Job Description:

Package Engineer – Major Life Sciences & Laboratory Project
£52,000 - £62,000 + Car Allowance & Package (DOE)
Oxford, Oxfordshire
Permanent, Full-Time

The Opportunity

Are you an experienced Site or Package Engineer looking to take ownership of complex structural and enabling packages on one of Oxford’s most prestigious, globally backed science and technology campuses?

We are recruiting on behalf of a premier, family-owned Tier-1 UK building and civil engineering contractor with a heritage spanning over 150 years. Renowned for delivering some of Britain’s most iconic landmarks and complex infrastructure, our client is looking for a proactive Package Engineer to join their project team in Oxford.

You will play a pivotal role in delivering state-of-the-art laboratories and research facilities, taking hands-on responsibility for managing specialist subcontractors across enabling, demolition, piling, and structural packages within a major, multi-phase research campus.

Unlike PLC-driven main contractors, this business has remained proudly family-owned and independent for generations. That independence translates directly into how they operate:

• Long-Term Vision: Decisions are made for the good of the project, the client, and the people—not just the next quarterly shareholder report.

• Engineering Pedigree: They are trusted with high-profile, technically demanding schemes across science, healthcare, commercial, and heritage sectors where engineering excellence and collaborative delivery are paramount.

• People-First Culture: Known across the industry for low staff turnover and a genuinely supportive, inclusive environment, they invest heavily in digital innovation, agile working, and chartership support.

The Role

Reporting into the Chief Engineer and Project Management team, you will act as the primary technical and operational interface between internal departments, design consultants, client agents, Clerks of Works, and specialist supply chain partners.

Key Responsibilities:

• Subcontractor & Package Management: Coordinate and manage designated work packages (including piling, demolition, and structural works), ensuring main contractor obligations to subcontractors are understood and discharged.

• Quality, Safety & Compliance: Enforce rigorous health, safety, and quality standards on site, ensuring strict adherence to construction details, building regulations, and digital data capture protocols.

• Progress Monitoring & Reporting: Organise and chair regular site progress meetings with subcontractors to track quality, safety, and programme milestones, escalating technical issues promptly to the Chief Engineer and Project Manager.

• Short-Term Programming: Prepare and maintain accurate 3-week look-ahead programmes in collaboration with the project planning team.

• Stakeholder Interface: Liaise seamlessly with Architects, Structural Engineers, and Client representatives to resolve technical queries and prevent site delays.

About You

We are looking for a commercially aware, technically strong engineer who thrives on site delivery, supply chain coordination, and high-specification construction.

Essential Experience & Skills:

• Degree-qualified (or equivalent) in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline.

• Proven site-based experience managing packages on complex building or civil engineering projects, specifically across piling, demolition, structures, and digital data capture.

• Solid working knowledge of construction details, building products, quality assurance standards, and UK building regulations.

• Ability to produce and drive 3-week look-ahead programmes alongside project planners.

• Holding or actively working towards a relevant professional chartership/membership (e.g., ICE, CIOB, IStructE, RICS, or CIBSE).

• Desirable: Formal qualification or experience acting as a Temporary Works Coordinator (TWC).

Rewards & Benefits

Attracting the best engineering talent requires a package that rewards your technical expertise while supporting your life outside of work.

• Base salary of £52,000 - £62,000 (depending on experience)

• Car & Travel: Generous annual car allowance or company car/EV scheme.

• Financial & Future: Discretionary annual bonus, competitive matched pension scheme, and life assurance.

• Industry-Leading Family Leave: 26 weeks' paid gender-neutral parental leave for all new parents, plus dedicated paid carer leave.

• Time Off & Flexibility: Enhanced annual leave with a holiday purchase option, access to a unique Sabbatical Bank (allowing you to accrue time for extended paid leave), and agile working supported from day one.

• Health & Wellbeing: Private medical insurance, additional healthcare support, and a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme.

• Career & Chartership Support: Structured, performance-related progression and dedicated mentoring toward ICE/CIOB chartership within a financially strong, family-owned business.