Project Engineer Level 4 Apprenticeship 2026 - Farmoor (Oxford)

Project Engineer Level 4 Apprenticeship 2026 - Farmoor (Oxford)

What you'll do at work

What you’ll do:

• Support delivery of mechanical, electrical, civil, control, and instrumentation projects up to £5m
• Work with operations and contractors to scope, specify, and cost value‑for‑money solutions
• Promote a zero‑compromise approach to health & safety and ensure CDM compliance
• Collaborate with delivery partners to keep projects on time and reduce business risk
• Draft and review RAMS, project plans, CPPs, and commissioning documents
• Oversee commissioning and handover to operational teams
• Ensure training, test certificates, and as‑built drawings are completed and provided

Where you'll work

Farmoor WTW, OX2 9NS

• Training: Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
• Training provider: UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ESTATE MANAGEMENT
• Training course: Construction design and build technician (level 4)

What you'll learn

• Apply mathematical, statistical and data interpretation tools, using analytical and computational methods to interpret and solve technical, engineering and design problems.
• Interpret and compare performance information to choose compliant materials, components and parts.
• Select and use technical literature and other sources of information and data.
• Produce design and technical drawings, designs, and models, using analytical and computer-based software packages.
• Produce technical design solutions.
• Comply with industry standards, CDM, statutory regulation and legislation, policies, and codes of practice.
• Comply with health, safety and welfare regulations, standards and guidance.
• Complete risk assessments to identify, evaluate and mitigate risk.
• Apply principles of sustainable development and assess impact.
• Apply ethical and data security principles to design projects.
• Prepare written design reports.
• Interact with the operation and maintenance of a Common Data Environment CDE and ensure this maintains integrity and follows agreed protocols and that data security.
• Handle information including validating, managing, disseminating and storing throughout all stages of a project or asset.
• Identify design defects and solve problems to advise a compliant outcome, escalate issues or concerns.
• Apply quality assurance techniques.
• Use computer based software systems and packages to manage construction projects for example BIM tools, data analytics and databases.
• Conduct site inspections of designs and report findings.
• Comply with sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance including the management and designing out of waste.
• Optimise energy use through design of efficient fabric, passive and active design solutions, low energy lighting, building controls, energy performance.
• Optimise site potential and building space.
• Communicate with internal and external stakeholders using sector specific terminology.
• Work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders.
• Apply project management techniques. For example: project budgets, estimating, cost control, cost forecasting, and investment appraisal.
• Interpret and extract relevant information from drawings, specifications and work instructions including BIM, and other task specific modelling software
• Apply mathematical, statistical and data interpretation tools, using analytical and computational methods to interpret and solve technical, engineering and design problems.
• Interpret and compare performance information to choose compliant materials, components and parts.
• Select and use technical literature and other sources of information and data.
• Produce design and technical drawings, designs, and models, using analytical and computer-based software packages.
• Produce technical design solutions.
• Comply with industry standards, CDM, statutory regulation and legislation, policies, and codes of practice.
• Comply with health, safety and welfare regulations, standards and guidance.
• Complete risk assessments to identify, evaluate and mitigate risk.
• Apply principles of sustainable development and assess impact.
• Apply ethical and data security principles to design projects.
• Prepare written design reports.
• Interact with the operation and maintenance of a Common Data Environment CDE and ensure this maintains integrity and follows agreed protocols and that data security.
• Handle information including validating, managing, disseminating and storing throughout all stages of a project or asset.
• Identify design defects and solve problems to advise a compliant outcome, escalate issues or concerns.
• Apply quality assurance techniques.
• Use computer based software systems and packages to manage construction projects for example BIM tools, data analytics and databases.
• Conduct site inspections of designs and report findings.
• Comply with sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance including the management and designing out of waste.
• Optimise energy use through design of efficient fabric, passive and active design solutions, low energy lighting, building controls, energy performance.
• Optimise site potential and building space.
• Communicate with internal and external stakeholders using sector specific terminology.
• Work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders.
• Apply project management techniques. For example: project budgets, estimating, cost control, cost forecasting, and investment appraisal.
• Interpret and extract relevant information from drawings, specifications and work instructions including BIM, and other task specific modelling software

Training schedule

• Knowledge, skills and behaviours as set out in the Level 4 Construction Site Supervisor Standard
• Certificate of Higher Education Construction & Built Environment
• Your training includes virtual sessions each week, as well as live seminars and recordings; tasks and learning resources are set on the VLE

Requirements

Essential qualifications

• GCSE in: Maths and English (grade 9-4 or A-C)
• Other in: Relevant subject (grade A-C/Pass/Merit/Distinction)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

• Communication skills
• IT skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Customer care skills
• Problem solving skills
• Presentation skills
• Administrative skills
• Number skills
• Analytical skills
• Logical
• Team working
• Initiative

Other requirements

Driver with own vehicle and business use car insurance will be needed.

Company benefits

• Performance-related pay plan directly linked to company performance targets
• Access to lots of benefits to help you take care of you and your family’s health and wellbeing, and your finances

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

• Permanent contract with a 42-month structured programme

How to apply

To apply for this role and to find out more, please click on the apply button. Please note that applications may close before the application deadline, so apply early to avoid disappointment.