Package Manager – Civils / Structural Engineering

Location: Culham, Oxfordshire – minimum 3 days on site
Rate: Up to £60 per hour – Umbrella PAYE
Duration: 12 months
Start: ASAP
Working pattern: Full-time, 5 days per week
We are seeking an experienced Package Manager / Construction Manager to oversee civils and structural demolition packages on a major project within a highly regulated environment.
The role will involve client-side coordination and assurance of deplant, demolition and removal works, managing specialist contractors and ensuring activities are planned and delivered safely, in line with CDM regulations and site requirements.
Key Responsibilities

• Manage civils and structural packages from pre-construction and procurement through to demolition, completion and handover.
• Act as the main client-side construction interface, coordinating contractors, designers, project teams and site operations.
• Oversee the deplant and demolition of existing structures, including cooling towers, pump houses and associated infrastructure.
• Coordinate demolition boundaries, isolations, surveys, hazardous materials and retained services.
• Review Construction Phase Plans, RAMS, demolition plans, temporary works and lifting arrangements from a client assurance perspective.
• Monitor contractor performance, programme, progress, site safety and quality.
• Coordinate site logistics, access, lifting operations and interfaces with other ongoing works.
• Lead site meetings, inspections, progress reviews and handover activities.
• Ensure compliance with CDM 2015 and relevant construction health and safety requirements.

Essential Requirements

• Proven experience in a client-side Construction Manager, Package Manager or similar role.
• Experience delivering complex construction, demolition, decommissioning or refurbishment projects.
• Strong understanding of CDM 2015 and client-side construction responsibilities.
• Experience managing specialist contractors and multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience reviewing RAMS, Construction Phase Plans, demolition methodologies and temporary works arrangements.
• Knowledge of structural stability, demolition sequencing, lifting operations and site safety.
• Experience coordinating permits, isolations, site logistics and interfaces with live operations.
• Strong stakeholder management, reporting and site leadership skills.

Desirable

• Nuclear, defence, fusion or other highly regulated industry experience.
• Experience with demolition of structural assets and removal of heavy plant or equipment.
• SMSTS or equivalent construction safety training.
• Chartered or Incorporated professional status, or equivalent demonstrable competence.
• Temporary Works Coordinator, demolition management or lifting operations experience.
• Knowledge of NEC contracts, programme controls and change management.