and safety is the key priority for all aspects of CHOVA operations and forms an integral part of all activities undertaken.

QUALITY MANAGEMENT

The management and promotion of quality compliance of products and services provided by CHOVA is a core organisational focus of ours. This focus is embedded within our business through our quality culture.

Our key quality statement principles are to ensure that we:
  • Provide a consistent level of service in planning, commercial, capital projects, operations and maintenance, and business support
  • Have senior management involvement in the QA/QC of any fabricated items, ensuring we meet or exceed our customer expectations
  • Create a high performing team culture in which all staff agree to meet their commitments for the overall benefit of the business
  • Comply with recognised standards including ISO 9001
  • Identify, assess and implement controls to manage our risks by maximising opportunities and mitigating significant risks associated with our business and the specific projects being undertaken
  • Consistently provide products and services that meet customer and applicable contractual and legislative requirements
  • Use our resources, information and knowledge efficiently and effectively to make evidence-based decisions
  • Enhance the skills and competencies of our personnel to improve our performance and delivery capability
  • Work collaboratively with our stakeholders

CHOVA’s primary objective is to create an environment which will ensure the health and safety of all personnel, visitors and sub-contractors through the provision of resources, processes, training and a demonstrated commitment to our goals.

LEAVING A LASTING LEGACY

CHOVA believes in providing support and training where possible to developing communities, and communities who wish to have self-determination and provide themselves with their own autonomy.

Where possible, CHOVA will see that training and development plans for all levels of employees are put in place for local people to ensure there is a transition in skills sets and skill base. This may be in trade, supervision, and white-collar specialties.
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