Pre-Construction Project Manager
Harlow District Council
Temporary, Full Time
£450 per day umbrella
Location: Harlow
Closing Date: 1st March 2026
Essex County Council are pleased to be supporting Harlow District Council to recruit a temporary Pre-Construction Project Manager on an initial 12-month basis, with the possibility of a 12-month extension. Please note that this post requires the successful individual to be based on site for 1 to 3 days per week.
Harlow is a district of contrasts and an ideal location to both live and work. The town itself is thriving, with excellent shopping and leisure facilities for all ages. We have good road links to the M11 and M25 and excellent rail connections to London and Stansted Airport, just 35 minutes and 20 minutes away from Harlow respectively.
Harlow is an authority with big ambitions. Our Housing capital programme for investment work to occupied homes is in the region of £150m over the next 2 years. We are building a team of high calibre professionals and welcome applications from those with drive and experience who can help us meet the challenge.
The role:
Harlow Council is looking for an experienced Pre-Construction Project Manager to join its Pre-Construction team to manage the pre-construction phase of its capital works programme. The programme will deliver major refurbishment and component replacement projects at speed and scale to occupied council homes, including low- and high-rise blocks within the context of The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 and Building Safety Act 2022. Partnering with internal and external stakeholders, the Pre-Construction team will develop and prepare the programmes of work for the next few years and ensure that projects are scoped, costed and compliant. The role would suit Employer's Agents, Contract Administrators and Delivery Managers for capital works and also Quantity Surveyors, Building Surveyors, Project Managers and Asset Managers with experience of planning, developing and delivering capital works projects. The role would not suit project or site managers with solely New Build experience.
Key responsibilities:
You will collaborate closely with various internal stakeholders as well as external consultants to identify priority estates, properties and buildings, co-ordinate site investigations, inspections and feasibility activities and also scope, develop and design projects of work. You will also collaborate with the Procurement team to ensure works are tendered for and evaluated accurately and promptly as well as the Delivery team to ensure fully developed and compliant projects are handed over during the Pre-Construction Phase. You will also support leaseholder consultation activities throughout the programme.
The experience you will bring:
- Demonstrable experience in the planning, development and delivery of capital projects and programmes in occupied residential buildings, including developing and evaluating tenders for consultancy services and planned works
- Strong knowledge of The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015, Building Safety Act 2022 and RIBA Plan of Work 2020
- Previous experience gained within a Local Authority would also be advantageous or a similar Public Sector environment
- Strong team player who can work at pace and manage multiple projects at various stages at the same time
What you should do next
If you are interested in finding out more about this role, we would love to hear from you. Please apply via the Working for Essex website. If you have any queries relating to this post, please email louise.butler@essex.gov.uk