Interim Pre-Construction Project Manager

Harlow District Council are on the lookout for an interim Pre-Construction Project Manager on a 12-month basis. Please note that this post requires the successful individual to be based on site a minimum of 2 days per week.

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, some of which will be in scope of the 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 viable.

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 capital works.

The role would not suit project or site managers with solely New Build experience.

Key responsibilities:

The role will involve working closely with the Asset Data team to identify priority estates and buildings, the co-ordinating of site investigations, inspections and feasibility activities with the support of surveyors and also the scoping, designing and packaging the required work with the support of consultants.

You will liaise with the Procurement team to ensure the work packages are tendered for accurately and promptly and with the Delivery team to ensure fully developed and compliant projects are handed over during the pre-start phase. You will also support leaseholder consultation activities throughout the programme.

The experience you will bring:

You must have demonstrable experience in the delivery or planning of capital works projects and programmes in occupied residential buildings

Previous experience gained within a Local Authority would also be advantageous or a similar Public Sector environment